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The Ritz

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The Ritz
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R,1hr 30min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1976
Director:
Richard Lester
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller  ...more
Synopsis: With The Ritz, Terrence McNally's hit Broadway play of the same name is cinematized by director Richard Lester. Jack Weston plays Gaetano Proclo, a minor mob flunky who's been targeted for elimination by his brother-in-law, Carmine Vespucci (Jerry Stiller). Gaetano takes refuge in what he thinks is a Turkish bath. Actually, it's The Pits. That's the name, "The Pits" -- a gay bathhouse (this is the pre-AIDS era), where the exquisitely awful Googie Gomez (Rita Moreno) entertains the homosexual patrons ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Always amusing and frequently very funny, there's a lot that is very right with The Ritz. Writer Terrence McNally has created a can't-miss premise and has built a solid, sturdy structure around it. He has peopled his farce with a wide range of types, and has put the main character in a life-or-death situation so that he has more than sufficient motivation. And of course the setting and gay angle give ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Jack Weston
Gaetano Proclo
Rita Moreno
Googie Gomez, Google Gomez
Jerry Stiller
Carmine Vespucci
Kaye Ballard
Vivian Proclo
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