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The Ritz is a 1976 British-American comedy farce film directed by Richard Lester based on the 1975 play of the same name by Terrence McNally. Actress Rita Moreno – who had won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the Broadway production – and many others from the 1975 original cast, such as Jack Weston , Jerry Stiller , and F ...
Dec 26, 1976 · The Ritz: Directed by Richard Lester. With Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard. Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
The Ritz. Roger Ebert October 12, 1976. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Jack Weston is in trouble. There's been a falling-out over the family garbage business, and his brother-in-law has a gun and is looking for him. Weston jumps into a cab. "Take me to the last place on Earth anybody would ever think of looking for me," he gasps.
A tubby Ohio garbageman (Jack Weston) flees from his hit-man brother-in-law (Jerry Stiller) to a gay Turkish bath in Manhattan.
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Mar 11, 2016 · Heterosexual Cleveland businessman Gaetano Proclo is hiding from his murderous mobster brother-in-law in a gay bathhouse in Manhattan. There, Gaetano meets a colorful variety of characters, including aspiring entertainer Googie Gomez. Googie thinks that Gaetano is a famous producer, he thinks...
Summaries. Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse. On his deathbed, Carmine Vespucci's mobster father tells him to "get Proclo" - Carmine's brother-in-law Gaetano. With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him.
Overview. To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, the place turns out to be a gay bathhouse. Richard Lester. Director. Terrence McNally. Screenplay.
