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Weston, lugging two ungainly suitcases under his arms, barges into an art deco underworld in which the customers languidly swim, exercise, steam themselves, applaud camp musical performances at poolside and disappear into rows of numbered cubicles.
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A tubby Ohio garbageman (Jack Weston) flees from his hit-man brother-in-law (Jerry Stiller) to a gay Turkish bath in Manhattan.
- (12)
- Richard Lester
- R
- Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller
The Ritz is a screwball comedy about a clueless man trying to elude his murderous brother-in-law by hiding out in a bathhouse, which, unbeknownst to him, is very much a gay hangout where men not only have sex with each other but also feature performances by singers and talent shows.
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.
- (2.7K)
- Comedy
- Richard Lester
- 1976-12-26
The Ritz is a film which explores the farcial possibilities of collisions between gays and straights. To enjoy it, you must not expect anything more -- or less -- than good farce. Full Review...
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of 12 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 5.7/10. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote that it "never quite succeeds.
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Sep 10, 2012 · The Ritz 1976, directed by Richard Lester | Film review. Film. Time Out says. A camp farce, based with unrelenting obviousness on a Broadway play, this is one of those masochistic comedies that...
