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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.
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.
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- Comedy
- Richard Lester
- 1976-12-26
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.
- Richard Lester
- Rita Moreno
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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.
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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- Richard Lester
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- Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller
The Ritz is a typical 70's gay bath house. Here you meet Chris ( F. Murray Abraham), a regular visitor who's on the prowl for the newest and/or hottest guy he can find. Also there's Claude Perkins (Paul B. Price), a chubby-chaser who takes a shine to Gaetano.
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.
