The Ritz
The funny season begins when you check in for a night at The Ritz.
1976 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Richard Lester |
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| Writer: | Terrence McNally |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 12, 1976 |
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| Director: | Richard Lester |
| Writer: | Terrence McNally |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | based on play or musical, mistaken identity, mafia, gay bathhouse, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Courtyard Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Weston | Gaetano Proclo |
| Rita Moreno | Googie Gomez |
| Jerry Stiller | Carmine Vespucci |
| Kaye Ballard | Vivian Proclo |
| F. Murray Abraham | Chris |
| Paul B. Price | Claude |
| Treat Williams | Michael Brick |
| John Everson | Tiger |
| Christopher J. Brown | Duff |
| Dave King | Abe |
| Bessie Love | Maurine |
| Tony De Santis | Balloon Man |
| Ben Aris | Patron with Bicycle |
| Peter Butterworth | Patron in Chaps |
| Ronnie Brody | Small Patron |
| John Ratzenberger | Patron |
| Hal Galili | Patron with Cigar |
| Chris Harris | Patron |
| George Coulouris | Old Man Vespucci |
| Leon Greene | Muscle Bound Patron |
| Freddie Earlle | Disgruntled Patron |
| Hugh Fraser | Disc Jockey |
| Bart Allison | Old Priest |
| Samantha Weysom | Gilda Proclo |
| Richard Holmes | Pianist |
| Laurie Goode | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Mele | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Bloom | Editor |
| Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Paul Rabiger | Makeup Artist |
| Ken Thorne | Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Colin Jamison | Hairstylist |
| Barrie Melrose | Production Manager |
| Terry Madden | Third Assistant Director |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Recordist |
| Evangeline Harrison | Costume Design |
| Don Sharpe | Sound Editor |
| Paul Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Ann Brodie | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dusty Symonds | Assistant Director |
| Gareth Tandy | Second Assistant Director |
| Roy Charman | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Lester | Director |
| Terrence McNally | Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| Mary Selway | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Denis O'Dell | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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