The Ritz
1976 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.0 · 69% critics
A businessman on the run from mob-connected trouble asks a cab driver for the one place nobody would think to look for him. He ends up trapped in a chaotic bathhouse, where mistaken assumptions, frantic hiding, and nonstop misunderstandings turn a simple escape into farce.
Based on The Ritz (play)
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-08-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (41 votes)
About
If you enjoy loud, old-school farces like Stir Crazy or the boundary-pushing tone of I Love You Phillip Morris, this may click; Not for you if dated jokes, stereotypes, or frantic comedy wear you out.
Pros: fast farce energy; memorable comic performances; outrageous setup | Cons: dated humor; broad stereotypes; forced, noisy jokes
Themes
- mistaken identity
- based on play or musical
- mafia
- gay bathhouse
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Jack Weston
as Gaetano Proclo
Rita Moreno
as Googie Gomez
Jerry Stiller
as Carmine Vespucci
Kaye Ballard
as Vivian Proclo
F. Murray Abraham
as Chris
- PP
Paul B. Price
as Claude
Treat Williams
as Michael Brick
- JE
John Everson
as Tiger
- CB
Christopher J. Brown
as Duff
Dave King
as Abe
Directed by Richard Lester