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The Ritz

The Ritz

The funny season begins when you check in for a night at The Ritz.

19765.91h 31m

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.

Directed by Richard Lester
Written by Terrence McNally
Produced by Denis O'Dell
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Top Cast

Jack Weston

Jack Weston

Gaetano Proclo

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Googie Gomez

Jerry Stiller

Jerry Stiller

Carmine Vespucci

Kaye Ballard

Kaye Ballard

Vivian Proclo

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Chris

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Paul B. Price

Claude

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Michael Brick

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John Everson

Tiger

C

Christopher J. Brown

Duff

Dave King

Dave King

Abe

Themes & Keywords

mistaken identitybased on play or musicalmafiagay bathhousegay theme

About The Ritz

The Ritz is a comedy, crime film released in 1976 exploring themes of mistaken identity, based on play or musical, mafia, gay bathhouse, gay theme. Directed by Richard Lester, it stars Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller. 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.

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