The Ritz (1976)

Directed by

Richard Lester

Genre

comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man hides out in a gay bathhouse to escape a mobster. The people he meets there cause a lot of comedic confusion.

farceoutrageousenergeticcampylight-heartedchaoticfast-paced

What happens

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. Actress Rita Moreno – who had won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the Broadway production – and many others from the 1975 original cast, such as Jack Weston, Jerry Stiller, and F. Murray Abraham, reprised their stage roles in the film version. Also in the cast were Kaye Ballard and Treat Williams. The film, Jack Weston, and Rita Moreno all received Golden Globe nominations in the comedy category. It opened to mixed reviews. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Philip Harrison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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