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The Ritz
by Warner Home Video
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DVD
Warner Brothers
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham
Rates are low, d?cor is rococo art deco and the clientele is?convivial. As a Cleveland sanitation company owner reasons, this New York all-male bathhouse is ideal for hiding from his murderous brother-in-law.But what this new arrival and his fellow patrons gets is an exercise in manic mayhem from director Richard Lester, bringing Terrence McNally?s hit Broadway farce to spicy screen life. Adding s
An all-male Manhatten bathouse becomes a hilarious hideout for a man from Cleveland ducking the mob. The fat, frisky film of the Broadway farce featuring original stars Jack Weston and Rita Moreno. Year: 1976
Terrence McNally adapted his Broadway farce for this wild, headlong comedy set in one of the gay bathhouses that were once a staple of New York culture. Jack Weston plays a guy who makes the mistake of crossing his gangster brother-in-law. Fearing for his life, he hides in the gay baths and the door-slamming chaos begins. Directed by Richard Lester, the comedy is adept and well handled, with Weston watching his back while trying to pass as a regular customer. It's hard to tell which is funnier: Treat Williams as an undercover cop with a falsetto voice or Rita Moreno as the baths' supremely untalented--and even more supremely self-confident--singer, Googie Gomez. Her performances alone make this movie worth watching. --Marshall Fine
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I may be one of the few people who like this movie because whenever I mention it all I get is blank stares. It has a great cast and they perform at a high level throughout this very crazy story. It may not be for everyone but it has lots of laughs and seeing Treat Williams in this after all of his other films is a revelation.
The story is about a schlep trying to hide out from his mob connected in laws who are out to get him and tells the cab driver to take him to someplace that no on would think to find him. Which is how the clueless loser ends up in a gay bath house. It is all way over the top but I still find it very funny.
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I remember 'The Ritz' from years ago and I must say it hasn't lost any of its wit and charm. Still brings many a smile and a lot of laughs as the characters weave this very amuzing story. It was a very taboo subject when it orignally came to the screne, but it is handled with grat tact and leaves one wanting more. Well worth the trouble to get a copy which will go into my 'Watch Again, and Again' list.
John.
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| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The Ritz This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Great entertainment.
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I was very pleased with the service received from this seller and would not hesitate to make a future purchase.
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a zany old fashioned comedy of errors, the setting perfect.
imagine hiding from a hit man, unknown to you at a gay bath house, in your bubble, you think it's a y.m.c.a.,that's jack weston. there's treat williams, one of his first roles? there's chubby chasers, a tacky lounge singer rita moreno as googie, jerry stiller the ganster brother-in-law, kaye ballard, weston's wife-surprise performance by murray f abraham and paul b price. from richard lester, i saw this back in 1975 and it still has me laffing. off-beat, but a bit dated, yet timeless.....a kid of sleeper i wouldn't let get past you~!~!~!~
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