The Ritz

The Ritz

Director: Richard Lester Cast: Ken Thorne
Ken Thorne
, Jack Weston
Jack Weston
, Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
, Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Richard Lester
The Ritz

The Ritz

Director: Richard Lester Cast: Ken Thorne
Ken Thorne
, Jack Weston
Jack Weston
, Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
, Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Richard Lester

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Overview

With The Ritz, Terrence McNally's hit Broadway play of the same name is cinematized by director Richard Lester. Jack Weston plays Gaetano Proclo, a minor mob flunky who's been targeted for elimination by his brother-in-law, Carmine Vespucci (Jerry Stiller). Gaetano takes refuge in what he thinks is a Turkish bath. Actually, it's The Pits. That's the name, "The Pits" -- a gay bathhouse (this is the pre-AIDS era), where the exquisitely awful Googie Gomez (Rita Moreno) entertains the homosexual patrons with her ear-splitting renditions of such show tunes as "Everything's Coming Up Roses." Hoping to save his neck by pretending to be gay, Gaetano effusively praises Googie. Assuming that he is a big-time Broadway producer, she plays up to him. Everything would be hunky-dory, except that the bathhouse is owned by the very mob that has put a contract on Gaetano. What follows is an old-fashioned door-slamming farce, except that there are no doors to slam. The supporting cast includes Kaye Ballard, Treat Williams, George Coulouris, F. Murray Abraham, Dave King, and (as one of the patrons) a pre-Cheers John Ratzenberger.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/22/2013
UPC: 0883316690765
Original Release: 1976
Rating: R
Source: Warner Archives
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:31:00
Sales rank: 18,737

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jack Weston Gaetano Proclo
Rita Moreno Googie Gomez
Jerry Stiller Carmine Vespucci
Kaye Ballard Vivian Proclo
F. Murray Abraham Chris
Paul Price Claude
Treat Williams Michael Brick
John Everson Tiger
Christopher J. Brown Duff
Dave King Abe
Bessie Love Maurine
Tony De Santis Sheldon Farenthold
Ben Aris Patron with Bicycle
Peter Butterworth Patron in Chaps
Ronnie Brody Small Patron
Hal Galili Patron With Cigar
John Ratzenberger Patron
Chris Harris Patron
George Coulouris Old Man Vespucci
Leon Greene Musclebound Patron
Freddie Earle Disgruntled Patron
Hugh Fraser Disc Jockey
Bart Allison Old Priest
Samantha Weyson Gilda Proclo
Richard Holmes Pianist

Technical Credits
Richard Lester Director
Denis O'Dell Producer
Terrence McNally Screenwriter
Gerry Humphreys Sound/Sound Designer
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