The Ritz
1976, Gay and lesbian/Comedy, 1h 31m
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Gaetano Proclo
Googie Gomez
Carmine Vespucci
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Critic Reviews for The Ritz
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (4)
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The Ritz never quite succeeds. Its ambition is clearly to be a screwball comedy in the tradition of the 1930s classics and such recent attempts as What's Up, Doc? and Silent Movie. But it lacks the manic pacing, and the material grows thin
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Funny in spots but disappointing as a whole.
January 6, 2021 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
The Ritz ia hilariously funny comedy. Brilliantly written, directed and acted.
October 29, 2019 | Full Review… -
Despite its flaws, Richard Lester's mise-en-scène is impeccable and his way of directing actors is traditional and effective. [Full Review in Spanish]
July 31, 2019 | Full Review… -
The actors scream, rampage, and flounce their way across the screen exactly as they did on stage, and what worked effectively within the limits of the proscenium, seems sometimes, to be simply exaggerated or hysterical when seen on the screen.
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Rewatching it triggered my rediscovery of that period in film history when gay subjects were just gaining visibility and mainstream mediamakers were advancing recognition at the same time as the out-front cultural progress of disco.
March 3, 2017 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Ritz
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Jan 19, 2014On the run from his murderous brother-in-law Carmine(Jerry Stiller), Gaetano(Jack Weston) seeks refuge in the last place he would look for him, a gay bath house where Googie(Rita Moreno, fabulous in a scenery chewing performance) is singing that night. Abe(Dave King) at the front desk takes pity on Gaetano and cashes his check, thus allowing him entrance and to pay his cab driver. Now, all Gaetano has to do is stay one step ahead of Claude(Paul B. Price) who has a thing for plus-sized men. "The Ritz" is a silly, silly movie. If your idea of comedy like mine is Treat Williams speaking with a high squeaky voice, then you will certainly find this movie funny.(This is apparently not only Williams' first big movie role but also F. Murray Abraham's. And John Ratzenberger is around here somewhere.) While considering how far gay rights have come since this movie was made in 1976, this was also ironically a celebration of a more innocent era where before AIDS one could even joke about STD's, with the Ronald Reagan reference being eerily prescient. And I had always imagined bath houses as being dingy dives...Walter M Super Reviewer
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Sep 06, 2010A very funny comedy movie, with a great story and good actors. I really liked it.Aj V Super Reviewer
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Nov 01, 2008Very much a time capsule of a bygone era, everybody is enjoyably over the top but any time Rita Moreno shows up she blows everyone else off the screen in a performance of such reckless, hilarious abandon its a joy to behold.jay n Super Reviewer
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