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Release Date:
26 December 1976 (Denmark)
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Tagline:
...your key to hilarity. more
Plot:
On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
Another 2 nominations
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John Ratzenberger Receives Career Achievement Award For Movie And "Cheers" Roles
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Hilarious from start to finish !
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Jack Weston | ... | Gaetano Proclo |
 | Rita Moreno | ... | Googie Gomez |
 | Jerry Stiller | ... | Carmine Vespucci |
| Kaye Ballard | ... | Vivian Proclo |
 | F. Murray Abraham | ... | Chris |
| Paul B. Price | ... | Claude Perkins |
 | Treat Williams | ... | Michael Brick |
| John Everson | ... | Tiger |
| Christopher J. Brown | ... | Duff |
| Dave King | ... | Abe Lefkowitz |
| Bessie Love | ... | Maurine |
| Tony De Santis | ... | Balloon Man |
| Ben Aris | ... | Patron With Bicycle |
| Peter Butterworth | ... | Patron In Chaps |
| Ronnie Brody | ... | Small Patron |
 | John Ratzenberger | ... | Patron |
| Hal Galili | ... | Patron With Cigar |
| Chris Harris | ... | Patron |
| George Coulouris | ... | Old Man Vespucci |
| Leon Greene | ... | Muscle Bound Patron |
| Freddie Earlle | ... | Disgruntled Patron |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | Disc Jockey |
| Bart Allison | ... | Old Priest |
| Samantha Weysom | ... | Gilda Proclo |
| Richard Holmes | ... | Pianist |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Laurie Goode | ... | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Mele | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Lester | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Terrence McNally | (play) | |
| Terrence McNally | (writer) | |
Produced by | |||
| Denis O'Dell | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ken Thorne | |||
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| Paul Wilson | |||
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| John Bloom | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mary Selway | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Philip Harrison | (as Phillip Harrison) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Evangeline Harrison | (as Vangie Harrison) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Colin Jamison | .... | hair stylist | |
| Paul Rabiger | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Barrie Melrose | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dusty Symonds | .... | assistant director | |
| Gareth Tandy | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Bill MacLaren | .... | construction manager | |
| Tony Reading | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Roy Charman | .... | sound recordist | |
| Gerry Humphreys | .... | sound recordist | |
| Don Sharpe | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Colin Chilvers | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Paul Weston | .... | stunt arranger | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Maurice Gillett | .... | gaffer | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer | |
| Ron Robson | .... | camera operator | |
| Chic Waterson | .... | camera operator | |
| Stephen Smith | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Peter Boyle | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ray Gilbert | .... | composer: song "The Three Caballeros" | |
| Ken Thorne | .... | conductor | |
| Allie Wrubel | .... | composer: song "The Three Caballeros" | |
Other crew | |||
| Gordon Arnell | .... | publicity director | |
| Arthur Davey | .... | supervising accountant | |
| Adela Holzer | .... | produced on broadway | |
| Ann Skinner | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1982) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Lee Lighting lighting
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91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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John Ratzenberger's movie debut.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After F. Murray Abraham's character Chris shows the "Chubby Chaser" to the room where Kay Ballard is hiding, he runs without looking where he is going and accidentally slams the side of his head into the narrow door jamb.
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Quotes:
Old Man Vespucci:
[his dying words] Get Proclo!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
The Three Caballeros
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This has got to be one of the funniest films I've seen, Rita Moreno is excellent as Googie Gomez failed Broadway star and now singing in "the pits" at the Gay bathhouse "The Ritz"...Treat Williams had me in stitches with his voice and Jack Weston is superb as the man on the run and hiding "in the last place anyone would look for me"...Although this harks back to a time now gone the comedy is still as fresh as ever. Look out for the "Chubby Chaser" who constantly refuses to have anything to do with Lean muscled Treat because he's too skinny and chases Jack Weston around from start to finish! And the Andrews Sisters skit is a hoot.... If you haven't seen this film what are you waiting for..!