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The Ritz
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Release Date:
26 December 1976 (Denmark) more
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...your key to hilarity. more
Plot:
On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations more
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Hilarious from start to finish ! more (22 total)

Cast

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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
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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John Ratzenberger's movie debut. more
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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. more
Quotes:
Old Man Vespucci: [his dying words] Get Proclo! more
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Referenced in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV) more
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The Three Caballeros more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious from start to finish !, 24 August 2004
Author: Rod_Z from Birmingham UK

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..!

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