The Ritz
Summary:
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 Pit... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jack Weston - (Gaetano Proclo)
Rita Moreno - (Googie Gomez)
Jerry Stiller - (Carmine Vespucci)
Kaye Ballard - (Vivian Proclo)
F. Murray Abraham - (Chris)
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Review:
Always amusing and frequently very funny, there's a lot that is very right with The Ritz. Writer Terrence McNally has created a can't-miss premise and has built a solid, sturdy structure around it. He has peopled his farce with a wide range of types, and has put the main character in a life-or-death situation so that he has more than suffi... Continue >>
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