The Ritz
“The funny season begins when you check in for a night at The Ritz.”
1976 · 1 h 31 min
Richard LesterCast
Jack Weston 
Rita Moreno 
Jerry Stiller 
Kaye Ballard 
F. Murray Abraham Paul B. Price
Credits
Written by: Terrence McNally
Plot
To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo hides in a New York gay bath house, with funny consequences.
Sinekatalog’s take
Richard Lester's farce, with Jack Weston and Rita Moreno, is loud, fast, and dated, but with funny moments.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (3,055 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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