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| Director: Richard Lester
Actors: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 15262
Format: Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6300270297
UPC: 085391135630
EAN: 9786300270299
ASIN: 6300270297
Release Date: September 1, 1998
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Condition: GREAT ITEM SHIPPED WITH TRACKING INFO SHIPPED FROM OREGON USA Used - Good
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 66
 The Sleeper of the 70s July 21, 2005
Kunsthandler (Eastbay, California)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
So controversial that it had to be made in England, The Ritz is the ultimate 70s farce. Who knew that a fat garbageman from Cleveland could be funny in a gay bathhouse? That Murray Abraham could impersonate Margaret Dumont? Or that Rita Moreno would be mistaken for a 'transvestitite?" Don't forget Claude Perkins, Detective Brick, and Seymour Pipping. They've gotta put this one out on DVD.
 Faaabulously Funny August 23, 2006
Russell O'Brien (Sydney Australia)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This movie holds great memories for me,but trying to get a version on DVD seems nigh impossible ! A great blast from the past Rita Moreno steals the show for me a huge giggle !!! PS please distributors how soon for this on DVD ???
Funniest movie ever! November 10, 2003
famousRay (Atlanta Ga)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought a $1000 Betamax video machine back in the late 70's just to be able to watch a copy of this movie made from HBO. I wore the tape out and was delighted to find a copy on VHS. I only wish it was on DVD. Maybe soon.
A classic farce about being in the wrong place at the wrong time combined with mistaken identity thrown in, this movie is hilarious. Watch closly and you see a few future stars as well as old pros at their best.
I just love this move!
THE RITZ, THE BIZ. July 18, 2005
mike warren (London, England.)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I HAVE THIS FILM ON V.H.S. IT IS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST FILMS I HAVE SEEN, AND CAMP CHRIS IN THE FILM IS BRILLIANT, A FAR CRY FROM HIS CHARACTER IN SCARFACE, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FILM WITH MARRAGE ISSUES, THEN THIS MUST BE ONE OF THE BEST, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PURCHASE THIS FILM ON D.V.D. FOR AGES, WITH NO SUCCESS, PLEASE FILM DISTRIBUTORS HEAR MY PLEA, AND RELEASE IT ON D.V.D.REGION 2.
love this August 18, 2007
j in boston
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love this movie. It was the first movie concerning gay people that never apologized for being gay. It was the first movie in which gay people didn't have to suffer nobly. It was the first movie where we actually had fun. No suicides here. No one agonizing over their homosexuality. Yes, it's true that it's stupid and has gay characters personifying every cliche and stereotype you can think of, but it is a farce after all. However, the difference between this and your average Adam Sandler comedy is that for once it is our joke, we are laughing at ourselves rather than being laughed at and you can not imagine how powerful that was in 1976. And it's not as though the straight characters aren't equally ridiculous.
The cast: The wonderful Rita Moreno. I've read that she did not like the director, Richard Lester and was not particularly happy with the film. I've never seen the play so I have nothing to compare it to. All I know is that whenever I think of Googie Gomez a great big smile spreads across my face and that's pretty special.
Jack Weston was certainly one of the busiest character actors for a couple of decades. When I was a kid it seemed he was in a different movie or tv show every week. He had three juicy movie roles. This one, "Wait Until Dark" and "The Four Seasons".
F. Murray Abraham pre"Amadeus" is a riot and reminds me of a dozen queens I've known. What can I say about the young, beautiful Treat Williams except that even with that hilarious voice he has me breaking out in a sweat. Kaye Ballard and Jerry Stiller are exactly as funny as you would expect them to be.
Thanks, Warner Bros. I'm so happy to hear this is finally coming out on dvd.
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