The Ritz
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. :, [2013].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. :, [2013].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
883316690765
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976.
General Note
Based on the play by Terence McNally.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Paul Wilson ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ken Thorne.
Participants/Performers
Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, Treat Williams, F. Murray Abraham, George Coulouris, Dave King, Paul B. Price.
Description
"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 Pits"--A gay bathhouse (this is the pre-AIDS era), where the exquisitely awful Googie Gomez (Rita Moreno) entertains the homosexual patrons with her ear-splitting renditions of such show tunes as "Everything's Coming Up Roses." Hoping to save his neck by pretending to be gay, Gaetano effusively praises Googie. Assuming that he is a big-time Broadway producer, she plays up to him. Everything would be hunky-dory, except that the bathhouse is owned by the very mob that has put a contract on Gaetano. What follows is an old-fashioned door-slamming farce, except that there are no doors to slam."--www.allmovie.com.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for nudity, adult situations, strong sexual content, and adult language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
English; English and French subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Public Library - DVD - DVD Collection | RITZ | Find It Now |
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lester, R., O'Dell, D., McNally, T., Weston, J., Moreno, R., Stiller, J., Ballard, K., Abraham, F. M., Williams, T., Coulouris, G., King, D., & Price, P. B. (2013). The Ritz . Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Lester et al.. 2013. The Ritz. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Lester et al.. The Ritz Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lester, Richard, et al. The Ritz Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. :, 2013.
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