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The Ritz

Year:

1976

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Richard Lester

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1976-12-26

Filming Locations: Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Jack Weston

Gaetano Proclo

Rita Moreno

Googie Gomez

Jerry Stiller

Carmine Vespucci

Kaye Ballard

Vivian Proclo

F. Murray Abraham

Chris

Paul B. Price

Claude

Treat Williams

Michael Brick

John Everson

Tiger (also as John Mark Everson) (as John Everson)

Christopher J. Brown

Duff

Dave King

Abe

Bessie Love

Maurine

Tony De Santis

Balloon Man

Ben Aris

Patron With Bicycle

Peter Butterworth

Patron In Chaps

Ronnie Brody

Small Patron

John Ratzenberger

Patron

Hal Galili

Patron With Cigar (as Hal Gallili)

George Coulouris

Old Man Vespucci

Leon Greene

Muscle Bound Patron

Freddie Earlle

Disgruntled Patron (as Freddie Earle)

Hugh Fraser

Disc Jockey

Bart Allison

Old Priest

Samantha Weysom

Gilda Proclo

Richard Holmes

Pianist

Bob Sherman

Patron (scenes deleted)

Laurie Goode

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Nicholas Mele

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

F. Murray Abraham, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston and Paul B. Price play the roles they created in the original Broadway production. Treat Williams replaced Stephen Collins as Brick.

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John Ratzenberger's movie debut.

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Goofs

After Chris tells Carmine that Proclo is in Claude's room, he runs away without looking where he is going and accidentally slams the side of his head into the narrow door jamb.

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When Brick is signing the register, his left hand goes from being on the register in the close-up to under his right hand in the wide shot. His collar and Abe's pose change instantaneously as well.

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When Carmine's goon pretends to talk to Abe, Abe takes his earpiece receiver out of his chest pocket and holds it before him. When the camera cuts to the wide shot, it's back in his chest pocket and he takes it out again.

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Quotes

Gaetano Proclo: Listen, there's something I have to tell you...

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Claude Perkins: [frequent refrain] Jelly Roll, baby! You're my Jelly Roll man!

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Gaetano Proclo: We used to have a guy like that back in the army. We called him "Get away from me Claude".

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