Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 nominations total
- Patron with Cigar
- (as Hal Gallili)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"The Ritz" opened on Broadway on January 20, 1975 at the Longacre Theatre and closed after 398 performances and ten previews.F. Murray Abraham, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Jack Weston, Paul B. Price, Tony De Santis, Christopher J. Brown, and John Everson play the roles they created in the original Broadway production. Treat Williams replaced Stephen Collins as Brick, and Dave King replaced George Dzundza as Abe Lefkowitz.
- GoofsThe movie is set in New York (and briefly, Cleveland). Gaetano and Vivian Proclo are clearly Italian-American, yet their daughters speak with distinctly British accents. The movie was filmed in England.
- Quotes
Gaetano Proclo: Listen, there's something I have to tell you...
Chris: You're not gay?
Gaetano Proclo: [relieved] No!
Chris: What, are you a social worker or something?
Gaetano Proclo: No, but I didn't know that everyone in here was...
Chris: GAY! See? It's not a bad word. You might try using it sometime.
Gaetano Proclo: You mean to tell me that everyone in here is gay?
Chris: God, I hope so. Otherwise I just paid ten dollars to walk around in a towel in front of a bunch of Shriners.
- Alternate versionsCBS edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1982 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Homo Promo (1991)
- SoundtracksThe Three Caballeros
(uncredited)
Music by Manuel Esperón
English lyrics by Ray Gilbert
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Der Mörder lauert in der Sauna
- Filming locations
- Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK(filmed at, as Twickenham Studios, London, England)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1