Ben Aris, Bessie Love, Christopher J. Brown
On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse whe...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 8, 2008
Stats: 62 reviews
Incredibly funny fish out of water film... the ensemble cast is wonderful. From Jack Weston as the unknowing Gaetano Procolo and Jerry Stiller as his nefarious brother in law Carmine Vespucci, a young F. Murray Abraham (who is adorable in his red towel), an INCREDIBLY young Treat...( read more)
Very much a time capsule of a bygone era, everybody is enjoyably over the top but any time Rita Moreno shows up she blows everyone else off the screen in a performance of such reckless, hilarious abandon its a joy to behold.
With a cast that includes Jerry Still and Kay Ballard, you can't go wrong and very little does in this hilarious movie. To the delight of audiences, the movie quickly escalates into a tug-of-war between the fabulous Rita Moreno and a young, hunky Treat Williams to see who can st...( read more)
this movie is a long time favorite of mine, my nephew brought it over one weekend when he was about 10 its so funny! it was an HBO movie and I found a vhs of it on ebay! ALL STAR CAST b4 they were stars!
Lots of fun and lots of stars (Treat Williams, F Murray Abraham, Rita Moreno, Kaye Ballard) in a farce of modest proportions... it could almost be Bette Midler's early career meets the Mob, but somewhere along the line, the director loses the thread. Thank goodness the actors ne...( read more)
Hilarious!!! I had forgotten all about this flick. Its an oldie, but its sooooo very funny! Kinda reminds me of a MBrooks comedy.
This movie is a scream!!! It's not everyday that you see F.Murray Abraham flittering around like a fluttering dove...A Very Young Treat Williams playing a quirky Private Eye...Rita Moreno as a Transexual Singer and Paul B. Price as this hysterical "Chubby Chaser".
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