The Gay Thread

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

ok, i give up ... what's The Ritz??

DUDE!!

Right now. Go to your preferred DVD rental purveyor and get The Ritz. It was recently issued on DVD, so it shouldn't be hard to find.

It was originally a play by Terrence McNally produced on Broadway in 1975. Most of that cast reunited for the film version a year later.

It's about a straight guy trying to escape from the mob who winds up in a gay (redundant?) bath house in New York. It's very silly and may be unintentionally dark as this was all pre-AIDS. But I'm telling you, Rita Moreno as Googie Gomez, an aspiring actress constantly on the lookout for a producer, is worth the price of admission 10 times over.

If you do not see this film soon, you will be forced to give up your gay card. I have the DVD, come over if you want to watch it with me.