Phantom of the Ritz

Oct 30 1988 R 1h 28m
Comedy, Horror, Musical

Ed Blake is a balding middle-aged man who decides to buy an old movie theater, The Ritz, to shape it up into a retro 1950s music hangout. With the aid of loyal girlfriend Nancy, foreman Bruno, and assistant Marcus, Ed is able to assemble a construction team to plan to be on time for the grand reopening. But unknown to everyone, a disfigured character has lived in the passageways of the old theater since the 50s, occasionally popping out to murder an indigent or intruder that happens upon his domain.

Plot

Ed Blake is a balding middle-aged man who decides to buy an old movie theater, called The Ritz, to shape it up into a retro 1950s music hangout. With the aid of his loyal girlfriend Nancy, his foreman Bruno, and his assistant Marcus, Ed is able to assemble a construction team to plan to be on time for the grand re-opening. But unknown to everyone, a large and disfigured man lives in the passageways of the old theater since the 1950's occasionally popping out to murder an occasional wino or intruder that happens upon his domain.

Written by

Tom Dempsey, Gaston Leroux, Allen Plone

Directed by

Allen Plone

Cast

Peter Bergman, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Russell Curry

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Phantom of the Ritz (1988) - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
91
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA