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Michael Ritchie
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Michael Ritchie - what members say
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Sharp but ultimately affectionate mickey-take 1 June 2005
Michael Ritchie - filmography
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A Simple Wish - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Mara Wilson, Martin Short
Director: Michael Ritchie
Certificate: 
'A Simple Wish' tells the sweet-natured story of Murray, a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically, Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother's exam, he is sent to ..read more »
 
42%
from 4 members
Not available for rental
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A Simple Wish
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Mara Wilson, Martin Short
Director: Michael Ritchie
Certificate:
'A Simple Wish' tells the sweet-natured story of Murray, a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically, Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother's exam, he is sent to ..read more »
61%
from 630 members
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The Fantasticks
(1995)
Starring: Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly
Director: Michael Ritchie
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The longest-running show in the history of the American theatre (it opened at an off-Broadway theatre in the spring of 1960, where it remained until the production finally closed in early 2002) finally arrives on-screen. Hucklebee (Brad Sullivan) and Bellamy (Joel Grey) are a pair of small town ..read more »
70%
from 1 member
Currently unavailable
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The Scout
(1994)
Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest
Director: Michael Ritchie
Certificate: 
Al Percolo is a baseball talent scout searching for that once-in-a-lifetime find. He travels to Mexico and discovers the talents of Steve Nebraska but soon realises that there is more to Steve than sheer brilliance...
60%
from 85 members
Not available for rental
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Cops and Robbersons
(1994)
Starring: Michael Ritchie, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest
Director: Michael Ritchie
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When a dangerous criminal moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood, the police ask grizzled cop Jack Stone (Jack Palance) to set up a stakeout next door. The only catch is that Jack will have to live with the Robbersons, a quirky family led by a bumbling cop wanna-be (Chevy Chase).
74%
from 10 members
Currently unavailable
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Midnight Sting
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Oliver Platt
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Director Michael Ritchie turns in another crowd-pleasing sports picture with DIGGSTOWN, featuring James Woods as Gabriel Caine, a con artist who has just been released from prison. Based on a tip by his cellmate, Wolf Forrester (Randall "Tex" Cobb), Caine heads for Diggstown, Georgia, a small town ..read more »
71%
from 616 members
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The Couch Trip
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Based on the novel by Ken Kolb, Michael Ritchie's comedy THE COUCH TRIP poses the theory that psychiatrists are even more screwed up than their clients. The story concerns Dr. George Maitlin (Charles Grodin), a stuffy, pretentious radio shrink who decides to take a sabbatical after his own mental ..read more »
61%
from 411 members
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The Golden Child
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Eddie Murphy follows up his hot streak of BEVERLY HILLS COP and TRADING PLACES with this mystical action-comedy directed by Michael Ritchie. Murphy plays Chandler "Chan" Jarrell, a man who tracks down lost children for a living. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis), a Tibetan priestess, ..read more »
63%
from 6,132 members
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Wildcats
(1986)
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Teacher Molly McGrath has a dream. She might not have shoulders as wide as a brick wall or thighs like crankshaft, but she wants to teach High School football.
Molly's dream rapidly turns into a nighmare when she gets her chance at Central High. Academically, Central is a nightmare. Crimewise it's ..read more »
69%
from 201 members
Currently unavailable
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Fletch
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Joe Don Baker
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Loosely based on the book by Gregory McDonald, director Michael Ritchie's FLETCH is a laugh-out-loud comedy that features a classic performance by Chevy Chase, who stars as Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a crack investigative journalist who goes undercover for a story about possible connections between ..read more »
66%
from 4,080 members
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The Survivors
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Michael Ritchie's comedy concerns an unlikely friendship that forms between two down-on-their-luck men who have just recently lost their jobs. Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) was fired by his boss's parrot because his boss couldn't bear to confront Donald with the terrible news. Meanwhile, Sonny ..read more »
50%
from 325 members
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Divine Madness
(1980)
Starring: Bette Midler, Jocelyn Brown, Ula Hedwig
Director: Michael Ritchie
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In 1980, the head usher at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium gives his crew a pep talk: he wants tonight's "Betty Midler" show to go smoothly. He's a little worried about risqué language, Liberace recently gave him a scare. Then, boom, there she is, with her backup trio, "The Harlettes," going from ..read more »
80%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Semi-Tough
(1977)
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh
Director: Michael Ritchie
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SEMI-TOUGH is an easygoing satire about two football stars who contend for the same woman, who just happens to be the coach's daughter. The film contains numerous parodies of the self-improvement craze of the 1970s.
50%
from 8 members
Currently unavailable
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The Bad News Bears
(1976)
Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow
Director: Michael Ritchie
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One of director Michael Ritchie's most universally recognised comedies, 'The Bad News Bears' is a film that continues to entertain audiences of all ages. The story concerns a hopeless Little League team that eventually scores big when it acquires a new coach, Morris Buttermaker, a grouchy, beer-..read more »
55%
from 91 members
Currently unavailable
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Smile
(1975)
Starring: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Michael Ritchie’s SMILE is a satirical, behind-the-scenes look at a California teenage beauty pageant, which also exposes American middle-class mores. The competitors (who seem to favor political maneuvering and backstabbing over talent and poise) provide only part of the story, since the members ..read more »
56%
from 15 members
Currently unavailable
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Downhill Racer
(1969)
Starring: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv
Director: Michael Ritchie
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Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.
56%
from 124 members
Currently unavailable
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Michael Ritchie facts
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...us' which ploughed its own laborious way through the same field. In comparison, Michael Ritchie's 'Smile' was a twinkle-toed joy of a movie.
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