Michael Ritchie

A Simple Wish
5.4

A Simple Wish

Jul. 11, 1997

A Simple Wish

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her “simple wish” – that her father ...
Diggstown
7.0

Diggstown

Aug. 14, 1992

Diggstown

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town ...
Fletch Lives
6.2

Fletch Lives

Mar. 17, 1989

Fletch Lives

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he’s checking out a tumbledown mansion he’s inherited. When a woman he ...
The Couch Trip
5.8

The Couch Trip

Jan. 15, 1988

The Couch Trip

The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he’s the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.
The Golden Child
6.0

The Golden Child

Dec. 12, 1986

The Golden Child

A detective specializing in missing children is on a madcap mission to save a youth with mystical powers who’s been abducted by an evil ...
Wildcats
6.1

Wildcats

Feb. 14, 1986

Wildcats

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach’s position ...
Fletch
6.9

Fletch

May. 31, 1985

Fletch

A veritable chameleon, investigative reporter Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher might drive his editor up the wall, but he always produces ...
The Survivors
5.9

The Survivors

Jun. 24, 1983

The Survivors

Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge ...
Student Bodies
5.6

Student Bodies

Aug. 07, 1981

Student Bodies

Director Mickey Rose’s zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather (played by Jerry Belson), who ...
The Island
5.3

The Island

Jun. 13, 1980

The Island

David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean. Michael Caine is a ...
An Almost Perfect Affair
5.3

An Almost Perfect Affair

From the back cover: Oscar winner Keith Carradine (“Nashville,” “The Duelists”) stars in this sparkling romantic comedy ...
Semi-Tough
5.9

Semi-Tough

Nov. 18, 1977

Semi-Tough

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner’s daughter becomes compromised when two of ...
The Bad News Bears
7.3

The Bad News Bears

Apr. 07, 1976

The Bad News Bears

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Smile
7.0

Smile

Jan. 01, 1975

Smile

It’s time again for California’s “Young American Miss” beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob ...
The Candidate
7.0

The Candidate

Jun. 29, 1972

The Candidate

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Prime Cut
6.8

Prime Cut

Jun. 28, 1972

Prime Cut

A Chicago mob enforcer is sent to Kansas City to settle a debt with a cattle rancher who not only grinds his enemies into sausage, but sells ...