Michael Ritchie

Michael Ritchie

November 28, 1938 · 87 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Brunswick Ritchie (November 28, 1938 - April 16, 2001) was an American film director. Ritchie was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the son of Patricia (née Graney) and Benbow Ferguson Ritchie. His family later moved to Berkeley, California, where his fathe…

Known For

20 titles
1
The Golden Child

The Golden Child

1986 · 1h 34m · Movie

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

6.0
2
Fletch

Fletch

1985 · 1h 38m · Movie

While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.

6.9
3
The Bad News Bears

The Bad News Bears

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

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

7.3
4
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989 · 1h 35m · Movie

After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.

6.1
5
Wildcats

Wildcats

1986 · 1h 46m · Movie

Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.

6.1
6
The Candidate

The Candidate

1972 · 1h 50m · Movie

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.

7.0
7
Diggstown

Diggstown

1992 · 1h 38m · Movie

Gabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.

6.9
8
Cops and Robbersons

Cops and Robbersons

1994 · 1h 33m · Movie

A counterfeiter with a habit of "eliminating" the competition moves in next door to the Robbersons. Two cops move in with the Robbersons for a stakeout.

5.3
9
The Scout

The Scout

1994 · 1h 41m · Movie

The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.

5.4
10
The Couch Trip

The Couch Trip

1988 · 1h 37m · Movie

When a burnt-out shrink needs a temp, a charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.

5.8
11
Prime Cut

Prime Cut

1972 · 1h 28m · Movie

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.

6.7
12
The Survivors

The Survivors

1983 · 1h 43m · Movie

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 against the two.

5.8
13
A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish

1997 · 1h 29m · Movie

A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role.

5.3
14
Student Bodies

Student Bodies

1981 · 1h 26m · Movie

A serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.

5.4
15
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

1969 · 1h 41m · Movie

Quietly cocky David Chappellet joins the U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, Eugene Claire.

6.3
16
The Island

The Island

1980 · 1h 54m · Movie

Journalist Blair Maynard takes his son Justin to investigate pirate activity off the Florida coast. A plane crash strands them on an island of modern-day pirates, who brainwash Justin. Blair tries to rescue him and take him home.

5.3
17
Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1977 · 1h 48m · Movie

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

5.9
18
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

1978 · 1h 31m · Movie

A small-time hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps.

3.7
19
Smile

Smile

1975 · 1h 53m · Movie

A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.

7.1
20
The Fantasticks

The Fantasticks

2000 · 1h 26m · Movie

A mysterious fair that comes to a small community in the countryside could make real the illusions of two teenagers.

5.6