Michael Ritchie(1938-2001)

Director
Producer
Actor

A rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.

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Wildcats (1986)

Michael Ritchie was born on 28 November 1938 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Golden Child (1986), The Island (1980) and Fletch (1985). He was married to Jimmie Brown and Georgina Tebrock. He died on 16 April 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Known for

The Golden Child

6.0

Director

1986

The Island

5.3

Director

1980

Fletch

6.9

Director

1985

The Bad News Bears

7.3

Director

1976

Credits

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Director

The Fantasticks
5.7
- Director
- 2000
Beggars and Choosers
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1999
Comfort, Texas
5.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1997
A Simple Wish
5.4
- Director
- 1997
The Scout
5.5
- Director
- 1994
Cops and Robbersons
5.3
- directed by
- 1994
L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle
6.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1993
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
6.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1993
Diggstown
6.9
- Director
- 1992
Smile
5.6
Short
- Director
- 1989
Fletch Lives
6.1
- Director
- 1989
The Couch Trip
5.8
- Director
- 1988
The Golden Child
6.0
- directed by
- 1986
Wildcats
6.1
- Director
- 1986
Fletch
6.9
- Director
- 1985

Producer

Actor

Videos2

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Official Trailer 1

Trailer 2:03

The Island: Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack

Trailer 2:03

The Island: Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack

Personal details

Alternative name
- Allen Smithee
Height
- 6′ 7″ (2.01 m)
Born
- November 28, 1938
- Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- April 16, 2001
- New York City, New York, USA(complications from prostate cancer)
Spouses
Other works
(book) "Please Stand By: A Prehistory of Television". Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1994. ISBN-10: 0879515465. ISBN-13: 978-0879515461
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 4 Articles