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Michael Ritchie

Director

Michael Ritchie

Directing
1969 — 1997 · 18 films
Lived
28 November 1938 — d. 2001
From
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

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Career Signature

How Michael Ritchie’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

crowd-pleaser
joyful exuberance
kinetic urgency
ensemble mosaic
grainy 70s grit

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Bob ClarkBob Clark16 filmsPenelope SpheerisPenelope Spheeris9 filmsStenoSteno14 filmsMichele LupoMichele Lupo6 filmsNatuk BaytanNatuk Baytan15 filmsJeff KanewJeff Kanew6 filmsHoward ZieffHoward Zieff8 filmsArthur HillerArthur Hiller23 films

Filmography

A Simple Wish

1997

Cops & Robbersons

1994

The Scout

1994

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

1993

Diggstown

1992

Fletch Lives

1989

The Couch Trip

1988

The Golden Child

1986

Wildcats

1986

Fletch

1985

The Survivors

1983

The Island

1980

Semi-Tough

1977

The Bad News Bears

1976

Smile

1975

The Candidate

1972

Prime Cut

1972

Downhill Racer

1969