''Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' is a 1987 American short

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Bryan Gordon Bryan Gordon is an American film and television director, writer, actor and producer who is primarily known for directing comedy television shows. Early life Gordon was born and raised in Dover, Delaware, Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Do ...

. At the

60th Academy Awards The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented ...

, held in 1988, it won an

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for Best Short Subject.

Summary

Cast

* John Achorn as George Scurry *

Tim Choate Timothy Clark Choate (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as '' Dragnet'' and ''Babylon 5''. Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son ...

as Phil Leeds * Joe D'Angerio as John Garber *

Boyd Gaines Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an American actor. During his career, he has won four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Gaines is best known for playing Mark Royer on ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' (1981 ...

as Sam Logan *

Darryl Henriques Darryl Henriques (born January 28, 1942) is an author, satirist, stand-up comedian, and actor on stage and radio, and in TV and film. Early life Henriques was born in Jamaica on January 28, 1942. Career Henriques, a Cheese Board Collective w ...

as Stuart Gaul * Tommy Hinkley as Andrew Northfield * Matt Landers as Ray Pindally * Jay McCormack as Dick 'Tango Man' Dietz *

Sam McMurray Samuel McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle in the CBS sitcom series ''The King of Queens'', Glen in the Coen Brothers comedy film '' Raising Arizona'', Trent Culpepper in th ...

as Peter Harriman * Steven Memel as Disc Jockey *

David Rasche David Rasche ( ;) (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom '' Sledge Hammer!''. Since then he has often played characte ...

as Cal McGinnis * Kevin Scannell as Ben Trelborne * Ed Scheibner as Bartender * Peter Van Norden as Ed Granger * Lyman Ward as Dick Tratten *

Lee Wilkof Lee Wilkof (born June 25, 1951) is an American character actor who has been appearing on stage, film and television for 6 decades. Early life Wilkof is from Canton, Ohio. He is the middle child of Anne Louise and Darwin Wilkof. He has two broth ...

as Malcolm Stennis *

Fred Willard Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Be ...

as Tom Osborne * Kent Williams as Steve Cook *

Robert Wuhl Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series '' Arliss'' (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in Tim B ...

as Benny Berbel

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall 1987 films 1987 short films 1987 comedy films American independent films American comedy short films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Films directed by Bryan Gordon 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language comedy short films