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

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directed by

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

. 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.1988, Oscars.org
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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'' (1981-1984). Early life and education ...

as Sam Logan *

Darryl Henriques Darryl Henriques is an author, satirist, stand-up comedian, and actor on stage and radio, and in TV and film. Career Henriques, a Cheese Board Collective worker, coined the phrase '' Gourmet Ghetto''. Darryl Henriques joined the ''San Francisco ...

as Stuart Gaul *

Tommy Hinkley Hiram Thomas Hinkley (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy ''Back to the Beach'' (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film ''Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' (al ...

as Andrew Northfield * Matt Landers as Ray Pindally * Jay McCormack as Dick 'Tango Man' Dietz *

Sam McMurray Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictiona ...

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 characters ...

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 actor and veteran of the Broadway stage. He originated the roles of Samuel Byck in ''Assassins'' and Seymour in ''Little Shop of Horrors, ''later earning a Tony Award nomination for the 2000 revival ...

as Malcolm Stennis *

Fred Willard Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984); the Christopher Guest mockumentaries ''Wa ...

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 (TV series), Arliss'' (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexa ...

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