American Gigolo (1980)

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Directed by

Paul Schrader

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Richard Gere
Julian

Lauren Hutton
Michelle

Hector Elizondo
Sunday

Nina Van Pallandt
Anne

Bill Duke
Leon

Brian Davies
Charles Stratton

K Callan
Lisa Williams

Tom Stewart
Mr. Rheiman

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An average movie

8 years, 1 month ago at Oct 19 8:57

johanlefourbe

After watching ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’, I thought it was time to see Richard Gere’s other classic from the 80’s. Even though I didn’t really like ‘An Officer…’, I could see its appeal but I had even more a hard time to enjoy this other flick though. Why Roger Ebert loved this movie so much and even put it on his top 10 best movies released in 1980? It is beyond me… I can u... read more

American Gigolo

6 years, 7 months ago at Apr 15 21:35

JxSxPx

American Gigolo is all slick surfaces and neon glossed artificiality. Midway through there’s a murder-mystery thrown in, I don’t really know why, and frankly I don’t care. I think this film is all pretty on the outside, with nothing much going on beneath the surfaces. Of course, what else should one expect from producer Jerry Bruckheimer but a series of glossy images masquerading at somethin... read more

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Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Release date: 1 February 1980
UPC: 097360898972

Tags: Drama (8), Romance (7), Crime (5), Prostitution (4), Thriller (4), 1980s (3), 1980 (3), Murder (3), Mystery (3), Gigolo (2), I Just Watched It For The Eye Candy (2), Drugs (2), Materialism (2), Framed (2), Spiritual Cinema (1), Male Escort (1), Shower (1)

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"Watched: March 03, 2020. Director: Paul Schrader Starring: Richard Gere as Julian Lauren Hutton as Michelle Nina Van Pallandt as Anne Ooof. Young Richard Gere in this, wow. I found interest in Paul Schrader's work in the last few days and I think his films, as a director, are so criminally underrated and misinterpreted. I love the tone of this film. Blondie's song, "Call Me". Armani. Mystery. Richard Gere plays a male escort, a man who has nothing in life. A plaything, a distraction fo"

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