American Gigolo
Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo
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...( read more
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DVD Released: May 23, 2000
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February 18, 2009The movie that really put Richard Gere on the map. Interesting look at the escort/hooker thing from the male side. Has a look that predates what Michael Mann would later appropriate. Last third seems forced to add energy.
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March 11, 2009Weird to see Richard Gere in this role. The plot really dragged though.
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March 3, 2009Dated, so some of the shock value has gone but it's still alright.
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June 9, 2008a hallmark film for its time..great start then sinks under its own weight..a bit pretntious and serious..could have been alot more fun if it was handled lighter....not gere's best role to be sure..but he does an adequate job. Great soundtrack though!
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May 27, 2007Another fantastic character study from the always interesting Schrader.
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July 4, 2009Pensé que se trataba de una película romántica de la típica prostituta (en este caso Richard Gere) que se enamora de un cliente prohibido. Desde luego que es eso, pero lo que sí me gustó es el thriller que en momentos es muy interesante y permite demostrar más la personalidad obs... ...( read more )
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November 18, 2008I here there's a remake of American Gigolo in the works and T.D. Faison is in talks to play the lead character played by Gere. Faison a Real Life American Gigolo but with a modern day twist. I read Faison became a gigolo to fight for joint custody of his child. That to me speaks a true American story. I'm not saying that Richard Gere didn't do a great job. But I felt the movie lacked more of who the main character was. Felt the character lacked real depth. It was less about the main character and the clients it was more about the murder and the clothes. If this rumor is true then I stand behind having T.D. Faison be the modern day American Gigolo.
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November 10, 2008
T.D. Faison should do remake of American Gigolo starring Richard Gere. Funny thing about this is that T.D. Faison actually was a high priced gigolo. What a story. Let's start a campaign to get this story remade with T.D. as the lead...
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