Time Magazine
Schrader simply refuses to face the grim, climactic consequences of his essentially tragic vision. He manages to contract conjunctivitis just when he needs to be most clear-eyed.
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American Gigolo
Golden Globe winner Richard Gere is a male escort falsely accused of murder in this 1980 crime noir from Oscar-nominated writer Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver).
While mostly catering to an older female clientèle in Los Angeles, Julian (Gere) begins a relationship with the wife of a local politician. Things take a life-altering turn, however, when the murder of one of his clients puts Julian in the suspecting sights of a local detective. Pumped for informantion but unwilling to break the confidential details of his clients, Julian must figure a way to clear his name.
Less1980Rating: R16, Offensive language117 minsUSA
CrimeDramaMystery
- Director:
- Paul Schrader
- Writer:
- Paul Schrader
- Cast:
- Richard GereLauren HuttonHéctor ElizondoK Callan
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Variety
Rarely offscreen, Gere is notably convincing in look and manner. Very lowkeyed, Hutton is not quite up to the difficult part of a woman-with-everything who throws it all over for her questionable lover.
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TV Guide
Richard Gere's supremely smug and narcissistic performance as an LA hustler propelled him to stardom in Paul Schrader's AMERICAN GIGOLO, a stylishly sleazy look at moral rot and redemption.
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Roger Ebert
"American Gigolo" is a stylish and surprisingly poignant handling of this material. The experiences in the film may be alien to us, but the emotions of the characters are not...
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