American Gigolo

I 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... Full review

Fresh off his eye-opening 1979 effort Hardcore, writer/director Paul Schrader struck again in 1980 with American Gigolo. This is the story of a high-end male prostitute (Gere) named Julian Kaye. Julian caters to the every need of several well-to-do older women... Full review

What saves this tepid thriller from the trash is Richard Gere, in a star-making turn. He is exactly what he should be as a high class male prostitute, and is wonderful in his role. I wish it were the same with... Full review

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i read a short story like that film when i was 17 and keep remmber it all the time .Then after about 30 years i sow that film ,my love 4 the story trasfered to it (especialy I ADORE RIHARD GERE).I... Full review

A male prostitute, Richard Gere as Julian Kaye, works out of a swank Malibu dating service tending to the needs of older, wealthy women, while also taking jobs with an entirely different clientele that are arranged through Leon (Bill Duke)... Full review

American Gigolo is surely one of the most underrated movies of all times. It's a very good movie, in my opinion second best of Paul Schrader's films, right after "Mishima - Life in four chapters", and I never understood why... Full review

I was under the impression that "American Gigolo" was one of those "cult" movies I never understood why so many people liked in the first place. But I was utterly surprised by the user rating of this movie and the... Full review

Richard Gere is excellent as a high class escort in this storming and stylish drama.Richard Gere plays Julian,a man who is paid alot of money for giving older and married woman pleasure.Life seems like it can't be better until he... Full review

It's hard to precisely depict the impact of the smoky undertow of 1980s LA mores on the emotional and cultural landscape of the city, but Richard Gere's subversive topsy-turvy solo show comes close. Weird, well-shot and intriguing. The queasy feeling... Full review

While "American Gigolo" is certainly not Schrader's best film as either a writer or director (it screams of an artist trying desperate to go mainstream while still attempting to maintain the edge that made him noticeable in the first place), it is still an interesting signpost of the early 1980s. ... Full Review

But the film " American Gigolo " is a stylish and surprisingly poignant handling of this material. The whole movie has a winning sadness about it; take away the story's sensational aspects and what you have is a study in loneliness. ... Full Review

With some audiences reportedly showing up for repeat viewings of Gere's seductive charms, it became a moderate hit, turning Gere into a star and Armani into the new fashion sensation. But it all falls apart after he does a favor for his former pimp (Bill Duke) and the trick turns up dead a short while later; Julian's actual client won't give him an alibi, and police detective Sunday (Hector Elizondo) doesn't believe the gigolo's denials. ... Full Review

American Gigolo works remarkably well as a penetrating character study, a touching romantic tale, and an involving mystery. Paul Schraders American Gigolo is a small masterpiece at depicting the pain and loneliness and stressing the inherent need for emotional connections. ... Full Review

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If the idea of a latter-day Richard Gere-style gigolo in Larry King suspenders doesn't set your heart -- or loins -- on fire from the get-go, then Spread will possess little magic and bore you silly within 30 minutes. ... Full Article

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