American Gigolo
1980 crime drama film by Paul Schrader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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American Gigolo is a 1980 American neo-noir[5] crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. It tells the story of a high-priced escort in Los Angeles (Gere) who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician's wife (Hutton), while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case.
American Gigolo | |
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Directed by | Paul Schrader |
Written by | Paul Schrader |
Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John Bailey |
Edited by | Richard Halsey |
Music by | Giorgio Moroder |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[2] |
Box office | $52.7 million[3][4] |
The film established Gere as a leading man, and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star. It is also notable for its Golden Globe Award-nominated musical score, composed by Giorgio Moroder, and number-one single "Call Me" by Blondie. Schrader considers it one of four similar films, which he calls "double bookends": Taxi Driver, bookended by Light Sleeper, and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker.[6]