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American Gigolo

For the soundtrack to the film, see American Gigolo (soundtrack). For other uses, see American Gigolo (disambiguation).

American Gigolo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Schrader
Written byPaul Schrader
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
Starring
CinematographyJohn Bailey
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byGiorgio Moroder
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)[1]
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[2]
Box office$52.7 million[3][4]

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.

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–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]

  1. ^ "American Gigolo – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 92.
  3. ^ "American Gigolo". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "American Gigolo (1980) – Financial Information". The Numbers.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2005). Neo-noir: The New Film Noir Style from Psycho to Collateral. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-5676-9.
  6. ^ "American Cinema of the 70s". The Story of Film: An Odyssey. Season 1. 2011. Event occurs at 28 minutes in. More4.

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