American Gigolo
American Gigolo is a 1980 American neo-noir 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.
Plot
Julian Kay is a male escort in Los Angeles whose clientele are upper-class women. His job supports and requires an expensive taste in cars and clothes, and affords him a luxury Westwood apartment. He is blatantly materialistic, as he strives to merit inclusion into the class of people who make up his clientele. He takes pleasure in his work from being able to sexually satisfy women, offering and selling his body to women.
More details
| author | Paul Schrader |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Paul Schrader |
| editor | Richard Halsey |
| events | Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | crime drama mystery |
| keywords | economic materialism frame gay gigolo hotel bar kink kinky los angeles make up male escort male prostitution materialistic mercedes mercedes-benz r107 and c107 murder obsess palm springs pick up police department prime suspect sado-masochistic search spring state senator |
| musicBy | Giorgio Moroder |
| producer | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Malibu |
| theme | neo-noir |