American Gigolo

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Writer-director Paul Schrader viewed this as the second part of a trilogy that began with Taxi Driver and concluded with Light Sleeper--each dealing with a lonely man trying to deal with both his own dizzily spinning moral compass and the hypocrisy of the society that's trying to tell him what to do. Richard Gere plays a high-priced prostitute, an immaculately dressed stud for hire who services the bored women of Beverly Hills without ever allowing himself to be touched emotionally. His affair with a politician's wife (Lauren Hutton) changes that, at a point when he is being framed for a murder he didn't commit. Even as he tries to elude the law, he allows himself to become enmeshed with her in unexpected ways. Too cool and distant for some viewers, the film has a distinctive look and deliberate pacing--and about two endings too many. But it will keep you watching in spite of yourself. --Marshall Fine

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Los Angeles: The Movie........2007-06-28

I couldn't agree more with many of the other criticisms regarding the shallowness of the romantic story or essential lack of sympathy for any of the characters. The thing that makes American Gigolo such a gem is that even this aspect of Paul Schrader's attempted New Wave/LA hybrid is corrupted by its material.

And on a purely superficial level, the film perfectly captures just how a Southern California "tragedy" would unfold. Really quite brilliant, although I'm not sure all of it is intentional.

American Gigolo from Amazon.......2007-05-14

I ordered the DVD, and three days later it was on my front porch. Great work! And, of course, the movie is a classic.

Stud Poke Her.......2006-05-03

This is one movie that grew entirely from its failings into one of the most influential movies of the last 20 years.How could the director of "Taxi Driver" blow it? The ingredients were in line: attractive stars: Model of the decade, Lauren Hutton; Richard Gere, Slim Von Wink;supporting cast,Hector Elizondo, Latino on the rise, Bill Duke (future director)and the blond near-actress tied to Howard Hughes, Nina Von whatever.The movie rides entirely on the surface, two wheels instead of four on the ground. Slick, teasing.Innuendos,political smear. The screenwriter could not tie the pieces together into a cohesive drama. You didn't know whether it would be a political thriller or a fashion thriller. The clothes, the glitter and gloss blend with the gross. You had as much concern for Gere's fate as his choice of wardrobe at the end. Let the music play, end of movie.Made you want to shop forever.All wrapping.Strictly beefcake.

i have a question if anyone knows...........2005-03-01

Hi I was just wondering if anyone knows the song that is playing in the backround that he is singing when he's deciding which Armani suit to wear. It's not on the soundtrack so if anyone knows it I'd realllllyyy appreciate it if you e-mailed it to dollface10288@aol.com under the subject AMERICAN GIGOLO...thanks!

Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim.......2005-01-14

American Gigolo is one of my favorite films and yet it is really not one of the greatest films that you might encounter. Shot in rich tones, particularly blues and greys, the director, Paul Schrader, wants us to know that we are not going to be afforded the opportunity to get to know the characters too well. One might be able to argue that American Gigolo was one of the films that literally catapulted the movie going public into the 1980's mindset of materialism.
Richard Gere in one of his earliest films, protrays straight male call boy, Julian, who is tops in his game. Julian is gorgeous and knows many gorgeous women. He sleeps with those who will pay him. He doesn't bother with those who won't. Julian's lifestyle is one of everything "is a means to an end". He is interested in beautiful clothing and looking good, but because it helps him get something that he wants. He enjoys artwork and stylish digs, but not because he loves them, but because they are status symbols for his success. Julian enjoys being a gigolo because he is the best there is. He wouldn't (and doesn't) enjoy it when it isn't on his terms. For someone like me who feels he is too in tune with his emotions, Gere's Julian is cool, calculating and enviable. He goes about life without a care for anyone but himself.
When Julian meets Lauren Hutton, he is actually smitten with her. This is evidenced by the meeting taking place in a bar with deep reds and comfortable upholstered booths instead of the abounding greys, blues, and steel evidenced elsewhere in the film.
When Julian finally becomes intimate with Hutton and allows his emotional wall down for a moment, Schrader pulls us in close, but just afterward he lets us see that Julian can't maintain such intimacy and the camera pulls back for a long shot of him as he gets out of the bed leaving Lauren Hutton alone in the bed.
The story is secondary to the style of the film. It is a thriller, but not an exciting one. The music of Georgio Moroder and Blondie complement the film and give it even more atmosphere. It needs it because the films two false endings drag this picture out longer than needed in trying to show us how emotional involvement can change someone. The message should be left that a lack of emotion can be dangerous.

I rewatch this film every so often. It's a guilty pleasure watching the opening of the film with Julian driving down the PCH in his 450SL. Or when he's laying out different Armani outfits determining which to put on. Or looking at paintings, never deciding where he will hang them.

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More of the Same- 2 1/2 stars
"Instead Of A Nose, I Was Born With An Appendage On My Face."
Sexual Comedy/Satire -ASSUME THE POSITION EDITION !!!
Horrible! One of the worst movies ever!
Its was alright

Deuce Bigalow - European Gigolo
Starring: Rob Schneider , Eddie Griffin , Jeroen Krabbé , Til Schweiger , and Douglas Sills
Director: Mike Bigelow
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2005-11-29

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If the repeated use of the phrase "man-whore" is your recipe for hilarity, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is your movie. Rob Schneider (The Hot Chick, The Animal) returns as the hapless male prostitute, in this case lured back into the man-whore lifestyle in order to investigate the killings of European man-whores. His former pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin, Undercover Brother) has set up shop in Amsterdam, where he finds himself accused of both the man-whore murders and of being a homosexual. From this slender, ridiculous premise springs dozens of gags about flatulence, breasts, and male sexual organs--in fact, the number of phallus stand-ins (noses, swords, man-whore of the year awards) would seem excessive to Aristophanes. And yet, despite all things crass and tawdry, Schneider remains bizarrely innocent, and this movie, like the first one, feels inexplicably sweet. The fundamental ethos of Deuce Bigalow is that everyone, no matter how they look, deserves to be loved. Such a downright Christian sentiment is rarely packaged in a movie featuring a cat biting a man's testicles or a woman gushing wine out of her tracheotomy hole, yet that's all part of the ineffable mystery of Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. Also featuring Jeroen Krabbe (The 4th Man, The Living Daylights). --Bret Fetzer

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Comedy superstar Rob Schneider is back once more as Deuce Bigalow, the big-hearted male gigolo with the least down below. Fleeing to Europe following a near run-in with the Malibu PD, Deuce finds himself thrust back into the pleasure-for-pay profession when his former pimp (Eddie Griffin) is wrongly accused of murdering Europe's highest-priced man-whores. Working under-the-covers, Deuce seduces a bevy of super-freaky female clients (as well as Dutch supermodel Hanna Verboom) to learn the identity of the real killer in this outrageous laugh-orgy that will have you screaming with delight from start to finish!

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More of the Same- 2 1/2 stars.......2007-07-24

This is basically the same movie as the first, except it is moved to Europe, obviously the reason being that people would have caught on that this is the same movie if it was still set in America. The worst part is that some of the jokes used in the first movie are used again in the sequel, which was funny the first time but not the second. If you liked the first movie, you will enjoy European Gigolo, and if you haven't seen this movie yet-you're not missing anything. The two movies are so similar that they don't need a third if it's anything like this. There is no way that a third movie could be any different. Yeah, the jokes were funny but to tell the same jokes again, it doesn't work. The series definitely needs to die. With all that said, it was still a decent movie.

"Instead Of A Nose, I Was Born With An Appendage On My Face.".......2007-05-27

I was curious about this movie for one reason, and one reason only: the prominent position it holds in Roger Ebert's new (and wonderful) book "Your Movie Sucks." Ebert does not often mention his Pulitzer Prize, but did so in the introduction to his new book in defense of a fellow journalist with his extremely pointed and apt statement "Speaking in my official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Schneider, your movie sucks." There is a much longer story than that behind this statement, and I highly recommend you read the book for a full account of the happenings that brought it about.

As far as the movie goes, it is vile, disgusting, repulsive, and worst of all decidedly not funny: it utterly fails to live up to the standards Schneider sets in his other films.

The film begins with an explanation of how Deuce's wife was eaten on their honeymoon by a shark. To prove his undying love for her, he carries one of her prosthetic legs around with him wherever he goes (until the closing credits when an old woman makes it into a bong, anyway). Deuce (Schneider) is befriended by his old friend T.J. (Eddie Griffin) who now lives in Amsterdam. T.J. is the alleged straight man (sort of) and is wrongly accused of murder. He also eats French fries and fights off an eight pound housecat in what was but the first of many revolting scenes. Deuce falls for Eva, a fellow ichthyologist, and is entranced by her sketch of a "Sudanese Sweetlips," which actually is a real fish. In the meantime, we discover that Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is hilarious; this foreshadows the unpleasant case of dwarf tossing later in the film.

Deuce gets to date a variety of women in his undercover occupation. I will hit the highlights by mentioning that he gets to wear diapers for a giantess; he escorts a woman who has had a laryngectomy to a fancy restaurant, and is able to provoke a fountain of red wine to shoot from the stoma in her neck (do not inquire about her case of hiccups or the subsequent use of the stoma in the plot resolution...it is so heinous, I will not discuss the matter further); finally he escorts a woman wearing a veil who explains that she is from Chernobyl, and the her mother worked in the nuclear power plant while she was pregnant. She then elaborates further that she is wearing the veil because "instead of a nose, I was born with an appendage on my face." Need I say more? Do not even think about her sneezing fit on the dance floor. Really. Don't think about it.

The movie's alleged plot involves a killer of male prostitutes loose in Amsterdam, and the action peaks at an awards ceremony. The plot is resolved by the worst use of swordplay in screen history (and a special guest appearance by the stoma of fate.) The film then concludes with the worst ever "where are they now" vignettes ever committed to celluloid.

The DVD has many extras, including a "making of" short (see how the nasal appendage was created!), a casting reel, and an extra on the making of T.J.'s "Float Crib." It was more bearable than the film, but only marginally so.

After viewing this film (surely Schneider's very worst) I can only think that Roger Ebert was extremely generous in his appraisal. I would not recommend this film to any human being or other vertebrate of any kind.

Sexual Comedy/Satire -ASSUME THE POSITION EDITION !!!.......2007-03-26

Sexual Comedy/Satire-CANADIAN COLLECTIBLE ASSUME THE POSITION EDITION-AUDIO:English or Francais Dolby 5.1-Subtitles:English or Francais-WIDESCREEN-Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider), the big-hearted male gigolo with the least down below. Fleeing to Europe following a near run-in with the Malibu P.D., Deuce finds himself thrust back into the pleasure-for-pay profession when his former pimp (Eddie Griffin) is wrongly accused of murdering Europe's highest-priced man-whores. Working under-the-covers, Deuce seduces a bevy of super-freaky female clients to learn the identity of the real killer in this outrageous laugh-orgy that will have you laughing with delight from start to finish! BONUS:Deleted Scenes-Comedy Central's Reel Comedy Special-Featurettes:ManHo 101, A Burger & A Bently, T.J.'s Float Crib, Casting Lounge, 2-Part Making Of D.B.E.G.-So You Want To Be A Man Whore Commercials!Rated Canadian 14A for crude content ,coarse language.

Horrible! One of the worst movies ever!.......2007-03-25

If I had it my way, I'd give this movie "Zero" (0) stars! Unfortunately, I had to rate it! Rob Schneider is one of those actors that could be dropped in a pile of human feces and come out smelling like a rose without any ounce of shame! That's what I think of this movie! It is repugnant! Offensive! Disgusting! And above all, one of the worst movies ever made in the last 25 years! Not only was this sequel unnecessary, it was a total insult to the movie viewing public! Movie goers deserve beter! Much Better!

Its was alright.......2006-12-23

This movie had its funny moments but was not as good as the original.

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Los Angeles: The Movie.
American Gigolo from Amazon
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American Gigolo
Starring: Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt , and Bill Duke
Director: Paul Schrader
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Los Angeles: The Movie........2007-06-28

American Gigolo from Amazon.......2007-05-14

I ordered the DVD, and three days later it was on my front porch. Great work! And, of course, the movie is a classic.

Stud Poke Her.......2006-05-03

i have a question if anyone knows...........2005-03-01

Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim.......2005-01-14

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Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Starring: Eddie Griffin , Charles Keating , Jeroen Krabbé , Jean Reno , and Rob Schneider
Director: Mike Bigelow
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000BBOUCM
Release Date: 2005-11-29

Charlie Rose with Richard Gere (May 1, 1996)

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Charlie Rose with Richard Gere (May 1, 1996)

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Charlie spends the hour with actor Richard Gere. Gere's early films, American Gigolo and An Officer and a Gentleman asked that he fill the shoes of the rakish youth. Since then, he has expanded his repetoire in such films as Pretty Woman, Mr. Jones and First Knight. He is currently starring in Primal Fear which has been the top grossing film in the nation this month. Gere talks to Charlie about the success of his latest film, his rise to celebrity and his conversion to Buddhism.

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Los Angeles: The Movie.
American Gigolo from Amazon
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i have a question if anyone knows....
Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim

American Gigolo [Region 2]
Starring: Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt , and Bill Duke
Director: Paul Schrader
Manufacturer: Paramount
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Customer Reviews:

Los Angeles: The Movie........2007-06-28

American Gigolo from Amazon.......2007-05-14

I ordered the DVD, and three days later it was on my front porch. Great work! And, of course, the movie is a classic.

Stud Poke Her.......2006-05-03

i have a question if anyone knows...........2005-03-01

Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim.......2005-01-14

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American Gigolo
Starring: Frances Bergen , Carol Bruce , K Callan , MacDonald Carey , and Patti Carr
Director: Paul Schrader
Manufacturer: Paramount
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Los Angeles: The Movie.
American Gigolo from Amazon
Stud Poke Her
i have a question if anyone knows....
Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim

American Gigolo [Region 2]
Starring: Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt , and Bill Duke
Director: Paul Schrader
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Customer Reviews:

Los Angeles: The Movie........2007-06-28

American Gigolo from Amazon.......2007-05-14

I ordered the DVD, and three days later it was on my front porch. Great work! And, of course, the movie is a classic.

Stud Poke Her.......2006-05-03

i have a question if anyone knows...........2005-03-01

Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim.......2005-01-14

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Los Angeles: The Movie.
American Gigolo from Amazon
Stud Poke Her
i have a question if anyone knows....
Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim

American Gigolo [Region 2]
Starring: Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt , and Bill Duke
Director: Paul Schrader , and Taylor Hackford
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Los Angeles: The Movie........2007-06-28

American Gigolo from Amazon.......2007-05-14

I ordered the DVD, and three days later it was on my front porch. Great work! And, of course, the movie is a classic.

Stud Poke Her.......2006-05-03

i have a question if anyone knows...........2005-03-01

Emotionless film effectively shows pitfalls of materialsim.......2005-01-14

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