American Gigolo
1980 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 6.2 · 63% critics
A high-end Los Angeles escort enjoys an easy, glamorous routine until a client is murdered and a detective starts pressing for details he can’t safely share. As suspicion closes in, he fears he’s being set up, even as an unexpected romance pulls him into deeper emotional territory.
Also known as An American Gigolo
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-02-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (733 votes)
- Box office
- $22,000,000
- Budget
- $4,800,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sleek, slow-building mix of romance and a framing mystery set among the wealthy in Los Angeles; Not for you if you need fast thrills, explicit content, or a tightly plotted whodunit like Gorky Park.
Pros: stylish 1980s vibe; strong lead charisma; slow-burn character focus | Cons: very slow pacing; thin murder mystery; uneven, dated moments
Themes
- infidelity
- detective
- suspicion of murder
- gigolo
- callboy
- murder
- los angeles, california
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Richard Gere
as Julian Kaye
Lauren Hutton
as Michelle Stratton
Héctor Elizondo
as Detective Sunday
Nina van Pallandt
as Anne
Bill Duke
as Leon James
Brian Davies
as Charles Stratton
K Callan
as Lisa Williams
- TS
Tom Stewart
as Mr. Rheiman
- PC
Patricia Carr
as Judy Rheiman
- DC
David Cryer
as Lt. Curtis
Directed by Paul Schrader