Saint Jack
1979 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.7 · 65% critics
In 1970s Singapore, an American drifter tries to build a better life by running a small-time sex business and dreaming of a bigger operation. As local criminals and foreign interests circle in, a risky offer tied to soldiers on leave forces him to weigh money, loyalty, and his own code.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (55 votes)
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a character-driven, street-level drama with a strong sense of 1970s Singapore and moral gray areas; Not for you if you need fast pacing or uplifting stories like Dogfight.
Pros: vivid sense of place; strong lead performance; friendship and loyalty themes | Cons: slow start; thin plot for some; bleak, seamy subject matter
Themes
- vietnam war
- brothel
- singapore
- pimp
- prostitution
- transsexual
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Ben Gazzara
as Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott
as William Leigh
James Villiers
as Frogget
Joss Ackland
as Yardley
Rodney Bewes
as Smale
Mark Kingston
as Yates
Lisa Lu
as Mrs. Yates
- MS
Monika Subramaniam
as Monika
- JL
Judy Lim
as Judy
George Lazenby
as Senator
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich