Movie
1980
American Gigolo is a 1980 American neo-noir crime drama thriller 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.
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Some films are great not because they are the product of great talent, but simply for being made at the right time, allowing them to herald a new era. Few examples of that in film history are as clear as *American Gigolo*, the 1980 thriller written and directed by Paul Schrader. The protagonist, played by Richard Gere, is Julian Kaye, a young, handsome and affluent citizen of Los Angeles who likes to show his social…More
