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American Gigolo | 
| Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, Bill Duke
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 10160
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD089894D
ISBN: 0792160347
UPC: 097360898941
EAN: 9780792160342
ASIN: 0792160347
Theatrical Release Date: February 8, 1980
Release Date: May 23, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Richard gere is electrifying in his portrayal of julian kay an amerigan gigolo. But julians love-for-sale lifestyle turns deadly when a client is murdered and julian becomes the prime suspect. Special features: english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing interactive menus and much more. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/19/2002 Starring: Richard Gere Lauren Hutton Run time: 116 minutes Rating: R Director: Paul Schrader
Amazon.com
Writer-director Paul Schrader viewed this as the second part of a trilogy that began with iTaxi Driver/i and concluded with iLight Sleeper/i--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. I--Marshall Fine/I
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Gearing Up for the Big Time September 13, 2008
G. YEO (Singapore)
I like American Gigolo. It's a simple film to watch, and a film that wouldn't be out of place in a made for TV movie line up today (Scandal! Sex! Drugs! Politicians!). Naturally, the main reason to watch this is Richard Gere who was up and coming ala James Dean, and vital eye candy at the time. It would take him a few more years to be taken seriously as an actor but there's a wicked pleasure in watching Richard Gere fit this role perfectly. It feels like he's working the audience, the camera and the characters in his own movie world. The gigolo role is tailor cut for him, just as the suits are. I'm a Lauren Hutton fan too but the real reason to watch this noir piece is for Mr Gere. And Blondie's soundtrack hit of course. Any analysis past this is pointless. Enjoy the 80s.
 Good movie August 23, 2008
S. Miller
Thanks for the fast delivery. I have been looking for this movie, but I never expected to find it on Amazon.com's website. Cool Bananas!!!
 about the DVDfilm/movie American Gigolo............. March 25, 2008
Ang Poon Kah (Singapore)
Singapore is also selling the same product as this and have already watch the copy. The story is basically about a woman interested in Julian (Richard Gere) and in the end Julian is involved in murder which the woman whom love her try to explain for him to the juridicial people whom is investigating in this case....etc and the story ended. Recommended to those whom are interested in this genre of DVDfilm/movie. br / br /American Gigolo br / br /Review by: br / br / br /Dr, MR Franc MBBS (PhD) GPS Ang Poon Kah br /Director Lou Ye (Ang Poon Kah) for film summer palace. br /Director Bret Wood (Ang Poon Kah) for film psychopathia sexualis
Los Angeles: The Movie. June 28, 2007
Mr. Eddie (New York, NY)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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. br / br /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.
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