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Movie: American Gigolo
Year: 1980
Director: Paul Schrader
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A REVIEW
My wife calls this movie “time travel” – and it is.
Sit back and watch Richard Gere slickly slither through the hot spots and underbelly of Los Angeles as a male escort at the beginning of the Greed Decade.
Then add Lauren Hutton, some smooth cinematography, a murder, and a sprinkle of Blondie’s “Call Me,” and you have something special.
The film’s only problem? Its patchwork ending.
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HOW TO WATCH
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Lead-In Image – Movie Poster – Paramount