American Gigolo (1980)
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
- Released
- 1980-02-01
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Schrader
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 755 votes
Cast
- 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
- Tom Stewart as Mr. Rheiman
- Patricia Carr as Judy Rheiman
- David Cryer as Lt. Curtis
- Carole Cook as Mrs. Dobrun
- Carol Bruce as Mrs. Sloan