American Gigolo
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American Gigolo is a 1980 feature film, written and directed by Paul Schrader. Schrader based the film on French director Robert Bresson's Pickpocket (1959).
Richard Gere stars as Julian Kay, a male prostitute in Los Angeles. He falls in love with Michelle Stratton (played by Lauren Hutton), the unhappy wife of a local politician. Julian is framed for murder. "Call Me" by Blondie is the lead song for the popular soundtrack. The music was composed by Giorgio Moroder.
The movie was famous (or infamous) because it was the first time a major Hollywood actor was frontally nude in a film.
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Trivia
- Julian Kay drives a 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL convertible.
- The wardrobe used in the film placed Armani on the fashion map.
- John Travolta had been offered the role, but due to payment disagreements with Schrader, he dropped out. This is the first role that Travolta has turned down only to be taken by Richard Gere. It is to have occurred again when Travolta was offered the lead in An Officer and A Gentleman (1982).
- The late Christopher Reeve was also offered the lead role, but turned it down, reportedly because he found the film's subject matter "distasteful".
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