American Gigolo
1980 film directed by Paul Schrader
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Summary
American Gigolo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,314 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Paul Schrader[3]
- Screenwriter: Paul Schrader[4]
- Composer: Giorgio Moroder[5]
- Movement: New Hollywood[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], crime film[8], erotic film[9], mystery film[10]
- Cast member: Richard Gere[11], Lauren Hutton[12], Héctor Elizondo[13], Bill Duke[14], Nina van Pallandt[15], E. Brian Davies[16], Carole Cook[17], Macdonald Carey[18], Richard Derr[19], William Dozier[20], Carol Bruce[21], Frances Bergen[22]
- Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer[23]
- Performer: Giorgio Moroder[24]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: John Bailey[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Soundtrack release: American Gigolo[28], Call Me[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 6.5/10[31], 73%[32], 57/100[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1980[36], May 15, 1980[37], February 1, 1980[38]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[39], Netflix[40]
- Narrative location: California[41]
- Filming location: California[42], Malibu[43]
- Main subject: Los Angeles Police Department[44]
- Film editor: Richard Halsey[45]
- Title: American Gigolo[46]
- MPA film rating: R[47]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[48]
Why It Matters
American Gigolo has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]