American Gigolò

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Christopher Reeve and John Travolta were offered the lead role of Julian but both turned it down in [...]	D
One of a handful of films where Richard Gere, during his male sex symbol period between the late 197 [...]	D
Among common tropes in movies about prostitution are STDs, especially AIDS. However, in 1979, there [...]	D
The 18 June 1979 edition of Playgirl magazine reported star Christopher Reeve was offered the lead m [...]	D
Michele Drake's debut.	D
Chevy Chase, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone were all consi [...]	D
The 23 January 1979 edition of show-business trade paper 'The Hollywood Reporter' announced that sta [...]	D
Soundtrack producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Fleetwood Mac singer Steve Nicks to compose, si [...]	D
The film's closing credits state: "Principal costumes for Ms. Hutton [Lauren Hutton] furnished by Ba [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 1 [...]	D
The film is widely credited to have established clothes designer Giorgio Armani in Hollywood, since [...]	D
Glenn Close tested for the role of Michelle in late 1978, when John Travolta was attached to play Ju [...]	D
The brown dress with the fur collar that Carole Cook wears is the same one that she wore when she ap [...]	D
Star John Travolta, who was originally attached to play the lead male role of Julian Kay, had recent [...]	D
The production period of principal photography on this picture ran for about two months between mid- [...]	D
Originally, the producers wanted to cast Alan Hale Jr. as the leading role that later went to Gere. [...]	D
Christopher Reeve reportedly turned down the lead role because he felt he wouldn't have adequate tim [...]	D
The make and model of the sports car that Julian Kaye (Richard Gere) drove was a two-door black conv [...]	D
According to the 15 April 1979 edition of The Los Angeles Times, when attached star John Travolta le [...]	D
Richard Gere and Hector Elizondo also appear together in Pretty Woman (1990) and Se scappi, ti sposo [...]	D
The 24 February 1980 edition of The Los Angeles Times stated this film was one of five screenplays w [...]	D
In 1981, the film was Golden Globe Award-nominated for two music gongs - Best Original Score for a M [...]	D
Debbie Harry has said the film's main title song "Call Me" was inspired by driving and she visualize [...]	D
According to the book "The Meryl Streep Story" (1984), Meryl Streep was offered and turned down the [...]	D
Pamela Kwong's debut.	D
Although he receives credit as a "Hollywood Actor", Macdonald Carey is not seen or identified in the [...]	D
Writer-director Paul Schrader first conceptualized this film whilst teaching screenwriting at the Fi [...]	D
Reportedly, one of the reasons John Travolta turned the film down was because he wanted final cut ap [...]	D
Nina van Pallandt, who plays Anne, had become a public figure during the early 1970s when she was th [...]	D
Director Paul Schrader's screenplay and direction was inspired by minimalist director Robert Bresson [...]	D
This picture is considered the first installment of Paul Schrader's unofficial "Lonely Man Trilogy," [...]	D
According to Richard Gere, the nudity was not in the original script. "It was just in the natural pr [...]	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Ameri [...]	D
The movie's main theme song "Call Me" performed by Blondie was a massive hit and went to #1 in both [...]	D
According to the May 1979 edition of women's fashion magazine Vogue, actress Lauren Hutton's wardrob [...]	D
Paul Schrader wanted Lauren Hutton for the role of Michelle Stratton, but the studio wanted a bigger [...]	D
Ferdinando Scarfiotti designed the entire look of the film. However, because of art director guild r [...]	D
Two years earlier, Lauren Hutton and Nina Van Pallandt co-starred in Robert Altman's 'Un matrimonio [...]	D
Although Michelle tells Julian that he speaks French without any American accent, he mispronounces ' [...]	D
The mansion of Lisa Williams (K Callan) also served as the home of Alex Benedict (John Cassavetes) i [...]	D
Julie Christie originally was to play the role of the politician's wife when Richard Gere was first [...]	D
In 2012, star Richard Gere said that he was drawn to the role because of its gay subtext. "I read it [...]	D

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