American Gigolo write the series for Showtime. American Gigolo American Gigolo is a 1980 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. It tells the story about a high-priced male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician's wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case. The film is notable for establishing Gere as a leading man, and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star. It is also notable for its Golden Globe Award-nominated musical score,
American Gigolo direct influence on the film; the composition of the final shot draws heavily from the film, as does the final dialogue. Schrader later provided an introduction to the Criterion Collection DVD of "Pickpocket". On the film's ending, Schrader writes: "At the end of "American Gigolo", I wanted to perversely plunge my lizardy protagonist into icy Bressonian waters, so I lifted the ending of "Pickpocket" and gave it to Julian Kaye. A grace note as unwarranted as Christ's promise to the thief on the cross." Schrader re-visited many of the themes of "American Gigolo" in his 2007 film, "The Walker", and