American Gigolo 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, composed by Giorgio Moroder, and
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is a 2005 American sex comedy film and a sequel to the 1999 film "", from Happy Madison Productions. Rob Schneider returns in the role of male prostitute Deuce Bigalow who visits his former pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) in Amsterdam, and then finds himself looking for a murderer who is killing the greatest "man-whores" of Europe. Unlike "Male Gigolo", distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures brand, "European Gigolo" was released by Sony's Columbia Pictures. The film was panned by critics but grossed $45 million on a $22 million budget. Gigolos in Europe are