American Gigolo (soundtrack) American Gigolo (soundtrack) American Gigolo is the soundtrack album to the 1980 movie of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. The music was composed and performed by Giorgio Moroder and was released worldwide on the Polydor label. It peaked at #7 in the "Billboard" 200 Album charts. All the cuts from the soundtrack also went to number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts. "Call Me" by Blondie is the lead song for the soundtrack and was played during the film's intro. The song, which in the early stages was an instrumental demo titled "Man Machine,"
The Jazz Singer (1980 film) one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. Diamond was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for the same role in this movie, winning the latter. The only other time an actor was nominated for both awards for the same performance was Pia Zadora, who uniquely won both in 1981. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Jazz Singer (1980 film) The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American drama film and a remake of the 1927 film "The Jazz Singer", released by EMI Films.