A Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.A Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.A Los Angeles escort is accused of a murder which he did not commit.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Nina van Pallandt
- Anne
- (as Nina Van Pallandt)
Patricia Carr
- Judy Rheiman
- (as Patti Carr)
Macdonald Carey
- Hollywood Actor
- (as MacDonald Carey)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDebbie Harry has said the film's main title song "Call Me" was inspired by driving and she visualized the film's opening sequence when writing it. She said: "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene [of the movie], driving on the coast of California." Harry was first given an instrumental rough track titled "Man Machine" by Giorgio Moroder and was asked to write the melody and lyrics for the song. Reportedly, this only took her a few hours to do.
- GoofsAt 17:12, the helicopter carrying the camera is clearly reflected just above the right rear wheel of the Mercedes.
- Quotes
Julian Kaye: Why me? Why did you pick me?
Leon: Because you were framable. You've stepped on too many toes. Nobody ever cared about you. I never even liked you much myself.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 21 minutes from this film for its 1983 network television premiere.
- SoundtracksThe Love I Saw in You Is Just a Mirage
by Smokey Robinson (as W. Robinson) and Marvin Tarplin (as M. Tarplin)
Performed by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (as Smokey Robinson and The Miracles)
Courtesy of Motown Records
Featured review
Okayish
Okay-ish thriller-drama. Plot setup was good but it just seems to drift from a point. Ending is a bit trite and quite predictable. Surprising, as the movie is written-directed by Paul Schrader, who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull for Martin Scorsese. Maybe he shouldn't direct... (though Affliction was great and Cat People was decent).
Performances are OK. This was Richard Gere's breakthrough role.
Performances are OK. This was Richard Gere's breakthrough role.
helpful•71
- grantss
- Nov 19, 2020
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- An American Gigolo
- Filming locations
- Sunset Plaza Apartments - 1220 Sunset Plaza Drive, Mt. Olympus, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Westwood Apartment Hotel, demolished 1987 and replaced by a totally different building - see GE at the actual address)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $4,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,743,674
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,559,930
- Feb 3, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $22,745,134
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content