The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Guionista (WGA):

Phillip Jayson Lasker (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 noviembre 2002 (Hong Kong)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Pleasure is his business...Call him old-fashioned.

Plot:

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

Plot Keywords:

Escort | Novelist | Novel | Writer | Escort Service

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Just a Gigolo

Reparto

Andy Garcia	...	Byron
Mick Jagger	...	Luther
Julianna Margulies	...	Dena
Olivia Williams	...	Andrea
James Coburn	...	Alcott
Michael Des Barres	...	Nigel
Richard Bradford	...	Edward Rodgers
Anjelica Huston	...	Jennifer Adler
Xander Berkeley	...	Virgil Koster
Sherman Howard	...	Paul Pearson
Joe Santos	...	Domenico
Susan Barnes	...	Attractive Woman
Tracey Walter	...	Bartender
Asha Siewkumar	...	Receptionist
Kerry Li	...	Restaurant Patron

También conocida como:

Gigoló: El precio del éxito (Argentina) [es]
Servicio de compañía (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Duración:

106 min | Germany:97 min (TV version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #38183)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

CineSon Entertainment

Trivialidades:

Production was limited to 30 days because the financing ran out.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Byron and Andrea first appear in bed together, Andrea's lingerie shoulder strap is alternately under her left arm/on her shoulder between shots.

Citas:

Luther Fox: I don't know why they call them outstanding checks... as if not being paid is somehow a good thing.

Conexiones de Película:

References The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Just a Gigolo

This is a chick flick. But it's one of the most intelligent that I've ever seen. It makes one think, not merely fantasize or get all emotional.

We've seen films and documentaries about female escort services. This is the first one I know about a male service. It calls to mind the old song Just a Gigolo.

Andy Garcia plays a talented but unsuccessful writer. His novels, admired by the critics, somehow don't sell. Desperate to support his young family, he feels compelled to find some other line of work.

And then there's the sight of Mick Jagger in a three-piece suit -- almost worth the price of admission. It's a fine, nuanced performance. It seems consistent with the Jagger persona, in an odd way.

If you want quality drama devoid of the usual chick flick cliches, this is for you. That is, if it's playing in your town.