American Gigolo (1980)

Part one of Schrader-thon is here!

Exploring the filmography of Paul Schrader has been an absolute treat and we're starting this series off with a bang! We both really liked this one.

American Gigolo (1980) marks Schrader’s third directorial effort, and Richard Gere’s very first full-frontal appearance (but certainly not his last). Paul Schrader has become one of Laura’s favorite directors lately, so we’re both excited to delve into this man’s films. If things go as planned, we’ll even get to talk about some of his movies that DON’T have full-frontal…

Currently streaming free on HBO Max and anywhere else you stream your movies if you don’t have HBO Max (and you want to pay to rent it).