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8 February 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
His business is pleasure! morePlot:
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. moreNewsDesk:
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A Stylish Morality Play moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Gere | ... | Julian |
 | Lauren Hutton | ... | Michelle |
 | Hector Elizondo | ... | Sunday |
 | Nina Van Pallandt | ... | Anne |
| Bill Duke | ... | Leon |
 | Brian Davies | ... | Charles Stratton |
 | K Callan | ... | Lisa Williams |
| Tom Stewart | ... | Mr. Rheiman |
| Patricia Carr | ... | Judy Rheiman (as Patti Carr) |
| David Cryer | ... | Lt. Curtis |
 | Carole Cook | ... | Mrs. Dobrun |
| Carol Bruce | ... | Mrs. Sloan |
| Frances Bergen | ... | Mrs. Laudner |
| Macdonald Carey | ... | Hollywood Actor (as MacDonald Carey) |
| William Dozier | ... | Michelle's Lawyer |
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117 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R (Certificate #25613) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Hong Kong:III | Norway:16 (1980) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | UK:X (original rating)Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows - 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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According to the book "The Meryl Streep Story" (1984), Meryl Streep was offered and turned down the role of Michelle because she didn't like the tone of the film. moreQuotes:
Julian Kaye: [begs to Leon] I'll do fag tricks. I'll do kink. I'll do anything you want me to do. moreSoundtrack:
Concerto in A Major (for Clarinet) K622 moreFAQ
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Richard Gere is perfectly cast in the role of decadent but vulnerable male gigolo cum prostitute who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. His emotional entanglement with a married woman (Lauren Hutton) is believable, but the film is above all a dissection of the emptiness of the kind of stylish materialism which was to become such a hallmark of cosmopolitan lifestyle in the 80's. Like many such morality tales, though, the superficial attractiveness of the 'style' as a way of life is liable to lead some to embrace rather than reject it as a way of bringing excitement into their lives. In any event, a stylish piece of cinema.