SHOW NOTES:
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Film Reviews: American Gigolo, Variety, Jan 30, 1980
American Gigolo, Films in Review, March 1980, Vol 31 Iss 3
American Gigolo Review, by Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 1980
Schrader Deep In ‘Gigolo’, Variety; Vol. 298, Iss. 4, Feb 27, 1980
Screen: ‘American Gigolo,’ a Southern California Melodrama: Gauging the Glitter By Vincent Canby, The New York Times, Feb 1, 1980
WET Magazine – Vol. 4, No. 4, Issue 22, Jan/Feb 1980
“The Male Idols” Newsweek, May 23,1983
GQ Magazine September 1979
Playgirl, June 1985
“Richard Gere: Stripped Down and Sexy” Rolling Stone, March 6, 1980
Call Me! American Gigolo swaggered into theaters 40 years ago this month and forever rocked the worlds of film, fashion, music, and sex. An oral history by Lili Anolik, Feb 8, 2020
Schrader by Schrader & Other Writings, edited by Kevin Jackson
Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock ‘N Roll Generation by Peter Biskind
Was Hemingway Gay? There’s More to His Story By Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times, November 10, 1994
The Rise of Richard Gere by Hollis Alpert. American Film, October 1979
On the Make with American Gigolo by Steven M. Silverman. American Film October 1979
As Hollywood Gigolo or Broadway Gay, Richard Gere Slouches Toward Stardom, People Magazine, April 7, 1980
Playboy Viewpoint: The New Puritans, Playboy, November 1980
Playboy Isn’t Playing: An Interview with Judith Bat-Ada
Travolta to leave the starring role of ‘American Gigolo’, The Hollywood Reporter, Vol. 255, Iss. 5, Jan 23, 1979
Stateside: All for the good of ‘Gigolo’ by Tony Crawly, Screen International Iss. 209, Sep 29, 1979
The Rise Of Richard Gere by Hollis Alpert, American Film Vol. 5, Iss. 1, Oct 1, 1979
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