and occurred again when Travolta was offered the lead in both An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Chicago (2002).
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Schrader considers it one of four similar films, which he calls "double bookends": Taxi Driver, bookended by Light Sleeper, and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker.
In 1980, American Gigolo was released that had the character of a sadistic and violent black pimp who used violence against white people.
He designed the costumes for American Gigolo (1980), the success of which led to a long-term collaboration with the world of film.
The system gained widespread fame after it was used by Richard Gere in the 1980 movie American Gigolo.
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She returned to films in the 1980s, with small roles in American Gigolo, The Sting II, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Morning After, and Made in America, among others.
The film starred Richard Gere, who appeared with Nina Van Pallandt in one of his earliest films, American Gigolo.
It is an independent production and is the latest installment in Schrader's night workers series of films, starting with Taxi Driver in 1976, followed by American Gigolo in 1980 and Light Sleeper in 1992.