Richard Gere is an escort to the older, wealthier ladies of los angeles. A friend asks him to drive to palm springs for a (rough) date with a woman, while her husband watches. Around the same time, he gets closer than usual to Michelle (Hutton)... she shows up at his door, and gets under his skin more than he usually allows. When Detective Sunday (Elizondo) shows up asking about a murder, he realizes he's going to need help from some folks for an alibi. Except that most people won't want to have any of this shared with the police. Or the public. Some great scenes of LA and palm springs. Hamburger hamlet. Tower records. All gone now. Good story. Long story. Almost two hours. Written and directed by Paul Schrader; he had made Taxi Driver and Raging Bull with Scorsese and DeNiro. Pretty good track record. This one showing on epix channel.
Review of American Gigolo
