Fading Gigolo

Apr 9 2014 R 1h 30m
Comedy

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.

Plot

Murray, the bankrupt owner of a bookstore, is forced to close his family business. His dermatologist, Dr. Parker, dreams of having a threesome and would pay a thousand dollars to have one with her friend Selima. Murray then proposes to his friend Fioravante that they start a male prostitution business, with Murray acting as the pimp. However, when Fioravante meets a Hasidic Jewish woman, Avigal, who is the widow of a rabbi, they fall in love with each other. But a Jewish neighborhood patrolman, Dovi, is in love with Avigal too, and might make life difficult for Fioravante and Murray.

Written by

John Turturro

Directed by

John Turturro

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Antidote Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
25,841
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA