Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
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| Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | |
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| Directed by | Mike Mitchell |
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| Produced by | Adam Sandler (executive) |
| Written by | Rob Schneider |
| Starring | Rob Schneider William Forsythe Eddie Griffin |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Editing by | George Bowers Lawrence Jordan |
| Studio | Happy Madison |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 10, 1999 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Gross revenue | $92,938,755 |
| Followed by | European Gigolo |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe.
A sequel, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released on August 12, 2005. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures instead of Touchstone Pictures and was less successful than the first movie.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is the first film released by the Happy Madison Productions film production company.
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[edit] Plot
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schnieder) is a diminutive, sex-starved fishtank repairman and fish caretaker. Deuce has no success in attracting women, so he tries to stay busy with work. On a house call, he meets male prostitute Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr). Antoine is going on a business trip, and he asks Deuce to care for his lionfish and home while he's away. Deuce accidentally sets Antoine's kitchen on fire when trying to make a grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster, and smashes an expensive fish tank.
Fearing for his life, Deuce is forced to find a way to pay off Antoine for the damage. Low-rent pimp T.J. Hicks (Eddie Griffin) offers to help Deuce make enough money to buy a new fish tank, and convinces Deuce to take over the absent Antoine's role as a gigolo. Deuce meets unusual clients; they include a woman who's narcoleptic, one suffering from Tourette's Syndrome with coprolalia, another who weighs close to 750 pounds, and an extremely tall woman. Deuce decides to make the clients feel better about themselves, since he only desires to have sex with beautiful, sexy women.
Deuce is pursued by Detective Chuck Fowler (William Forsythe), who demands Antoine's black book of clients and threatens to take Deuce to jail if he doesn't comply. Deuce falls in love with one of his clients -- Kate (Arija Bareikis), who has a fake leg. She breaks up with Deuce when she finds out that he was a prostitute hired by her friends.
Deuce helps Detective Fowler please his wife via stripping and erotic dancing, and the two make peace. Deuce is still taken into custody on prostitution charges, as Fowler needs someone to bring in. At the hearing, it is revealed that Deuce never slept with any of the clients except for Kate. Since Deuce gave back the money to Kate and was not paid for sex with her, he is cleared of all charges.
Using the money he made, Deuce restores Antoine's fish tank. Unfortunately, one of Deuce's friends accidentally kills the prize fish in Antoine's aquarium. Deuce buys a replacement fish and returns to Antoine's house just in time. Antoine is suspicious, but cannot figure out why. He taps the new aquarium and the glass shatters. Deuce then reveals his man-whoring escapades to the confused and angry Antoine. Outraged, Antoine tries to kill Deuce, but the overweight client shows up, comes between the two men, and saves Deuce's life. Antoine is then arrested by Detective Fowler. Deuce marries Kate.
[edit] Cast
- Rob Schneider as Deuce Bigalow
- William Forsythe as Det. Chuck Fowler
- Eddie Griffin as Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks
- Arija Bareikis as Kate
- Oded Fehr as Antoine Laconte
- Gail O'Grady as Claire
- Richard Riehle as Bob Bigalow
- Jacqueline Obradors as Elaine Fowler
- Big Boy as Jabba
- Amy Poehler as Ruth
- Dina Platias as Bergita
- Torsten Voges as Tina
- Deborah Lemen as Carol
- Bree Turner as Allison
- Andrew Shaifer as Neil
- Allen Covert as Vic
- Elle Schneider as Cookie Girl
- Pilar Schneider as Old Lady in Japanese Restaurant
- Norm Macdonald as Bartender (uncredited)
- Marlo Thomas as Client with Vicious Dog (uncredited)
[edit] Trivia
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- Rob Schneider's mother appears in the film as the eye-patched woman he mistakes for his date in the Japanese restaurant.
- The line "That's a huge bitch!" is shouted from off screen at Tina, the tall lady. This and other lines said during this scene were spoken by Adam Sandler, the film's executive producer.
- Rob Schneider's daughter appears in the film as a kid selling knock-off Girl Scout cookies.
- The baseball game that Deuce and Ruth are attending was between the Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians.
- Tina's face is never seen on screen because she is played by a male actor.
[edit] External links
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo at the Internet Movie Database
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo at Box Office Mojo
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