Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
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| Directed by | Mike Mitchell |
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| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $92.9 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | December 14, 1999 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Hollywood Records |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 American sex comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell at his feature debut, written by Harris Goldberg and Rob Schneider, and starring Schneider as a hapless fishtank cleaner who goes into business as a male prostitute in an attempt to earn enough money to repair damage he caused while house-sitting. It was the first film released by Happy Madison Productions.
Released on December 10, 1999, the film received negative critical reviews but became a box office success, grossing $92 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. The film has developed a minor cult following and spawned a sequel in 2005, titled Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, but with Columbia Pictures replacing Touchstone and upon release, received worse reviews and became a box office disappointment.
Deuce Bigalow, an insecure fishtank cleaner (aquarist), is fired for cleaning the tank at a public aquarium in the nude. Deuce is unsuccessful in attracting women, so he attempts to keep himself busy at work. On a house call, he meets an Argentinean male prostitute Antoine Laconte. Antoine is going on a business trip, and so asks Deuce to care for his lionfish and protect his home while he is away. Deuce accidentally sets Antoine's kitchen on fire when trying to make a grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster, and breaks an expensive fish tank.
Fearing Antoine will kill him, Deuce is forced to find a way to pay for the damage. Low-rent pimp T.J. Hicks 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 decides to make the clients feel better about themselves, since he only desires to have sex with beautiful women.
Deuce meets unusual clients but he still manages to get along with them, despite there being no sex involved, by helping them with certain issues in their lives. These clients include:
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