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Compelling character study centering on Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small-time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States to live a life of luxury.
Mar 20, 2020 · Synopsis. Jack Flowers is an expatriate in Singapore who is willing to make his living legally or illegally. After getting by helping American and British businessmen find women, Jack succeeds in opening a brothel, but before long the local mob puts him out of business.
247. Saint Jack is a 1973 novel by Paul Theroux that was adapted into a 1979 film of the same name. It tells the life of Jack Flowers, a pimp in Singapore. Feeling hopeless and undervalued, Jack tries to make money by setting up his own bordello, and clashes with Chinese triad members in the process.
Theatrical trailer of "Saint Jack" by Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland, Rodney Bewes, Mark Kingston, Li...
Plot. Jack, a likeable, freewheeling American pimp in Singapore, goes to the airport to pick up a British accountant for his Chinese 'boss', whom he only associates with to cover his real business, pimping, from the authorities. He takes William, an uptight and nervy English accountant, to his hotel, then to a bar where British expats mingle.
Director, Screenplay. Paul Theroux. Novel, Screenplay. Howard Sackler. Screenplay. Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run ...
Saint Jack. DRAMA. Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early 1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. 72% TOMATOMETER. Average 6.4. Reviews 18. Fresh 13. Rotten 5. Information. Studio. Copa del Oro, Playboy Productions, Shoals Creek, Copa del Oro, Shoals Creek. Genre.
