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Saint Jack
1979
Saint Jack is a 1979 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich based on the 1973 novel Saint Jack. Ben Gazzara stars as Flowers in the film. The film also features Denholm Elliott and Lisa Lu.
- $2 million
- Roger Corman
- Saint Jack, by Paul Theroux
Dec 5, 1979 · Ben Gazzara stars as Jack Flowers, an American pimp in Singapore who dreams of making it big. The film was banned in Singapore and features a cast of British and Asian actors.
- (2.8K)
- Peter Bogdanovich
- R
- Drama
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.
- United States
- Paul Theroux
- English
- Houghton Mifflin
Ben Gazzara stars as Jack Flowers, a small-time pimp who dreams of opening a luxury brothel in Singapore. The film, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, explores the themes of morality, friendship, and capitalism in a foreign setting.
- (36)
- Peter Bogdanovich
- R
- Ben Gazzara
Jun 14, 2023 · So, why did this multi-generational nostalgia-trigger for Singaporeans end up in a corner of Saint Jack? We can’t know for sure, but it’s one of many specific touches and elements that reveal the film’s craving for authenticity. To tell its story – of a white man’s adventures in the tropics – Saint Jack hardly
Saint Jack is a film about an American pimp in Singapore who dreams of running a brothel and making a fortune. The film explores his friendship with an auditor, his moral code, and his involvement with the CIA and a triad.
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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Jesse Cataldo Spectrum Culture. Shooting halfway around the world, director Peter Bogdanovich manages to reinvent his style in a minor key with Saint...