Taglines: Some guys don’t have all the luck.
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he runs into a male gigolo who asks him to look after his precious fish while he is away on business. However, he wrecks the house and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer his hot on his trail.
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 reviews from critics and grossed $92 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. A sequel, titled Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released in 2005.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Starring: Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin, Arija Bareikis, Oded Fehr, Gail O’Grady, Jacqueline Obradors, Dina Platias, Amy Poehler
Screenplay by: Harris Goldberg, Rob Schneider
Production Design by: Alan Au
Cinematography by: Peter Lyons Collister
Film Editing by: George Bowers, Lawrence Jordan, Doron Shauly
Costume Design by: Molly Maginnis
Set Decoration by: Beauchamp Fontaine
Art Direction by: Domenic Silvestri
Music by: Teddy Castellucci
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and crude humor.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: December 10, 1999
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