Saint Jack
Saint Jack

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Compelling character study, revolving around 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 lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Saint Jack:

Ben Gazzara
Denholm Elliott
James Villiers
Joss Ackland
Rodney Bewes
Mark Kingston

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Compelling character study, revolving around 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 lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes into the picture as Jack is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.

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Variety - 10/10 by Variety StaffWell crafted, finely acted, and conjures up a positively intriguing milieu.
Newsweek - 8/10 by Jack KrollSaint Jack is probably Bogdanovich’s loosest film, the one that feels most Cassavetian in execution, in which classical plotting, let alone the kind of manic screwballishness that characterizes the director’s comedies, is entirely absent in favor of a low-key, episodic character portrait embedded in a gritty, exotic, and relatively little-filmed locale.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt's too hollow and sentimental to rise to any great critical heights.
TIME Magazine - 6/10 by Frank RichIf Saint Jack is not another complete embarrassment for Bogdanovich, it nonetheless reveals his deficiencies as a film maker.
Spirituality and Practice - 4/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatSaint Jack offers a subtle study of cultural tensions and misunderstandings.
The New York Times - 4/10 by Vincent CanbyThere are some pleasant things in Saint Jack, but there are few surprises, except for the fact that either the movie's editor or Mr. Bogdanovich, who directed the film and wrote the screenplay with Howard Sackler and Paul Theroux (based on the novel by Mr. Theroux), hasn't found a simple way to indicate the passage of time.
User Review - 10/10 by Brendon MA lean, mean, classic late 70s auteur cinema. Nary a non captivating moment in this artsy thriller. Also: trannys performing live sex to the tune of Goldfinger.
User Review - 10/10 by lucy jHad the good fortune of seeing this at the Cinematheque and it completely changed my perception of Peter Bogdanovich. Apparently the blowhard actually had one good--no, GREAT--movie in him. As the first (and only?) American movie filmed entirely in Singapore, its sense of time and place is breathtaking. And this is Ben Gazarra at his very coolest. Which says a lot.
User Review - 10/10 by Adam MGazarra is amazing; Muller as DP; a story about capitalism; friendships are business here, maybe real in passing; Jack stays true to himself
User Review - 8/10 by Trevor HBefore watching Saint Jack I thought it was going to be a flat out comedy. But really, it's a drama with some comedy added in. The story follows a pimp who knows pretty much everybody in Singapore, whether through good relations or bad. New characters that come into films are usually used to let the audience understand the situation, which is what he used the british man William Leigh for, but he also used him to separate the film in three acts. An interesting concept even if I don't believe that every film definitely needs 3 acts. The film is about morals. Ben Gazzara will work as selling women, but he will not betray them, and more importantly he seems to worry about the wellness of everyone. Jack is a loving man with different ideas on morality. One of the strangest scenes in the movie is when the army kid beats the prostitute. I expected Jack to go in and beat the crap out of him, but instead he just gives him a long look and leaves. I don't know if this was because Bogdanovich likes to take away from the audience what they expect or if there is actually a point? And the James Bond music to the two transexual prostitutes dancing was hilarious. Apparently that's why no one can use the James Bond theme in movies today. Really great film with a strong performance by Ben Gazzara.

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