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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 88 min United States of America R 18+
★5.3
Comedy, Romance
Director: Mike Mitchell
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Description
Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo 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 is hot on his trail.
Budget:
$17M
US Gross:
$65.54M
Worldwide:
$92.94M
Starring
Rob Schneider
Actor
William Forsythe
Actor
Eddie Griffin
Actor
Awards
2 nominations total
Key opinion
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a polarizing low-brow comedy that fans appreciate for its lighthearted, escapist tone and Rob Schneider's committed lead performance. Critics and detractors, however, find the narrative thin, the characters one-dimensional, and the humor frequently cruel or lazily reliant on offensive stereotypes.
| Acting | Rob Schneider's lead performance is consistently described as a perfect fit for the film's goofy, underdog-protagonist tone. | |
| Screenplay | The film utilizes a thin, caricatured narrative structure that favors slapstick gags over internal logic or character development. | |
| Humor | Opinions on the film's humor are sharply divided between those who find it a refreshing, lighthearted "mood lift" and those who condemn it as cruel, vulgar, or offensive for its mockery of disabilities. | |
| Emotion | Viewers disagree on the film's overall charm: some see a harmless, optimistic "fairy-tale" for adults, while others view it as a primitive, aesthetically unpleasant experience. |