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6.6/10 • 49

1979-04-271h 55m

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"People make love for so many crazy reasons-- why shouldn't money be one of them?" - The Gospel According To Saint Jack

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 a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.

Directors
Peter Bogdanovich
Editors
William C. Carruth

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  1. Ben Gazzara

    Ben Gazzara

    Jack Flowers

  2. Denholm Elliott

    Denholm Elliott

    William Leigh

  3. James Villiers

    James Villiers

    Frogget

  4. Joss Ackland

    Joss Ackland

    Yardley

  5. Rodney Bewes

    Rodney Bewes

    Smale

  6. Mark Kingston

    Mark Kingston

    Yates

  7. Lisa Lu

    Lisa Lu

    Mrs. Yates

  8. Monika Subramaniam

    Monika Subramaniam

    Monika

  9. Judy Lim

    Judy Lim

    Judy

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CinemaSerf

May 26, 2024

7/10

"Flowers" (Ben Gazzara) reckons there are easy pickings to be had setting up a brothel in Singapore and feathering his nest for a life of luxury back in the USA. Upon his arrival he alights on a collection of ex-pat Brits and befriends "William" (Denholm Elliott) - a decent man, an accountant, with little interest in the goings on in an whorehouse besides balancing the books for it's owners. Needless to say, the local Triad gang don't look too kindly on his interfering enterprise, but events in Vietnam might just provide for the most unlikely of supporters for his increasingly risky venture. Initially I thought Gazzara too lightweight to hold this together, but coupled with quite a poignant effort from Elliott and relying on a solid cast of familiar British faces, the story develops into quite an interesting observation of a man who does, indeed, have some scruples and standards of his own - even if he doesn't mind so much just quite how he makes his fortune! As events proceed, even those priorities begin to be re-thought. It's a bit of a slow starter, this, but to watch the naive cynicism of "Flowers" evolve, mature even, is worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
vietnam warbrothelsingaporepimpprostitutiontranssexualgay theme