If Saint Jack is not another complete embarrassment for Bogdanovich, it nonetheless reveals his deficiencies as a film maker.
Saint Jack
"People make love for so many crazy reasons-- why shouldn't money be one of them?" - The Gospel According To Saint Jack
1979 · 1h 55m · R
Drama
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Well crafted, finely acted, and conjures up a positively intriguing milieu.
One wishes it were more outrageous and less knowing.
Hard to imagine how anyone could make less of such a promising subject.
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