Saint Jack

El Biffo

Wonderful, offbeat and very Bogdanovich New Hollywood picture stars Ben Gazzara in full "Cosmo Vittelli"/"Jackie Treehorn" mode: "People make love for so many crazy reasons. Why shouldn't money be one of them?"

Michael H. CLAES

Produit par Roger CORMAN avec Ben GAZZARA, l'histoire d'un maquereau sympa et d'un bordel tout aussi sympa --------------------- Produced by Roger Corman with Ben Gazzara, a story of a nice pimp and a equally nice whorehouse

Laurs Kemp

More people need to be talking about this movie. It's one of the best American films of the 1970s.

mubianer

I love that after years of watching movies I can still discover gems like this. Ben Gazzara plays a similar role to the role in "Killing of a Chinese Bookie", he does this well. Great post-colonial atmosphere with the Vietnam war in the background. I think this film deserves more attention.

Bilouaustria

CINEMA _ Ben Gazzara is in every shot of this film, always on screen, and just shining with another Cassavetes type performance. He plays Jack Flowers, a kind of successful failure, the guy you need to know to spend a good night in brothel-Singapore (the all place is just humid and filthy but the film makes you feel at home - oh by the way Hugh Hefner is executive producer here). Delightful surprise.

Dalibor

Gazzara walking aloof around Singapore in light flower shirts, smoking cigars and exercising his "yellow fever". With a plot taking a certain direction just to nonchalantly forgo it for something more interesting along the way, "Saint Jack" is a mature example of good spirited New Hollywood.

Ethan

This is the performance of Ben Gazzara's career and an underrated classic from Bogdanovich.

Steve G.

Just when you think you are running out of 1970s American masterpieces....