Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Released 1999
Stars Rob Schneider, Oded Fehr, William Forsythe, Arija Bareikis, Eddie Griffin, Bree Turner, Amy
Directed by Mike Mitchell

Deuce Bigalow may be moronic, but it's a shade above painful. Rob Schneider plays the title character, a fish tank cleaner with few social skills and no discernable intelligence. Through a series of not-very-interesting coincidences, Deuce ends up house-sitting for wealthy gigolo Antoine Laconte while the guy is out of the country on business. Antoine has a bad reputation. He collects ancient weapons, and isn't afraid to use them. So when Deuce effectively trashes his living room, he has to come up with $6000 for repairs in three weeks or face life in a body cast - if at all. Unable to procure that kind of money through his legitimate job, he decides to make a career change into Antonio's line of work. After striking out trying to make it on his own as a "man whore", he agrees to work for T.J., a pimp, who procures him all sorts of unusual clients. Of course, Deuce falls in love with one of them, a sweet girl named Kate. He begins dating her on the side, but it's only a matter of time before she learns the truth. Meanwhile, a strung-out police detective shadows Deuce, frequently threatening him, then dropping his trousers and asking advice about his penis.

Summary by James Berardinelli