Fading Gigolo

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Cast & Crew

John Turturro
Fioravante

Woody Allen
Murray

Sharon Stone
Dr. Parker

Sofía Vergara
Selima

Vanessa Paradis
Avigal

Liev Schreiber
Dovi

Bob Balaban
Sol

Eugenia Kuzmina
Olga

John Turturro
Director

John Turturro
Screenwriter

Bill Block
Producer

Paul Hanson
Producer

Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Producer

James Debbs
Producer

Scott Ferguson
Executive Producer

Sasha Shapiro
Executive Producer

Bart Walker
Executive Producer

Anton Lessine
Executive Producer

Abraham Laboriel
Original Music

Bill Maxwell
Original Music

Marco Pontecorvo
Cinematographer

Simona Paggi
Film Editing

Todd M. Thaler
Casting

Lester Cohen
Production Design

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Audience Reviews for Fading Gigolo

• Sep 26, 2020

  This movie is really funny, and works thanks to great performances and a brilliant chemistry between its leads. I loved it :D
  

  Serge E Super Reviewer
• Dec 29, 2014

  John Turturro writes, directs, and stars in the indie comedy Fading Gigolo. After receiving an unusual proposal, a financially struggling man gets talked into becoming a gigolo. Co-starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, and Vanessa Paradis, the casting is pretty good; as are their performances. Yet the story is rather pointless, and the characters aren't developed that much. There are some nice bits of comedy and a few poignant dramatic moments, but none of it's followed through on. Though Fading Gigolo tries to say something about human connection, the message is muddled and gets lost in the monotonous storytelling.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Nov 10, 2014

  Despite its good moments - and there really are a handful of them, largely thanks to the presence of Woody Allen -, this average comedy is so harmless in many ways that even its sweet message about loneliness and connection gets diluted by how perfunctory the plot is.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Oct 23, 2014

  I really enjoyed this comedy directed, written by and starring John Turturro, co-starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Paradis, and Liev Schreiber. I really have no explanation why it failed at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics. I really thought at some stage that this was Woody Allen's movie, because the story was just crazy enough to hve his stamp! Dr. Parker (Sharon Stone), a wealthy dermatologist, mentions to her patient Murray (Woody Allen) that she and a woman friend (Sofía Vergara) wish to experience a ménage à trois and asks if he knows a willing man. Of course Murray, who is Jewish, and whose used bookstore has failed, wants to take an advantage of this situation and he convinces his friend and former employee Fioravante (John Turturro) to take the gig, as both are short of money... Very light story actually had lots of substance under the surface, and Turturro really shows us a great skill to take stereotypical characters and to portray them in an offbeat and surprising way! I could not believe how funny those offbeat ways could be, and uniquely enjoyable at the same time. Refreshingly different but still comfortably familiar with Woody Allen giving one of his better performances! Enjoy the sweetness and its silliness.
  Panta O Super Reviewer