The movie ended up starring Richard Gere in a breakthrough role, with Diller adding that Gere "would go on to break up my ...

In his juicy tell-all memoir, Barry Diller remembers the real reason John Travolta got cold feet over 'American Gigolo.' ...

And this film made Richard a star. I wish I could remember which movie John Travolta ended up doing after getting out of “American Gigolo.” But whatever he did, he did it well too *laughs*.