Tag: Paul Theroux

Half Moon Street Script

Script by:Edward Behr (Screenplay), Bob Swaim (Screenplay), Paul Theroux (Novel)
Directed by:Bob Swaim
Year:1986
IMDb:tt0091164

Plot:Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she does at the office. On one of her 'dates', Lauren meets the politician Lord Bulbeck who is trying to mediate a peace accord between the Arabs and Israelis. Bulbeck falls in love with his escort, and unwittingly, Lauren becomes a pawn in some very dirty politics.
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Saint Jack Script

Script by:Howard Sackler (Screenplay), Paul Theroux (Screenplay), Peter Bogdanovich (Screenplay), Paul Theroux (Novel)
Directed by:Peter Bogdanovich
Year:1979
IMDb:tt0079843

Plot:Compelling character study, revolving around Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. He dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury. Savvy but not unsavory he strikes up a friendship with William Leigh (Denholm Elliot), a genial and decent auditor who travels to Singapore every year. Ultimately, the background of the Vietnam War comes into the picture as Jack is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
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