6.6
Summary
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott
William Leigh
James Villiers
Frogget
Joss Ackland
Yardley
Rodney Bewes
Smale
Mark Kingston
Yates
Lisa Lu
Mrs. Yates
Monika Subramaniam
Monika
Judy Lim
Judy
George Lazenby
Senator
Peter Bogdanovich
Eddie Schuman
Joseph Noël
Gopi
Kian Bee Ong
Hing
Yan Meng Tan
Little Hing
Andrew Chua
Andrew (Taxi Driver)
Ronald Ng
Triad Gang Member
Peter Pang
Triad Gang Member
Teow Keng Seow
Triad Gang Member
Ken Wolinski
Australian Businessman
Peter Tay
Mike (Prince's Desk Clerk)
Osman Zailani
Bob (Prince's Manager)
Elizabeth Ang
Shirley
S.M. Sim
Mr. Tan
Choh Poh Hin
Wally
Charles M. Longbottom
Stanley ("George Milton")
Sonny Ng
Sonny
Bridgit Ang
Bridgit
Lily Ang
Lily
Diana Voon
Mammy
Oggi
Djamila
L.T. Firbank
Col. Gunstone
Elsie Quah
Esther
Nancy Koh
Esther's Cronie
Doreen Kiong
Esther's Cronie
Bill Snorgrass
Floyd
Kitty Ooi
Wong May
Driawan
Nancy
Salem Sanwan
Yusof
H.J. Zaccheus
Ganapathy (Gatekeeper)
Teo Bee Hui
Jimmy Khoo (Cook)
Mary Lim
Ling Ling
Mel Sophian
"Swastika" Man
Mary Lwee
"Swastika" Girl
Len Burke
Australian Customer
Keith Masavage
Marvin
Chris Corrigan
"Houston"
Beau John Owens
"Memphis"
Prentice Gaines
"Wichita Falls"
Sally Tunnicliffe
Katie Horner
Goh Luck Kwang
Raffles Desk Clerk
P. Ganesan
Raffles Bellboy
Juliana Loi
Rosie
Tee Boon Tan
Toh (Midget)
Harry Yong
Fourth Triad
Cheong Ah Lew
Triad Driver
K.M. Goh
Triad Tattooist
H.C. Goh
Harry (Tattooist)
Larry Osterhaus
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Barry Gaines
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Kevin Stein
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Gibson Del
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Richard Newberry
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Michael Lee Baron
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Richard Goodman
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
John Sakellar
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Andy Nickson
G.I. at Paradise Gardens
Brian Leonard
Harmonium Player
Patrick Waterman
Minister
Nina Bagharib
Nina
Edward Tan
Tony
Teo Mui Hwa
G.P.O. Postal Clerk
Robby Müller
Robby (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Peter Bogdanovich
Novel, Screenplay
Paul Theroux
Screenplay
Howard Sackler
Reviews
Geronimo1967
May 26, 2024
7
"Flowers" (Ben Gazzara) reckons there are easy pickings to be had setting up a brothel in Singapore and feathering his nest for a life of luxury back in the USA. Upon his arrival he alights on a collection of ex-pat Brits and befriends "William" (Denholm Elliott) - a decent man, an accountant, with little interest in the goings on in an whorehouse besides balancing the books for it's owners. Needless to say, the local Triad gang don't look too kindly on his interfering enterprise, but events in Vietnam might just provide for the most unlikely of supporters for his increasingly risky venture. Initially I thought Gazzara too lightweight to hold this together, but coupled with quite a poignant effort from Elliott and relying on a solid cast of familiar British faces, the story develops into quite an interesting observation of a man who does, indeed, have some scruples and standards of his own - even if he doesn't mind so much just quite how he makes his fortune! As events proceed, even those priorities begin to be re-thought. It's a bit of a slow starter, this, but to watch the naive cynicism of "Flowers" evolve, mature even, is worth a watch.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
