Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo - wikipedia Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo Theatrical release poster Directed by Mike Mitchell Produced by Barry Bernandi Sid Ganis Written by Harris Goldberg Rob Schneider Starring Rob Schneider William Forsythe Eddie Griffin Arija Bareikis Music by Teddy Castellucci Cinematography Peter Lyons Collister Edited by George Bowers Lawrence Jordan Production company Touchstone Pictures Happy Madison Productions Out of the Blue... Entertainment Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Release date December 10, 1999 ( 1999 - 12 - 10 ) Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $17 million Box office $92.9 million Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo is a 1999 American sex comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell at his feature debut, written by Harris Goldberg and Rob Schneider, and starring Schneider as a hapless fishtank cleaner who goes into business as a male prostitute in an attempt to earn enough money to repair damage he caused while house - sitting. It was the first film released by Happy Madison Productions. Released on December 10, 1999, the film grossed $92 million worldwide on a $17 million budget despite negative reviews from critics. A sequel, titled Deuce Bigalow : European Gigolo, was released in 2005. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical reception 6 Sequel 7 References 8 External links Plot Deuce Bigalow, an insecure fishtank cleaner ( aquarist ), is fired for cleaning the tank at a public aquarium in the nude. Deuce is unsuccessful in attracting women, so he attempts to keep himself busy at work. On a house call, he meets an Argentinean male prostitute Antoine Laconte. Antoine is going on a business trip, and so asks Deuce to care for his sick lionfish and protect his home while he is away. Deuce accidentally sets Antoine 's kitchen on fire when trying to make a grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster, and breaks an expensive fish tank. Fearing Antoine will kill him, Deuce is forced to find a way to pay for the damage. Low - rent pimp T.J. Hicks offers to help Deuce make enough money to buy a new fish tank, and convinces Deuce to take over the absent Antoine 's role as a gigolo. Deuce decides to make the clients feel better about themselves, since he only desires to have sex with beautiful women. Deuce meets unusual clients but he still manages to get along with them, despite there being no sex involved, by helping them with certain issues in their lives. The clients include Carol, a woman who is severely narcoleptic, Ruth, who has Tourette Syndrome with coprolalia, and therefore is afraid of socializing, Fluisa, an obese woman weighing close to 750 pounds, and Tina, another woman that has a pituitary gland disorder and is extremely tall. Deuce 's list of clients gradually increases, with each client being satisfied by much more fulfilling measures due to his evasion of sex with them. However, Deuce falls in love with one of his clients, Kate ( Arija Bareikis ), who has a prosthetic leg. She later breaks up with Deuce when she finds out that he was a prostitute hired by her friends. Meanwhile, Deuce is being stalked by Detective Chuck Fowler, who demands Antoine 's `` black book '' of clients and threatens to take Deuce to jail if he does not comply. Deuce eventually helps Fowler please his wife by stripping and erotically dancing for her, and the two make amends. Deuce is still taken into custody on prostitution charges, as Fowler needs someone to bring in and Deuce 's own refusal to betray his newfound friend, T.J. ( whom Fowler described as another person of interest aside Deuce due to his previous acquaintance with Antoine ), by turning him in. At the hearing, it is revealed that Deuce never slept with any of the clients except for Kate. Since Deuce gave back the money to Kate and was not paid for sex with her, he is cleared of all charges. Using the money he made, Deuce restores Antoine 's fish tank, although due to time constraints he is warned that the glass may not be installed properly. Unfortunately, Kate 's blind roommate accidentally kills the prize fish in Antoine 's aquarium when she starts the mixer in which the fish was being kept. Deuce buys a replacement fish and returns to Antoine 's house just in time. Antoine is suspicious, but can not figure out why. He taps the new aquarium and the glass shatters. Deuce then reveals his prostituting adventures to the bemused and furious Antoine. Enraged, Antoine tries to kill Deuce, and at one point shoots a crossbow bolt at him. The aforementioned overweight client, Fluisa, shows up, comes between the two men, and saves Deuce 's life ( she is not killed because the bolt hits her breasts, between which she has hidden a roast chicken ). Antoine is then arrested by Detective Fowler, and Deuce marries Kate. The end sequences continues to follow the epilogue, Deuce 's father becomes a male prostitute, Fluisa underwent extensive liposuction and is now working as a model in Victoria 's Secret known as Naomi, Ruth opens up an all girls school for Tourette 's, Carol manages to fulfill her dream trip to France, T.J. starts his own reality show dedicated to his experiences as a male prostitute and an incarcerated Antoine marries Tina. Cast Rob Schneider as Deuce Bigalow William Forsythe as Detective Charles `` Chuck '' Fowler Eddie Griffin as Tiberius Jefferson `` T.J. '' Hicks Arija Bareikis as Kate Oded Fehr as Antoine Laconte Gail O'Grady as Claire Richard Riehle as Robert `` Bob '' Bigalow Jacqueline Obradors as Elaine Fowler Big Boy as Fluisa aka Jabba Amy Poehler as Ruth Torsten Voges as Tina Bree Turner as Allison Andrew Shaifer as Neil Allen Covert as Vic Norm MacDonald as bartender Elle King as Cookie Girl Adam Sandler ( voice ) as Offscreen passerby Production hide This section has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( December 2014 ) This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2014 ) Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo is the first film released by the Happy Madison Productions film production company. Adam Sandler served as the film 's executive producer. Sandler also shouted the insults `` Freak ! '' and other offscreen lines. Soundtrack Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo Soundtrack album by Various Artists Released December 14, 1999 ( 1999 - 12 - 14 ) Recorded 1999 Genre Soundtrack Label Hollywood Records `` Call Me '' - Blondie `` Spill the Wine '' - Eric Burdon and War `` You Sexy Thing '' - Hot Chocolate `` Get Down Tonight '' - KC and the Sunshine Band `` Let 's Get It On '' - Marvin Gaye `` I 'm Not in Love '' - 10cc `` Magnet and Steel '' - Walter Egan `` No Worries '' - Hepcat `` Ca n't Smile Without You '' - Sean Beal `` Lift Me Up '' - Jeff Lynne `` Call Me '' - Emilia Maiello Release Box Office Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo opened theatrically on December 10, 1999 in 2,154 venues and earned $12,224,016 in its opening weekend, ranking third in the North American box office behind Toy Story 2 's fourth weekend and fellow newcomer The Green Mile. The film ended its run, having grossed $65,538,755 in the United States and Canada, and $27,400,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $92,938,755. Based on a $17 million budget, the film was a box office success. Critical reception The film received negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 23 % score based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 4 / 10. The site 's consensus states : `` According to critics, Deuce Bigalow is just too dumb and filled with old, tired gags. '' Metacritic reports a 30 out of 100 rating based on 26 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film one - and - a-half out of four stars, stating `` It 's the kind of picture those View n ' Brew theaters were made for, as long as you do n't View. '' Kendall Morgan from The Dallas Morning News writes in her review, `` Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo makes There 's Something About Mary look like Masterpiece Theatre. '' Sequel In 2005, a sequel, Deuce Bigalow : European Gigolo, was released by Columbia Pictures instead of Touchstone Pictures. References Jump up ^ `` DEUCE BIGALOW : MALE GIGOLO ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. March 9, 2000. Retrieved March 24, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo ( 1999 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Weekend Box Office Results for December 10 - 12, 1999 ''. Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. December 13, 1999. Retrieved March 24, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo ( 1999 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo Movie Review ( 1999 ) ''. Roger Ebert. Chicago Sun - Times. December 10, 1999. Retrieved March 24, 2016. External links Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo on IMDb Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo at Box Office Mojo Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo at Rotten Tomatoes Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo at Metacritic Films directed by Mike Mitchell Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo ( 1999 ) Surviving Christmas ( 2004 ) Sky High ( 2005 ) Shrek Forever After ( 2010 ) Alvin and the Chipmunks : Chipwrecked ( 2011 ) The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water ( 2015 ) Trolls ( 2016 ) The Lego Movie 2 : The Second Part ( 2019 ) Happy Madison Productions Films Deuce Bigalow : Male Gigolo ( 1999 ) Little Nicky ( 2000 ) The Animal ( 2001 ) Joe Dirt ( 2001 ) Mr. Deeds ( 2002 ) The Master of Disguise ( 2002 ) Eight Crazy Nights ( 2002 ) The Hot Chick ( 2002 ) Anger Management ( 2003 ) Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star ( 2003 ) 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) The Longest Yard ( 2005 ) Deuce Bigalow : European Gigolo ( 2005 ) Grandma 's Boy ( 2006 ) The Benchwarmers ( 2006 ) Click ( 2006 ) I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry ( 2007 ) Reign Over Me ( 2007 ) Strange Wilderness ( 2008 ) The House Bunny ( 2008 ) You Do n't Mess with the Zohan ( 2008 ) Bedtime Stories ( 2008 ) Paul Blart : Mall Cop ( 2009 ) The Shortcut ( 2009 ) Funny People ( 2009 ) Grown Ups ( 2010 ) Just Go with It ( 2011 ) Zookeeper ( 2011 ) Bucky Larson : Born to Be a Star ( 2011 ) Jack and Jill ( 2011 ) That 's My Boy ( 2012 ) Here Comes the Boom ( 2012 ) Grown Ups 2 ( 2013 ) Blended ( 2014 ) Paul Blart : Mall Cop 2 ( 2015 ) Pixels ( 2015 ) Joe Dirt 2 : Beautiful Loser ( 2015 ) The Ridiculous 6 ( 2015 ) The Do - Over ( 2016 ) Sandy Wexler ( 2017 ) The Week Of ( 2018 ) Television series Rules of Engagement ( 2007 -- 13 ) The Gong Show with Dave Attell ( 2008 ) Nick Swardson 's Pretend Time ( 2010 -- 11 ) Breaking In ( 2011 -- 12 ) The Goldbergs ( 2013 -- present ) Imaginary Mary ( 2017 ) Key people Adam Sandler Allen Covert Jack Giarraputo Tim Herlihy Heather Parry Sony Pictures Entertainment Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deuce_Bigalow:_Male_Gigolo&oldid=845947233 '' Categories : 1999 films English - language films American films 1990s romantic comedy films 1990s sex comedy films American romantic comedy films American sex comedy films Directorial debut films Films about male prostitution Films shot in California Films shot in Florida Films directed by Mike Mitchell Films shot in Los Angeles Happy Madison films Touchstone Pictures films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2016 Articles to be expanded from December 2014 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Articles needing additional references from December 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with hAudio microformats Album infoboxes lacking a cover Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Svenska Türkçe Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 15 June 2018, at 06 : 47 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played tina the giant in deuce bigalow
Answer: Torsten Voges