The Escort

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Will Slocombe directs. Kyle Klutz behind the camera. Rob Barbato scores. Brad McLaughlin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 11 years ago.
• 3Directed by Will Slocombe, shot by Kyle Klutz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Rob Barbato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Brad McLaughlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Lyndsy Fonseca and Michael Doneger and Tommy Dewey carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Every story has a price.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt3793788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 11 themes, including "journalist", "prostitute", "parent child relationship", "call girl".

The technical file

Cinematography

Kyle Klutz

Original score

Rob Barbato

Editing

Brad McLaughlin

Costume design

Leah Butler

Makeup / hair

Monica Giselle

Runtime

88 min · 1h 28m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

NR

IMDB

The Escort (2015) ↗

Also by

Will Slocombe

• 
  Dirt

  2018 · ★ 8.3
• 
  Crime Fiction

  2007 · ★ 4.8
• 
  Cold Turkey

  2013 · ★ 3.0
• 
  Mulligan

  2012

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2017-07-30
  ★ 6/10

  The story of when a high-end, educated escort meets a struggling journalist. Pretty intentional. It says it doesn't want to go that way, but in the end that's what it does. So the story was nothing new, but it was the cast, particularly Lyndsy Fonseca. She was too hot for the title role. A sex addict journalist tries to do a story on high-end escort for his new job. They agree on to be purely professional, but as they explore each day, a new friendship develops. After learning that she's well educated and the reason for taking this path, it all comes to when his story is ready to publish. Their both lives are about to turn around, but how is what told just before the end. The film was not bad, but not good enough to praise. Worth a watch if you are not anticipating and just want an entertainment. Obviously the film is for the adults, but you won't be happy if you are looking for according to the title. Because the title name is only where the film plot was initiated and the remaining story was all about the character surrounding it. So it is not an erotic drama or romance or a thriller. The film was short and well maintained pace, but not the film of the year. 6/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• SK

  Skyhook Productions

• CL

  Cloverhill Pictures

• PE

  Perspective Productions

Key crew

• Executive ProducerTyler W. Konney
• Second Assistant DirectorStephanie Cluff
• Music SupervisorRob Lowry
• Executive ProducerJon Marcus
• First Assistant DirectorDavid Gross
• Art DirectionChris Davis
• Makeup Department HeadMonica Giselle
• Set DecorationJenna Sylvester
• GafferTony Banando
• EditorBrad McLaughlin
• Costume DesignLeah Butler
• CastingMatthew Maisto
• ProducerMichael Doneger
• ProducerMark DiCristofaro
• ProducerBlake Goza

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• journalist
• prostitute
• parent child relationship
• call girl
• escort service
• magazine
• writer
• prostitution
• escort
• escort girl
• hooker

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2015-06-15· Los Angeles Film Festival
• Digital2016-07-28NR

Also known as

International titles

• The Escort - Sex SellsDE
• הליוויIL