Richard Tiffany Gere (/ɡɪər/ GEER; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol.[3] His other films include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.

Mr. Jones is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin and Delroy Lindo.

Cast
Richard Gere as Mr. Jones
Lena Olin as Dr. Elizabeth "Libbie" Bowen
Anne Bancroft as Dr. Catherine Holland
Tom Irwin as Dr. Patrick Shaye
Delroy Lindo as Howard
Lauren Tom as Amanda Chang
Bruce Altman as David
Lisa Malkiewicz as Susan
Albert Henderson as Patient
Thomas Kopache as Mr. Wilson
Peter Jurasik as Dr. Rosen
Anna Maria Horsford as Judge Harris
Kelli Williams as Kelli
Sal Lopez as Henry
Scott Thomson as Conrad
Bill Moseley as Worker
Thomas Mikal Ford as Arnie / Violent Patient
Lela Ivey as Lisa[citation needed]
Valente Rodriguez as Orderly
David Brisbin as Mr. Warner
Dana Lee as Mr. Chang
Irene Tsu as Mrs. Chang
Kathy Kinney as Homeless Lady
Annie McEnroe as Crying Woman
John Durbin as Patient
Lucinda Jenney as Christine
Taylor Negron as Motorcycle Man
Sheryl Lee as June (uncredited)
Bill Pullman as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Production
To prepare for the film, Richard Gere, Mike Figgis and Eric Roth studied bipolar disorder. Gere met with several people who have the disorder to gain insight and knowledge on what to accurately portray.[1]

Michelle Pfeiffer gave up the female lead to take on the part of Catwoman in Batman Returns.

Although it was not released until 1993, most of the filming began to took place in November 1991 and was entirely finished in early 1992.[2]

Reception
The film was released to mixed reviews; movie historian Leonard Maltin remarked that "Gere is fine, but his onscreen behavior turns this into The Jester of Tides." Indeed, Gere received praise for his performance as the troubled title character. Roger Ebert noted that the film would have been better if the romance plot between Jones and Libbie was left out, since it appeared forced and contrived.[1]

The movie debuted at No. 7 at the box office.[3] Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 24 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.[6]