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Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 27, 1995

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

66%

Original Title

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

Production Companies

BBC, CBC, Cinemax Reel Life, InPictures, Lafayette Films, WDR

Director

Nick Broomfield

Description

A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Several months elapse before the interview, so the crew searches for anyone who'll talk about the young woman. Two people have a lot to say to the camera: a retired madam named Alex for whom Fleiss once worked and Fleiss's one-time boyfriend, Ivan Nagy, who introduced her to Alex. Alex and Nagy don't like each other, so the crew shuttles between them with "she said" and "he said." When they finally interview Fleiss, they spend their time reciting what Alex and Nagy have had to say and asking her reaction.