Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1996)

From award-winning director Nick Broomfield comes a voyeuristic expose of Heidi Fleiss' multi-million dollar call girl operation and the scandalous underbelly of Hollywood that was her playground. Interactive Menus, Production Credits, Scene Access, Trailer

He Said,She Said,They Said,They Lied,She Lied,He Lied

Anyone from the mid '90's would remember when the story broke that Hollywood's "Black Book" could be exposed when young "Madame" Heidi Fleiss was arrested for pandering to the "Millionaire Row" of Hollywood's elite.

Nick Broomfield's BBC documentary gives you insight into the three major players in this scandal;Heidi Fleiss,film director and boyfriend Ivan Nagy and former Hollywood Madame Head,Madame Alex.Everyone has their own versions of the events,NATURALLY.They all may be lying and they all may be telling some version of the "truth".You will gain some insight, but the documentary is extremely repetitive in it's information and interviews and ultimately quite dull. January 5, 2008

All over the place but entertaining.

Never got any clear cut picture of what really went down with Heidi's operation.Still parts of was entertaining. September 17, 2007

Hollywood off the cuff

Nick Broomfield professes a journalistic style you either like or hate. He works not unlike Michael Moore, apparently bursting unexpectedly into places with his crew, and you never know how much he manipulates you. In this case the style serves its purpose well. The viewers are allowed to catch a glimpse of the "reverse side" of Hollywood, where dreams might well turn into nightmares. Some protagonists get occasions to air their views ... I could not say they smell like roses (neither protagonists nor views). But the apparent spontaneity of their comments makes you feel that you get some insight into the more sordid corners of Southern California. February 20, 2006

Very very interesting

A interesting view into the seedy world of prostitution, slimy pimps and the lies and dysfunction that is part of that world. It gives a good overview of what Heidi Fleiss is about. It was very interesting to view her parents and background which to the trained eye, explains how she ended up being who she was. Entertaining and well done. September 24, 2004

Don't Understand Any Better Than Before

It is awful difficult to summarize my reaction to this film. On one hand, it was thoroughly entertaining. On the other, I don't feel like I have any better understanding of what went on in the world of Heidi Fleiss.

From the entertaining perspective... step aside Ms. Fleiss. Madam Alex and Ivan fighting absolutely takes the cake. They act like two 5 year olds as the fight back and forth about who screwed whom out of the hollywood hooker business. One has to wonder how Ivan was able to direct a number of television shows and film after watching him in this.

On another entertaining front... the mysterious man "Cookie." Who was he? Is he real? The interview with Porn Star Tina was interesting. She genuinely shut down the second his name was mentioned.

On the other side, Heidi comes off as being very sympathetic. I mean, what girl is given $1,000,000 as a 21st birthday present, and then runs off to become a leading madam? She was very interesting, but not fully explored. I still don't feel like I have any sense of what made her tick.

Overall, I enjoyed the film. I do feel that I wanted to hear more about people that were her clients. I felt I wanted to know more about how the operation worked. Ultimately the documentary sort of digressed to the lowest level by centering on the three-way fight between Madam Alex, Ivan & Heidi. Worth watching... but not too enlightening. October 23, 2001

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