Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

Dec 27, 1995

1h 46m

★ 6.7

Hollywood was the whore. She was just the madam.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC

CBC

Cinemax Reel Life

InPictures

Lafayette Film

WDR

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Nick Broomfield

Herself

Heidi Fleiss

Herself

Madam Alex

Himself

Ivan Nagy

Actor/Herself

Corinne Bohrer

Himself

Ron Jeremy

Himself

Daryl Gates

Herself

Nina Xining Zuo

Herself

Victoria Sellers

Self

Mike Brambles

Self (Voice)

Cookie

Self

Elisa Fleiss

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