Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam

Hollywood Madam
Directed by	Nick Broomfield
Produced by	Nick Broomfield
Starring	Heidi Fleiss Ivan Nagy Madam Alex Daryl Gates
Music by	David Bergeaud
Cinematography	Paul Kloss
Edited by	Susan J. Bloom
Distributed by	InPictures
Release dates	December 27, 1995 (1995-12-27) (USA) February 9, 1996 (1996-02-09) (UK)
Running time	106 min
Country	United States England
Language	English

Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1996) is a feature-length documentary film by Nick Broomfield. It is an examination of the woman herself, Broomfield attempting to uncover if she truly is a 'horrible person', and what made her that way.

The film ends up an account of the power struggle between Fleiss, another Madam named Alex, and Fleiss' former lover Ivan Nagy, himself allegedly involved in prostitution. Furthermore, the destructive relationship between Fleiss and Nagy is discussed, a sort of mutual aggressiveness that both seem to find appealing.

Box office

Despite positive reviews (Roger Ebert called it one of the ten best films of the year), the film did not achieve box office success. Opening at two North American theatres on February 9, 1996, it grossed $14,321 ($7,160 per screen) in its opening weekend, on its way to a final gross of just $34,402.

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Films directed by Nick Broomfield

Who Cares? (1971)
Proud to be British (1973)
Behind the Rent Strike (1974)
Juvenile Liaison (1975)
Whittingham (1975)
Fort Augustus (1976)
Soldier Girls (1981)
Tatooed Tears (1982)
Chicken Ranch (1983)
Lily Tomlin (1986)
Driving Me Crazy (1988)
Diamond Skulls (1989)
Juvenile Liaison 2 (1990)
The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife (1991)
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
Monster in a Box (1992)
Tracking Down Maggie (1994)
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)
Fetishes (1996)
Kurt & Courtney (1998)
Biggie & Tupac (2002)
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
His Big White Self (2006)
Ghosts (2006)
Battle for Haditha (2007)
Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (2011)

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