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Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Created By:
Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
First Air Date: July 21, 2008
Summary
Starring Heidi Fleiss
Cameras follow Heidi Fleiss as she tries to set up her own male brothel in Nevada.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
PopMattersCynthia Fuchs
Waiting to move forward, Fleiss finds distractions that become her unexpected focus.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
As seen here, by filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, she is likable but frustrating--both honest and unreliable, a smart, capable woman only half in charge of her own life.
Read Full Review >VarietyPeter Debruge
Fleiss' best-laid plans go bust, leaving the filmmakers scrambling with a repair job that ultimately results in a more intimate, more revealing character study than originally intended.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
You can't help thinking, watching Fleiss go down to inevitable defeat, that she might have stood a better chance if she hadn't allowed documentary cameras to follow her into Pahrump.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
As is the case with most train wrecks, it's difficult to take your eyes off of Heidi Fleiss in this well-constructed but somewhat pointless HBO documentary about the notorious one-time Hollywood madam's ill-fated attempt to open a legal brothel aimed at a female clientele in the dusty desert burg of Crystal, Nev.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
The main achievement of the film, by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, is to make you realize just how accurate Andy Warhol was: 15 minutes is quite enough for people like Ms. Fleiss.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Brian W. gave it a10:
An intriguing look at what it's like to be a former madam living in the desert of Nevada while on Crystal Meth. Stuff you need to know!
Charles T. gave it a10:
Simply fascinating. Didn't know much about Heidi Fleiss and had no idea what this film was about before watching. Yes she is clearly a slave to meth but it's clear why she was previously able to 'conquered the world,' as she says. If she ever succeeds she'll be the Rocky Balboa of the sex business.
