Synopsis
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.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.2%
Critic Consensus
75.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize satirical, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
satiricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes111
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $34,402 | $68,782 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $34,402 | $68,782 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $17,201 | $34,391 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $1,123,000 | $2,245,284 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $1,331,000 | $2,661,152 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $75,000 | $149,952 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $2,546,201 | $5,090,779 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1996 | $250,000 (est) | $499,841 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1996 | $80,000 (est) | $159,949 (est) |
| Participations | 1996 | $102,000 | $203,935 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $176,000 | $351,888 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $50,000 | $99,968 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $658,000 | $1,315,581 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $1,888,201 | $3,775,198 |
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 | Senna | 2011 | Shared genres: 2 | 75.3 | $18,376,079 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $1,328,000, DVD $3,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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