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“Call
Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Video: |
1.33:1 Full
screen |
| Audio: |
Dolby Digital
5.1 |
| Languages |
English |
| Subtitles |
English,
Spanish |
| Length |
84 minutes
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| Rating |
NR (nudity
and sexual situations) |
| Release Date |
5/17/05 |
| Studio |
20th Century
Fox Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jamie-Lynn
DiScala, Corbin Bersen, Tom Carey, Jared Day, Brenda Fricker,
Susannah Hoffman,Robert Davi |
| Written
By: |
Norman Snider
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| Produced
By: |
Chad Oakes
& Michael Frislev |
| Directed
By: |
Charles McDougall
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| Music:
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Ryan Shore
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| The
Review: |
“I met Princess Diana, I had lunch
with the first lady”, so says Heidi Fleiss whose main claim
to fame continues to be her former occupation as a high class
hooker and madam. The good news is that this movie is actually
a decent TV flick. Like hooking, It’s all about surface and
no substance. As Heidi gets sucked further and further into
the world of hooking, I expected some sort of insight on the
part of the characters. McDougall’s flashy direction makes
the story more interesting. In many respects, this is the
story of a spoiled little girl who found the best way to continue
to be spoiled was to have sex with celebrities and learn the
business side of hoking. Jamie-Lynn DiScala (“The Sopranos”)
gives an appealing performance as Heidi and she receives able
support from Robert Davi as her slimy older boyfriend and
a nice cameo from Corbin Bernsen. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
A nice sharp,
vivid transfer is a highlight of this transfer. The 5.1 Dolby
Digital doesn’t use the format to its best advantage but it
does have a nice, full sound. --- |
| The
Extras: |
You pay
for what you get here. This tawdry little story has no extras.
I'm surprised that there aren't any outtakes but I couldn't
see a featurette on the production of this as being all that
interesting
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| Commentary:
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No commentary
track |
| Final
Words: |
A solid
cast provides little more than eye candy in this surface examination
of Fleiss and her ascent to become madam to the Hollywood stars.
“Call Me” is still an enjoyable little diversion. USA Network
which originally produced this made sure that alternate scenes
with nudity and sex were shot for the DVD release so be aware
of this fact if you’re watching this movie while the kiddies
are still up. Heck, you shouldn’t even be watching this with
the kiddies around. |
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