Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) (TV)

Director:

Charles McDougall

Writer (WGA):

Norman Snider (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of Heidi Fleiss, known as "The Hollywood Madam", who was the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles...

Plot Keywords:

Madam | Hollywood | Prostitute | Group Sex | Price Of Fame

Cast

Jamie-Lynn Sigler	...	Heidi Fleiss (as Jamie-Lynn DiScala)
Saul Rubinek	...	Dr. Paul Fleiss
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Lauren
Ian Tracey	...	Sgt. Willeford
Natassia Malthe	...	Charisse
Blu Mankuma	...	Police Chief
Corbin Bernsen	...	Steve
Brenda Fricker	...	Madame Alex
Robert Davi	...	Ivan Nagy
Hrant Alianak	...	Prince Hassan
Griselle Amaro-Galvan	...	Hispanic Maid
Jared Day	...	Reporter #2
Crystal Balint	...	Tracey
Kylie Beaven	...	Young Amy
Jim Calloway	...	Security Guard
Tom Carey	...	Jon
Lisa Marie Caruk	...	Debra
Skerivet Daramola	...	Luther Jenkins
Joyce Doolittle	...	Grandmother
Dawson Dunbar	...	Young Jason
Talon Dunbar	...	Young Jesse
Darcy Dunlop	...	Judge #2
Paul Dunphy	...	Newscaster
Chris Enright	...	Whisky Photographer
Carey Feehan	...	Jason
Brandon Firla	...	Comic Book Actor
Jessica Ray	...	Call Girl
Ashleigh Gryzko	...	Andrea
Gail Hanrahan	...	Gail
Aileen Harley	...	Party Girl
Ron Hartmann	...	Judge #1
Susannah Hoffmann	...	Elissa Fleiss
Sarah Hyslop	...	Young Kim
David Joseph	...	Yuppie
Liberty Kee	...	Receptionist (as Linda Kee)
Tommy Lim	...	Bartender
D.J. Lockhart-Johnson	...	Reporter (as D. J. Lockhart)
Melanie Lora	...	Security Brunette
John Dylan Louie	...	Man in Suit
Brian Martell	...	Client
Richard Milne	...	Silver Haired Tycoon
Jason Morberg	...	Waiter
Chris Nannarone	...	Mendel (as Christino Nannarone)
Missy Peregrym	...	Tina
Julia Poole	...	Kimberly
Joannah Portman	...	Sara
Heather Robertson	...	Dress Shop Girl
Marlene Saunders	...	Rosita
Gery Schubert	...	Alan Farb
Joe Norman Shaw	...	Heidi's Lawyer
Darcy Shean	...	Woman
Aziza Sindhu	...	Rehab Worker
Jason Stewart	...	Sunset Photographer
Brian Stollery	...	Glenn Feather
Bart Tangredi	...	Detective #1
Gianna Ryan Taylor	...	Shana (as Gianna Taylor)
James Tsai	...	Detective Sammy Lee
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Michelle
Stephen Warner	...	Rock Star
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dita de Leon	...	Call Girl
Barry J. Ratcliffe	...	Cop #1
Tony Sagastizado I	...	Police officer

Directed by
Charles McDougall

Writing credits (WGA)
Norman Snider		(written by)

Produced by
Stanley M. Brooks	....	executive producer
Michael Frislev	....	producer
Damian Ganczewski	....	producer
Chad Oakes	....	producer

Original Music by
Ryan Shore

Cinematography by
David Franco

Film Editing by
Bridget Durnford
Jim Gross

Casting by
Mara Casey
Jackie Lind
Coreen Mayrs
Jami Rudofsky

Production Design by
Tim Bider

Art Direction by
Andrew Moreau
Chuck Parker

Set Decoration by
Sean Blackie
Cynthia T. Lewis		(as Cindy Lewis)

Costume Design by
Wendy Partridge

Makeup Department
Caroline Dehner	....	key hair stylist
Laura Leppanen	....	makeup artist
Cathrine A. Marcotte	....	hair stylist
Debbie Vandelaar	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Chris Danton	....	production manager
Peter Jackson	....	unit production manager (as Peter E. Jackson)
Brenda Torrance	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Chipera	....	first assistant director
Alexander H. Gayner	....	first assistant director
Mike Naylor	....	dga trainee
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	second assistant director
Pierre Tremblay	....	second assistant director
Michelle Williams	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Alfred A. Arndt	....	construction coordinator (as Alfred Arndt)
Mark Brooks	....	property master: Los Angeles
Nelson Bush	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Rich Hobaica	....	property master: Los Angeles
Amber Humphries	....	assistant set decorator
Tom Johnson	....	paint coordinator
Trevor Smith	....	assistant art director
James Weeks	....	head greensperson
Jordy Wihak	....	assistant property master
Ken Wills	....	property master

Sound Department
Richard Calistan	....	adr editor
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Marvyn Dennis	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Mancuso	....	dialogue editor
Cory Mandel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Osiowy	....	sound mixer
James Porteous	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Rush	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Dan Sexton	....	sound effects editor
John Sievert	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator
Wade Maurer	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead	....	key grip
Michael D. Alvarez	....	camera loader: Los Angeles
Paul Bode	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Shane Buttle	....	electrician
T.C. Chapman	....	rigging gaffer
Julian Chojnacki	....	camera operator
Schane Godon	....	assistant camera
Dennis Head	....	generator operator
Shane Head	....	generator operator
Zsolt Kadar	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, Los Angeles
Charles Koetke	....	grip
Jay Kohne	....	first assistant camera
Didier Koskas	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Chris Large	....	still photographer
Doug Lassiter	....	best boy: Los Angeles
Keith Marion	....	electrician
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip
Curtis Otte	....	electrician
Jim Petretti	....	best boy: Los Angeles
Annabel Reyes	....	still photographer
Brian Shier	....	second assistant camera
Christopher G. Sprague	....	gaffer
Carly Stinn	....	camera loader
Jennifer Stuart	....	second assistant camera
Lon Thompson	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Carey Toner	....	Steadicam operator
Rob Turko	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Ally Day	....	casting assistant
Sarah Hutchinson	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Alyson Lockwood	....	extras casting
James Moore	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelly Fraser	....	key principal costumer
Heather Moore	....	personal costumer: Ms. DiScala
Kathleen Morley	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Rob Evans	....	color timer
Ed Ham	....	on-line editor
Douglas Piepgrass	....	first assistant editor: Calgary (as Doug Piepgrass)
Katie Schaefer	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles
Carol Stutz	....	second assistant editor: Los Angeles

Music Department
Nic Harcourt	....	music supervisor
Lawrence Manchester	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
William Coleman	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Gary Hellerstein	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Marty Osborne	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Max Radford	....	transportation captain
Doug Slupski	....	driver: wardrobe truck

Other crew
Jay Daniel Beechinor	....	assistant to executive producer
Christopher S. Bryson	....	key set production assistant
Chris Cinnamon	....	stand-in
Ray Felipe	....	script researcher
Michelle Gannes	....	assistant production coordinator
Mac Gordon	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Monika Hagele	....	trainee production coordinator (as Monika Haegele)
Laurie Hawes	....	production accountant
Jill Heather	....	assistant production coordinator
Deborah Heslop	....	assistant to director
Edsel Hilchie	....	location manager
Kelly McCoshen	....	production coordinator
Nancy Joy McDonald	....	script supervisor (as Nancy McDonald)
Kimberly Oesterling	....	assistant: Mr. Ganczewski
Tiffany Peckosh	....	production assistant
Sonny Pepito	....	location assistant
Becca Rother	....	craft service
Troy Rudolph	....	production assistant
Lindsay Staloff	....	key assistant location manager
Dolly Tarazon	....	production coordinator
Chantal Teasdale	....	key craft service
Lori Boyle	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Christopher Shearman	....	marine coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Nomadic Pictures

Distributors

• USA Network (2004) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Nikkatsu (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL8)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script clearance
• Caldwell & Company  loop group
• Central Casting  extras casting
• FotoKem Laboratory  film lab
• Toybox  audio post-production

Also Known As:

Going Down: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Nomadic Pictures

Trivia:

The original title of this film was "Going Down: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Heidi is having sex with the rock star, after he comments about her "taste", she rolls over and the skin-colored cover on her "private" area is visible.

this "unrated" fiasco

Whomever had the bright idea to cast Jamie-Lynn DiScala as the notorious Hollywood madam deserves to be fired on the spot. The girl is hot? yes. Can see act? No Her attempt are laughable and her refusal to disrobe leads the director to have the most obvious body double I have EVERY witnessed. This barely passes muster as a TV movie, the "unrated" version is beyond laughable.Steer clear, this film blows harder the the real Mrs. Fleiss did when she was getting started.

Eye Candy: Most of the time when you see Jamie-Lynn DiScala naked it's a body double (I know BOOO!!), but the first time when she dances for Robert Davi you can see a nip slip, not much I know but the best you gonna get; also Emmanuelle Vaugier shows her ass

My Grade: D-