Beverly Hills Madam (TV 1986)

A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a subplot, a young woman, Julie Taylor, ... See full summary »

Director:

Harvey Hart

Writer:

Nancy Sackett

Stars:

Faye Dunaway, Melody Anderson, Donna Dixon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Faye Dunaway	...	Lil Hutton
Melody Anderson	...	Claudia Winston
Donna Dixon	...	Wendy Benton
Terry Farrell	...	Julie Tyler
Robin Givens	...	April Baxter
Louis Jourdan	...	Douglas Corbin
Marshall Colt	...	Steven Beck
William Jordan	...	Len Culver
Nicolas Coster	...	Uncle Edgar
William Traylor	...	Taylor
Gary Hershberger	...	Justin
Aki Aleong
Rod McCary	...	Sen. Wells
Beulah Quo	...	Lil's maid
Pat Delaney	...	(as Pat Delany)

Storyline

A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a subplot, a young woman, Julie Taylor, makes a trip to LA to surprise a friend, but never finds her. Julie is mugged, and seeks help from Lil Hutton. She sees how much the prostitutes are making, and is tempted into the lifestyle. On her first "job" is hired by a rich father for his 18-year old virgin son as a birthday gift, and they fall in love. But the relationship comes to a quick end as soon as the son learns she is a "whore"; Julie breaks down and runs off after realizing prostitution is a cold and loveless occupation that cannot fulfill her emotional emptiness.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | prostitution | pimp

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ladies of the Night

Company Credits

Production Co:

NLS Productions, Orion Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Robin Givens makes a sexy and stimulating acting debut in "Beverly Hills Madam."

The made-for-television film "Beverly Hills Madam" has two major assets. One is the rich amount of absolutely stunning she-babes--Donna Dixon, Terry Farrell--who sashay throughout said production. The other is the positively smashing acting debut of Robin Givens. As one of high-class madam Faye Dunaway's leading prostitutes--the picture's older "Tootie," as it were--Robin makes a definite (favorable) impression. When her character, April Baxter, is canoodling with an older black man, one of Dunaway's customers, we immediately get why the black man is so quickly drawn to her. When we see April at her dance class going through her moves (her ultimate ambition is to be a dancer), her swaying and grooving instantly excite us. And when she's brutally murdered near the end of the film, we effortlessly join in Dunaway's grief for her and with equal effortlessness fully understand why April's murder makes her want to leave being a madam behind. Really and truly, the svelte beauty, the high-gloss charm, and the polished sexiness we've come to admire in Robin was apparent in her professional coming-out. When People Magazine did a story on her around the time "Beverly Hills Madam" was telecast, it quoted her as asking: "(I)f I'm supposed to be so sexy, why don't I have a date?" and concluded its piece by asserting: "Good question, although you somehow get the feeling that she shouldn't be adding her scorecard up just quite yet."Robin Givens's professional debut clearly heralded the fact that this was somebody who would go on to deserve to have a brimming scorecard.