Mayflower Madam
Sex Sells! For real-life Manhattanite Sydney Biddle Barrows, it sold very, very well...
1987 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Lou Antonio |
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| Writer: | Elizabeth Gill, Charles E. Israel |
| Staring: |
| Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a million-dollar, modern-day madam to her notorious plummet into bankruptcy and public disgrace, experience a private glimpse into the forbidden world of high-class prostitution-where money talks...pleasure sells...and discretion is everything. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1987 |
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| Director: | Lou Antonio |
| Writer: | Elizabeth Gill, Charles E. Israel |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | double life, sex scandal, escort service, based on true story, prostitution, socialite, bankruptcy, manhattan, new york city, mayflower pilgrims, debutante, high class |
| Production Companies | CBS |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Candice Bergen | Sydney Biddle Barrows |
| Chris Sarandon | Matt Whittington |
| Caitlin Clarke | Virginia |
| Jim Antonio | Frank Gullet |
| Debra Rogers | Tammy |
| Leslie Hardy | Hilary |
| Victoria Loving | Pamela |
| Robert Silver | Eddie |
| Chita Rivera | Risa Dickstein |
| Georgia Allen | Landlord's Lawyer |
| Sydney Barrows | Peggy Eaton |
| Jane Berman | Job Interviewer |
| Jennifer Deer Johnson | Paula |
| David de Vries | Fenton |
| Marianne Fraulo | Forbes |
| Al Garrison | Raul |
| LA Winters | Julie |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gill | Writer |
| Charles E. Israel | Writer |
| David A. Simmons | Editor |
| Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Annette Stillwell | Casting |
| Lou Antonio | Director |
| Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Calvin Maehl | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Halmi Sr. | Producer |
| David A. Simmons | Associate Producer |
| Sydney Barrows | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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