Another on the list of “it should probably just be a short” (because it is way short), Beverly Hills Madam did cement itself as something of a “notable piece of media” for, well, pretty obvious reasons. Ultimately, while what is in the movie is good, there is not much of it.

Beverly Hills Madam – The Film

It’s pretty much “what it says on the tin.” There is a madam in Beverly Hills who runs a high-priced escort service. While this should give off unmistakable Madame Claude vibes, the setup is pretty much all the two have to do with one another. This is a made-for-TV melodrama where each featured escort goes through her own little story arc.

Beverly Hills Madam – The Furs

Unlike this film, which starts with it, I’ll save the best for last. One of our escorts is Claudia (Melody Anderson, who must have fallen on hard times after returning from Mongo), who briefly appears in this black fur coat, probably mink, on her way to a limo rendezvous with a client, where she strips out of it to a tasteful bra.

Over in the “corruption of the innocent” narrative, we have naive farm girl Julie (Terry Farrell, who can also be seen in 80s furs in Paper Dolls), rooming with Madam Lil after falling on hard times in the big city. She naturally becomes infatuated with the escort lifestyle and signs up. She is then assigned an official full-length silver fox coat, per the “80s hookers wear fur” media bylaw.

Finally we have Wendy (Donna Dixon), who wears the best furs in the film. Wendy is working her way through college. The lynx coat in her airport arrival scene could probably pay for a semester or two.

Next is Wendy’s full-length crystal fox coat, which first appears in a relatively tame limo entry but is next seen (very, very briefly) when she meets a client in his office and does the whole “all fur coat and no knickers” bit for him. 

“Briefly” is a term you should certainly associate with everything in the film, as nothing is on screen for very long. In fact, the whole thing adds up to just about a minute and a half of total screen time. Were it not for the fact that Dixon’s (and Anderson’s) quick strips were included (in all their made-for-network-tv-in-the-80s tameness), it would likely have been forgotten. 

Hey, it cracks 1%… more than Disney can say for Cruella.

• Fur Runtime: 1:30 minutes
• Film Runtime:  96 minutes
• On-Screen Ratio: 1.56%

Find-a-Fur: Beverly Hills Madam, 1986

(All times are approximate and are affected by the cut of the film.)

• 01:26 – lynx coat
• 17:57 – ”
• 45:02 – crystal fox coat
• 46:40 – ”
• 52:30 – mink
• 55:10 – silver fox coat
• 1:05:52 – crystal fox jacket

Fur Fashion Gallery – Beverly Hills Madam, 1986