Co-ed Call Girl (1996 TV Movie) User Reviews

Turn a few tricks for spending money.

[michaelRokeefe · 3/10 · 6 October 2000]

A college student(Tori Spelling),by way of a friend's prank, becomes involved in the world of the high dollar escort business. She is swept away with the fancy lifestyle and the free flowing money. When she realizes she wants to be free of her exploitation; her world caves in on her. She ends up confessing her secretive life style after being charged with attempted murder.

I actually saw this on Showtime, but it seemed like the Lifetime Network, where women usually always survive and conquer. Despite the subject matter, this flick is pretty tame. No questionable language, no nudity and no soundtrack to break up your boredom.

I have to admit this is the best thing I have seen Ms. Spelling do, and that is stretching it a bit. Also in the cast are: Susan Blakely, Scott Plank and Jeri Ryan.

So Aaron Spelling cast his daughter as a whore

[rosanna_rosannadanna · 5/10 · 8 December 2006]

I'm not sure what seemed further divorced from reality-that Aaron Spelling continued to give his daughter slutty roles, or that I was expected to believe that people would pay for sex with the thing under the bridge. Either way, suspension of disbelief can only be taken to a certain point and paying for sex with Tori Spelling went well beyond that point.

I love things that lack any redeeming quality because they're so easy to laugh at, and this movie made me cry. Even still, it was awful so I can't give rate it higher than a middle rating. So be warned! That five I give this has nothing to do with being mediocre, but so far from it that I couldn't help laughing at it's failings.

"Do I have to have sex with them?" (co-ed call girl)

[TxMike · 25 January 2005]

Said to be based on a true story, Tori Spelling stars as Joanna Halbert, smart girl, good student, medical school is in her plans, dad died when she was young, she helps her mom by working in the bakery. One day on a whim a friend of hers leaves Joanna's name and a message, as a prank, on the answering machine of a Los Angeles escort service. She gets a return call from Kimberly (Jeri Ryan, recently of "Boston Public"), is invited to a Malibu party, is made to feel special, goes to dinner with a client, gets an envelope with $400 cash. She is very reluctant but, being poor and somewhat "needy", accepts only because she is told she will never be asked to do anything she feels uncomfortable with. Being innocent and trusting, she believed that lie.

MAJOR SPOILERS. As she progresses in her sideline, she sleeps with some clients because she likes them, but refuses others. Made to feel guilty, then threatened, she just wants to get out. "Let me go, please. We can still be friends", she pleads with Ron Tamblin (Scott Plank). In what is in all likelihood self-defense, she shoots him, thinks she has killed him, runs away, is arrested, he is alive, and points to her as the shooter.

In the eventual trail, Ron the pimp is exposed as a fraud with many identities, shady businesses, and a tax evader. The jury believes the testimony of Joanna, who claims self-defense, and is acquitted on both charges. As she walks through the courthouse halls with mom and Jack, her boyfriend, Ron leers at her with a giant grin, a strange ending.

I never cared for Tori Spelling on the TV series, and with her father's looks isn't particularly attractive, but she does a respectable job in this role.

Stunningly awful but anaesthetising

[jessola · 2/10 · 25 May 2006]

Do yourself a favour on a rainy day and get out "co-ed call girl" on video - it has to be tori spellings most under acclaimed role to date -she just shines as the innocent college girl who falls into becoming a call-girl whilst starting a romance with a fellow student who wants to be a lawyer - consequently she is torn between her moral obligations and her feelings - very powerful stuff - I confound anyone who views this masterpiece not to be touched by her gritty performance.

I know all those fans of Tori will have seen her as the enigmatic Donna Martin on 90120 but in this role she really shines. She leaves no doubt in the minds of the easily lead that being a call girl is no glamour job but nothing more than exploitation. It should be seen by anyone who thinks easy money is easy

Typical Lifetime movie

[actionmoviestar · 6/10 · 24 November 2005]

Boy oh boy was this film typical. From the very beginning to the end, this film could be predicted accurately. Not to say that this film was bad or anything, it's just that it was so clichéd. I did feel that Tori Spelling gave a good performance because she was so believable in her role. I mean, could anybody play a naive college girl that well and would have still been believable? Spelling portrayed innocence in such a way that I actually believed she was innocent and unexperienced at things. This film has some plot holes but what film doesn't? Even though the acting wasn't fantastic I did feel that they worked well with what they were given. Since Lifetime always show these particular films all the time, they're gonna have to change their name to "Television for the Abused." Anyway this film is at least worth for one viewing.

A Powerful Tour-de-Force By Tori Spelling

[Bishonen · 10/10 · 25 August 1999]

This movie is astounding...it's all about how Tori Spelling becomes (sort of "accidentally") a high-priced call girl while in college. Tori wears some amazing getups while trying to elude the evil pimp who's trying to turn her into his prize call girl. Tori's the glue binding this epic together...she's spellbinding. I was haunted by her performance in this.

It's the boyfriend isn't it!

[sol1218 · 6/10 · 1 November 2008]

**SPOILERS** The usual Lifetme Woman's Movie about how tough it is for a pretty young co-ed to keep her clothes on when she's stung by the excitement and money, as well as rich and famous clients, of being a professional call girl.

Both shy and withdrawn Joanna Halbert,Tori Spelling, put all her energies into her studies in collage and pre-medical school. Joanna also spent most of her spear time working her butt off at her mom's Mrs. Teri Halbert, Susan Blakely, 24 hour round the clock bakery. It's when a friend of Joanna pull a practical joke on her by giving her name out to this local escort service that her life turns around and tuns around for the worst.

Getting acquainted with the call girl racket by the hot as a pistol, with or without her clothes on, Kimberly, Jeri Ryan, who's her bosses-or pimp-Ron Tablin, Scott Plank, hottest property Joanna soon loses her interest in her school work as well as her mom's bakery. As expected Ron at first is very careful in not exposing Joanna to the sleazy life of a high priced hooker. Ron has Joanna just go out on the town with wealthy and selective clients and do nothing more then dine at fancy restaurants and attend movie premiers with them.

It's some time later that the shrewd and manipulating Ron starts to turn the screws on Joanna in forcing her to have sex with her clients forcing to blackmail her if she doesn't. Ron even goes so far as getting Joanna involved in off the wall sexual adventures with sick weirdo's like in being forced to strip her clothes off while her John, or client, gleefully watches and at the same plays with his piano or organ!

While all this weird business is going on Joanna's collage boyfriend Jack Collins, Barry Wetson, becomes more and more frustrated in her totally ignoring him! Jack even catches Joanna smooching with one of her clients, who's old enough to be Joanna's father, in a hotel parking lot. It's just that Jack, despite his studying to pass the bar exam, just can't put two and two together in him realizing that she's involved in the call girl or prostitution business!

Sick and feeling dirty in the work that she's doing Joanna confronts Ron in wanting out of his escort service and that's when the sparks, or bullets, really begin to fly; straight into Ron's gut and thick skull!

Not at all that bad of a made for TV movie despite its many flaws in how naive no only Joanna but her mom Teri and boyfriend Jack were in not knowing, or spotting, what a sorry mess the very smart and straight A student Joanna got herself into until it was almost too late. In the end it was Ron who showed how ridicules he really was in having Joanna tried for him getting blasted by her.

***SPOILERS*** As things turned out Ron's illegal call girl racket, which covered some three states, came crashing down on top of his head at Joanna trial. Not in just him using the young women to break he law, by being prostitutes, but not reporting their earning to the IRS! As well as him not withholding part of their salaries for both Social Security and Medicare payments when they become eligible, at age 65 and 67, to received them. All this convinced the jury that Joanna actions were fully justified and even dropped the illegal gun charges against her! Since it was Ron's gun that she used to plug him with!

From Timid Bookworm to Glamorous Call Girl

[kmcelroy2 · 29 June 2001]

This is a fun movie, if for no other reason than to watch Tori Spelling emote. It's reminiscent of a Joan Crawford vehicle, where she appears in every single scene, except that Tori ain't Joanie, and "Co-ed Call Girl" ain't "Mildred Pierce." But she does her best, emotions ranging from innocence and pain and shyness to sexy and vampish and glamorous once the hair goes blonde. But no matter her mood, she's always "good." Naturally, everyone over-acts, and you know exactly what's going to happen, but that's OK because it's a romp getting there.

OK

[bazdol · 18 June 2001]

Not a bad film about troubled call girl , as opposed to, say the terrible "Confessions of a Lap Dancer." with Tori Spelling doing a respectable acting job as well as looking great. She reminds me a bit of soft core B movie actress Brandy Davis. It progresses nicely with some character development and a reasonable if predictable plot.