"[5] As a 16-year-old student at Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York,[6] Fisher allegedly met 35-year-old Joey Buttafuoco in 1990, when her father took his car for repairs to Buttafuoco's auto body shop; Fisher later said she had damaged her own car several times as a pretext to see him[7] and later admitted that they had an affair when she was still underage.

[8] In their conversations, Joey often complained about his wife, and occasionally casually insinuated to Fisher it would be nice if someone killed Mary Jo.

In an effort to please Joey, the still underaged Fisher obtained a FIE Titan .25-caliber handgun[9] with the assistance of Peter Guagenti, a Brooklyn auto supply salesman who acted as her getaway driver.

Fisher was arrested and charged with attempted murder, and on September 23, 1992, after accepting a plea bargain, she pleaded guilty to first-degree assault.

[12] In September 1992, the tabloid television show Hard Copy broadcast a videotaped conversation between Fisher and Paul Makely, the owner of a gym in Massapequa.

In the tape, recorded hours before she agreed to the plea in court, Fisher could be seen talking about her future, saying that she wanted to marry Makely so he could visit her in prison.

Fisher explained that her lawyer believed requiring people to be married for such visits was unconstitutional and that she intended to challenge the law on this matter.

[21] In 2006, Fisher reunited with Mary Jo Buttafuoco in sessions televised for Entertainment Tonight and its spinoff, The Insider.

In June and July 2011 Fisher appeared as a cast member in the fifth season of the reality-television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which aired on VH1.

On November 6, 2007, Fisher sued Red Light District and its owner, David Joseph, claiming copyright infringement and other damages.

[26] In early January 2008, Fisher announced that she had settled with Red Light and agreed to do a related promotional appearance.

After the first phone call, which was from Mary Jo Buttafuoco's daughter, Jessica, Fisher left the show, six minutes into her interview.

The company had announced the movie in July 2010 under the working title The Making of Amy Fisher: Porn Star.