Striptease (1996)

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writers (WGA):

Carl Hiaasen (book)
Andrew Bergman (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Some People Get Into Trouble No Matter What They WEAR.

Plot:

A stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.

Plot Keywords:

Congressman | Custody | Single Mother | Stripper | Ex Husband

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Feb. 13	1:00 AM	SHOW
Fri. Feb. 19	3:30 AM	SHOW

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Demi Moore	...	Erin Grant
Burt Reynolds	...	Congressman David Dilbeck
Armand Assante	...	Lt. Al Garcia
Ving Rhames	...	Shad
Robert Patrick	...	Darrell Grant
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Malcolm Moldovsky
Jerry Grayson	...	Orly
Rumer Willis	...	Angela Grant
Robert Stanton	...	Erb Crandal
William Hill	...	Jerry Killian
Stuart Pankin	...	Alan Mordecai
Dina Waters	...	Monique, Jr. (as Dina Spybey)
PaSean Wilson	...	Sabrina Hepburn
Pandora Peaks	...	Urbanna Sprawl
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Lorelei

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity, erotic dancing and language.

Runtime:

115 min | USA:117 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (also unrated version) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (also unrated version) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (also unrated version) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (w) | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating) | USA:Unrated (video rating) (special edition)

Filming Locations:

Clewiston, Florida, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Demi Moore was paid $12 million for this film, a record fee for a actress at that time. The film was more popular in overseas theaters than in American theaters.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Garcia sees Erin's message on the mirror in the "Big Sugar" yacht he says "That girl is crazy." As he is exiting the bathroom, it is possible to see the reflection of a crewmember in the side mirror.

Quotes:

[Shad appears besides Erin's car while Darrell is holding her at knifepoint inside it]
Shad: Drop the knife! You got 'til three. One...
Darrell Grant: Suck my dick!
Shad: Whip the little fella out. Two...
Darrell Grant: [brandishes the knife at Shad] This here's a domestic squabble...!
[Shad seizes his knife hand and wrenches his arm over the window jam, snapping the bone. Darrell screams]
Shad: Three.
Darrell Grant: You broke my arm!
Shad: You sure?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bloodletting (1997)

Soundtrack:

Memories Are Made Of This

Not as bad as they say it is, but still pretty poor...

Striptease

Dire, but strangely fascinating, Demi Moore vehicle about a single mother who turns to a life of stripping in order to gain custody of her daughter. (Robert Patrick is the drug-stealing ex-husband who gains custody of the child.) Ving Rhames is a bodyguard and Burt Reynolds has a nice co-star role as a sleazy political candidate. This movie was extremely bashed when it came out, but it's better than "Showgirls," and sort of watchable. If you don't expect much of a story, then this is for you...be warned, however, that there is a lot of stripteasing in this film.

** / *****