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User Rating:
5.8/10   2,030 votes
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Director:
Michael Radford
Writers:
Michael Radford (screenplay) and
David Linter (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 October 2001 (Israel) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
five souls exposed more
Plot:
A non-glamorous portrayal of the lives of people who make their living at a strip club. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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(6 articles)
Dancing at the Film Experience
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Daryl Hannah's Stripper Pole Workout
 (From WENN. 18 February 2002)
User Comments:
The anti - showgirls. more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlotte Ayanna ... Jessie

Kristin Bauer ... Nico

W. Earl Brown ... Bobby

Daryl Hannah ... Angel

Chris Hogan ... Dennis

Sheila Kelley ... Stormy

Elias Koteas ... Sully
Vladimir Mashkov ... Sacha

Sandra Oh ... Jasmine

Rodney Rowland ... Charlie

Jennifer Tilly ... Jo

Robert Wisdom ... Eddie
David Amos ... Dave
Carolyne Aycaguer ... Sophie
R.C. Bates ... Jimmy (as RC Bates)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive sexual content/nudity, language, some drug content and brief violence.
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Runtime:
123 min | Argentina:126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:18A | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | France:U | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Moonstone Entertainment more

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Trivia:
Despite only appearing in two scenes, Kristin Bauer made her own outfit for her strip routine and visited porn stars who gig at strip clubs. She even had training on how to use a whip. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Jessie uses her real name as her stage name at the Blue Iguana, something which is forbidden by managers for safety reasons. Even halfway through the film, Stormy is told off by Dave for having mail sent to Marie Hughes, which is her real name. more
Quotes:
Angel: [Whistling and waving] Officer? Officer, could... could you help me with... I... Could you help take a picture of my... I want to take a picture of myself in front of this billboard.
Officer Pete Foster: Is that you?
Angel: Yeah.
Officer Pete Foster: Really.
Angel: I'm a lot smaller in person.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Strip Notes (2001) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Come Back more

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24 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
The anti - showgirls., 29 August 2003
10/10
Author: BLEACHEDC from Yorkshire, England

First of all cudos to the people involved with this flick for trying something a bit different: it was almost entirely improvised, both by the actors/actresses and by the crew.

So, that good idea aside, is it any good?

Well, it's the complete opposite of Showgirls, so that's a great start! All exploitation aspects are kept to a minimum, of course to some degree such elements are inherent, unfortunately.

Characters are incredibly well brought to life and explored, to the point where the stripping scenes become annoying and you just wanna get back to the protagonist's character arcs. Hey, I'm a red blooded male too, so if I'm saying this, well, that has to be testament to its power don't you think?

I found it extremely refreshing how none of the sub plots are really finished off, you are NOT spoon fed. You are given enough information to fill in the blanks, and that's it. And you know what - that was nice, it was brave, and I appreciated it.

A lot is conveyed subtly, with looks, or with how a person in the back ground is reacting. There's a couple of stripping scenes in which the came ra actually focusses almost exclusively on the girl's face. The first scene is very short, probably less than a minute. The chick's expression is amazing - like she's only hanging on to her sanity by a thread, so cold and broken, fantastically conveyed. The second intance is longer, and is genuinely heart rending. No words or additional explanation is required for either scene. Cinema at its best.

Now for the faults.

The characters are, superficially, cliches. You've got the stupid but nice stripper. The jaded and hard stripper. The new girl. The abusive rock star boyfriend etc. However, these things are easily overlooked as they are painted in such a realistic manner.

As the aim here was realism I would NOT have introduced a character that was a contract killer! That said, the film almost makes up for this in *sploiler* the moment when he recieves a lap dance. Both stripper and killer just want to connect with another human being here, which they can't, and the scene is most poignant.

Finally, the unremitting bleakness expererienced by all characters herein does not ring entirely true. I've been to strip clubs (admittedly in the UK so maybe it's a cultural thing) and the girls are usually bright eyed and chirpy, with plenty going on outside of their line of work. They were all making a bloody good wage too, which certainly seemed to put smiles on their faces! Again though, it was all done so well, with such heart and genuine depth, that I can't really complain.

A much underrated movie.



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