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:

Fri. Dec. 18	11:30 PM	TMC
Thur. Dec. 24	6:00 PM	TMC

Cast

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:

A "loop group" in New York City recorded the background voices for various scenes. The actors are included in residual payments.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: About 41 minutes in there is a shot of a limo driving by with a visible camera attached to the bottom.

Quotes:

Shad: You talk to her?
Erin Grant: Darrell's phone's disconnected. I think he moved again.
Shad: You know, I'd embrace the opportunity to maim his white ass up.
Erin Grant: I know you would, and that's really thoughtful, but I don't think it would help my case in court if I had him attacked.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Yada Yada (#8.19)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Gimme Some Lovin'

Not Without My G-String!

The summary line above came from my wife after seeing Andrew Bergman take a really funny book by Carl Hiaasen and turn it into a "Sincere Sally Field Gutsy Mom Works As A Stripper Even Though It Means Shame And Disgust Because It's For Her *Daughter*!!!" movie.

Ving Rhames and Burt Reynolds deliver deft, wonderful performances that are completely sunk by Demi Moore's Jawline Of Grim Determination. The book pointed out that the ones degraded by stripping are actually the men, who turn into drooling, brainless fools, while the women have the control and collect the money. The movie has to add a scene where the daughter sees the mother dancing (oh horrors!) and the mother has to explain her Sordid Living to the Innocent Babe.

Also, in the book, Erin is a top dancer who doesn't have the biggest boobs in the room, but who gets the best tips because she actually knows how to dance. So who do they get to play her? Bebe Neuwirth? Noooo. Demi Moore. All tits and no dancing talent.

Demi Moore was apparently determined to keep this movie from being seen as a comedy. The worst thing to say about this movie is that she succeeded completely.