Burlesque (I) (2010)

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Director:

Steve Antin

Writer:

Steve Antin

Stars:

Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cher	...	Tess
Christina Aguilera	...	Ali
Eric Dane	...	Marcus
Cam Gigandet	...	Jack
Julianne Hough	...	Georgia
Alan Cumming	...	Alexis
Peter Gallagher	...	Vince
Kristen Bell	...	Nikki
Stanley Tucci	...	Sean
Dianna Agron	...	Natalie
Glynn Turman	...	Harold Saint
David Walton	...	Mark the DJ
Terrence Jenkins	...	Dave
Chelsea Traille	...	Coco
Tanee McCall-Short	...	Scarlett (as Tanee McCall)

Storyline

The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue.

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Plot Keywords:

burlesque | small town girl | dancer | iowa | stage | 

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Taglines:

It takes a LEGEND... to make a STAR

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including several suggestive dance routines, partial nudity, language and some thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burleska

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£425,931 (UK) (17 December 2010)

Gross:

$39,440,655 (USA) (4 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, De Line Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dianna Agron shot her scenes in just one afternoon.

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Goofs

Towards the end, when Nikki and Ali are sitting at their tables in the dressing room. Ali looks into the mirror and see Nikki brushing her hair. Then the camera turns to Nikki who yells at a girl for touching her things. But the camera then turns back on Ali and Nikki is still brushing her hair, when she had clearly stopped.

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Quotes

Ali Rose: If I'm not 20 times better than "boobs for brains" over there, you don't have to pay me.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.37 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Wagon Wheel Watusi"
Written by Elmer Bernstein
Performed by Elmer Bernstein
Courtesy of Mainstream Records

User Reviews

Almost Bob Fosse

The musical numbers reminded me of "Sweet Charity" and the camera moves around the Kit Kat Klub style room like Fosse's camera did in "Cabaret" The similarities stop there. The film is a brave attempt but the writing walks a very, very thin line. Was Steve Antin trying to be funny? Some of the lines were received with loud guffaws and there is no way to know if that was the intention because, personally, I felt like cringing. Never mind. It was fun. Christina has a powerful voice but not film presence and Cher is a fearless icon but she had so little to show for it. The best performance is, without question, by Stanley Tucci. The songs work at the moment you're watching them being performed but I couldn't hum a tune now, 48 hours later, for the life of me. So, I was entertained and in the big scheme of things, I guess that's enough