Striptease (1996)

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

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Writers:

Carl Hiaasen (book), Andrew Bergman (screenplay)

Stars:

Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante

8 wins & 4 nominations.

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 Spybey-Waters	...	Monique, Jr. (as Dina Spybey)
PaSean Wilson	...	Sabrina Hepburn
Pandora Peaks	...	Urbanna Sprawl
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Lorelei

Storyline

Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though.

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | striptease | female nudity | stripping | strip club | 

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Taglines:

It ain't "Showgirls"...then again, it ain't "Snow White" either!.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nudity, erotic dancing and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is considered Burt Reynolds big comeback movie even though he had appeared in both The Player (1992) and Cop & ½ (1993). This is because of the attention the film got and the type of character he played. Also, his part in The Player (1992) was a cameo as part of an ensemble while Cop & ½ (1993) was essentially a children's film.

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Goofs

When Erin's daughter is playing games backstage, the close-ups of the games are not the same games she is playing.

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Quotes

Lt. Al Garcia: [re: Angela] Why don't you drop her off at our house?
Erin Grant: I can't do that.
Lt. Al Garcia: Why not? I told Donna everything. Your whole situation. She said if you needed a hand she'd love to help.
Erin Grant: She doesn't think I'm something out of "A Current Affair"?
Lt. Al Garcia: Erin, come on, you're a terrific girl. You know that, right? So you made a mistake a lot of terrific girls make, you married a bum. What are you gonna do? You gonna beat yourself up for the rest of your life?

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Crazy Credits

Film title logo as end credits are done

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Alternate Versions

An unrated version contains a few extra nude scenes than the theatrical, R-rated version.

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Connections

References It Could Happen to You (1994)

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Soundtracks

If I Was Your Girlfriend
Written by Prince (as Prince Nelson)
Performed by Prince
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Hiaasen should slap somebody

for those of you who don't know (and I'm sure there's a lot of you) Strip Tease was actually a book written by Carl Hiaasen, and a damn good book at that. Brilliant characters, an intriguing storyline, hilarious incidents, sex, violence, the works...

I gave the movie a 5 because Robert Patrick and Burt Reynolds were absolutely hysterical and on-point (I'm sure THEY actually READ the book), but aside from those two gems this movie was a disgrace.

What happened to the plot?!? What happened to like half the story?!? What happened to my self respect?!? Why change the ending?!? The story was enthralling and thoroughly enjoyable when I read the book, the movie (breasts considered) not so much..

There's a gratuitous 3 minute topless dancing scene, followed by 3 minutes of Demi and the little girl crying and being superdramatic. CHOOSE which audience you're marketing this movie towards! Women won't respect a nonsense T&A fest and men don't want to see a bunch of sappy overdramatics when the movie was advertised like a softcore porno flick.

The fact that a BOOK about strippers was exponentially better than the movie.. that's saying something.

• Anonymous Disgrunted Hiaasen Fan

Details

Official Sites:

Castle Rock

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Striptease

Filming Locations:

Miami Seaquarium - 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,322,069, 30 June 1996

Gross USA:

$33,109,743

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$113,309,743

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Lobell/Bergman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 117 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1