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 | breasts | single mother | striptease | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

A stripper raises money needed to get back the one thing she can't live without...her daughter.

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Castle Rock

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Striptiz

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,300,000, 30 June 1996, Wide Release

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Demi Moore had no fewer than eight assistants on the film - one for make-up, a hairstylist, a costumer, a personal assistant, a personal trainer, a motion trainer and two security personnel.

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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

Alan Mordecai: Do you follow politics, Mr. Shad?
Shad: Do I look like I follow politics?

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Connections

Referenced in 13 posterunek: Kalambury filmowe (1998)

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Soundtracks

Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car)
Written by Robert John Lange and Billy Ocean
Performed by Billy Ocean
Courtesy of Jive Records

User Reviews

There must be a more painless way to see Demi Moore disrobe...

Shabby comedy-drama from Carl Hiaasen's novel has ex-FBI clerk Demi Moore turning to stripping in order to pay off her legal debts; seems she's in a fight to retrieve her child from her disreputable ex, yet the film doesn't see stripping as disreputable and therefore Moore is the good guy in the plot. Director Andrew Bergman may have helmed this project blindfolded, how else to explain the sketchily-drawn characters, the ridiculous strip-club sequences or a dire sub-plot involving Congressman Burt Reynolds? Solid supporting turns by Armand Assante as a cop and Ving Rhames as a bouncer give the film its only validity. As for Moore, she isn't a bad actress, nor is she a stupid one, but the $12 million she acquired for her non-performance here seems a joke on the audience--and on Hollywood. * from ****