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:

Some People Get Into Trouble No Matter What They WEAR.

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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:

Striptease

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

Burt Reynolds based his character and performance on real life politicians he had known from his early years through his police chief father in Florida.

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Goofs

When the python constricts the stripper, Shad has to use a great deal of strength to unwind the animal off her, but the girl is not shoved about.

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Quotes

[about going after Erin without police backup]
Shad: So we're it? A cop and a bouncer?
Lt. Al Garcia: Plus two strippers and a kid. We're in great shape.

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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

Spoofs Showgirls (1995)

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Soundtracks

Expressway To Your Heart
Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff
Performed by Soul Survivors
Courtesy of Collectables Records Corp./C O Original Sound Entertainment

User Reviews

Not as bad as they say it is, but still pretty poor...

Striptease

Dire, but strangely fascinating, Demi Moore vehicle about a single mother who turns to a life of stripping in order to gain custody of her daughter. (Robert Patrick is the drug-stealing ex-husband who gains custody of the child.) Ving Rhames is a bodyguard and Burt Reynolds has a nice co-star role as a sleazy political candidate. This movie was extremely bashed when it came out, but it's better than "Showgirls," and sort of watchable. If you don't expect much of a story, then this is for you...be warned, however, that there is a lot of stripteasing in this film.

** / *****