Synopsis
Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
Metacritic60/100
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Leslie ZemeckisDirector
- Leslie ZemeckisWriter
Cast
- Bud AbbottSelf (archive footage)
- Alan AldaSelf
- Joan ArlineSelf - 'The Sexquire Girl'
- Beverly ArlynneSelf
- Al Baker Jr.Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.
- Nat BodianSelf - Historian
- Taffy O'NeilSelf
- Blaze StarrSelf
- Sally RandSelf (archive footage)
- Lili St. CyrSelf (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
feminismstripperburlesquewoman director