Behind the Burly Q
2010
4.9 (13)
1 hr 37 min
English
The Story of Burlesque in America.
$250,000
$23,859
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mistress Inc.
Keywords
- feminism
- stripper
- burlesque
- woman director
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Top Cast
Bud Abbott as Self (archive footage)
Alan Alda as Self
Joan Arline as Self - 'The Sexquire Girl'
Beverly Arlynne as Self
Al Baker Jr. as Self - Son of Al Baker Sr.
Nat Bodian as Self - Historian
Taffy O'Neil as Self
Blaze Starr as Self
Top Crew
Leslie Zemeckis · Director, Writer
Robert Zemeckis · Executive Producer
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