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Based on Carl Hiaasen's satirical novel, Striptease tells the story of Erin (Demi Moore), who has just gotten a divorce from Darrell (Robert Patrick), the sleazy ex-con she foolishly married. However,... read more read more... the judge's memories of Darrell's days as a football hero win him custody of their daughter, and Erin, concerned for her child's safety, is determined to fight the decision. Erin has just lost her position as a secretary for the FBI, so, to cover her legal bills, she takes a job as an exotic dancer at a strip club called the Eager Beaver. While she has no experience taking off her clothes in front of an audience, Erin soon makes friends with the fellow dancers and finds a protector in the club's burly but good-hearted bouncer, Shad (Ving Rhames). She also makes a few fans among the regulars at the club, most notably David Dillbeck (Burt Reynolds), a drunken lout with a bottomless appetite for sleaze -- who also happens to be a conservative congressman with ties to right-wing religious groups. One of Erin's admirers snaps a photo of her with the congressman when a brawl breaks out at the club, and he suggests that it would make fine blackmail material. However, when the man with the photo turns up dead, Erin discovers that Dillbeck's people play a bit rougher than she expected. The home video version of Striptease contains two minutes of footage that was clipped from the theatrical release in order to win the film an R rating. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 1999

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  • September 24, 2011
    Striptease was a big miss of a film. The film is a total waste, and has some of the worst performances that I've seen. The film is pretty pointless. The story is paper thin and has no redeeming factor. Not even Demi Moore's nice rack can save this atrocious picture. The cast is v... read moreery questionable and their performances seem too fake for my taste. This film is awful. There's absolutely no other way to describe it. The performances suffer because the actors are terrible. The film is not engaging one bit, and it's just a big boring attempt at trying to make a good film. Obviously the film has gotten attention for Demi Moore, and it is really the only point of interest of this film. Not even that can save the film. This film is poorly acted, directed with a bad cast and a poor script. Striptease fails to entertain, and though we see Demi Moore's lovely assets, the film has nothing else going for it. A terrible, pointless film that should've never been made. Striptease aside from Demi Moore naked is not a good film; the film lacks a very good story, good story and everything else that makes a film good. I don't understand how this trash got made. A pointless and stupid film, Striptease is not good entertainment and is easily forgettable because the film is so mediocre. An awful film that should be avoided. This film also shows that Demi Moore isn't that good of an actress either. So aside from Moore naked, you're not missing much. If you want to watch it, proceed with caution. One full star for Demi Moore's figure!
  • May 21, 2011
    Not as bad as I was expecting! Way too long at close to 2 hours, must have been so they could fit in so many scenes of Demi stripping. Surprised to see Ving Rhames and Robert Patrick were in this along with a funny Burt Reynolds. Quite funny in places and well... plenty of nudity... read more to!
  • November 24, 2010
    Not much of an game changer, Demi Moore takes on the role of a stripper, trying to keep custody of her kid, and trapping a senator to do so. It's more of a cheese fest than anything, but I've gotta admit that Moore has some serious moves.
  • September 28, 2009
    Stupid film, nice tits!
  • September 13, 2009
    Not as good as "Showgirls", and Rena Riffel's nude scene isn't even one of her most impressive.
  • August 7, 2009
    good for hot mom boobs
  • January 27, 2008
    Oh my GOD! Demi Moore's body looks very, very, very sexy and hot in her stripping scenes - WOW!
  • September 1, 2007
    Single mum stripper. No storyline, just an excuse to take her clothes off.
  • May 7, 2007
    stupid movie
  • January 25, 2007
    they made this one to show everyone that demi still looked good in old age, she was right but the film still wasnt that great

Critic Reviews


Susan Wloszczyna
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

Moore's body is in better shape than her acting.

John J. Puccio
March 4, 2012
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

The cynic in me leads me to suspect that Demi Moore only wanted to make the film to show off her newly buffed and enhanced body. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
January 23, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

A rambunctious Reynolds makes a potentially terrible movie watchable.

Steve Crum
October 23, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Burt is the highlight, reason to see--besides Demi's bod

Michael Dequina
January 11, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Comedy, thriller, drama, T&A flick--you make the choice, because writer-director Andrew Bergman sure didn't. Full Review

Dan Lybarger
December 23, 2003
Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online

Muddled and dumbed-down adaptation of Carl Hiassen's bitingly funny book.

Carlo Cavagna
October 20, 2003
Carlo Cavagna, AboutFilm.com

Funniest moment: Demi Moore rips open her top with a snarl, revealing the decidedly unattractive and wholly unnatural results of her cosmetic surgery.

Brandon Judell
May 28, 2003
Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online

For a movie with more bare breasts than any two tattered issues of "Playboy" and "Hustler," "Striptease" is the flattest offering of the year.

Luke Y. Thompson
December 13, 2002
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

Burt Reynolds is fun, but the movie's as lifeless as Demi's fake breasts.

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Demi's got the right moves and God knows they tried, but alas...

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