Burly Flicks
Anything burlesque. From movies based on burlesque to documentaries on performers to TV shows that just happen to include a burlesque scene.
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- DirectorLeslie ZemeckisStarsBud AbbottAlan AldaJoan ArlineLeslie Zemeckis's rousing documentary takes a behind- the-velvet-curtain peek at the golden age of burlesque, meeting the women (and men) who pushed the envelope of social propriety.
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckMichael O'SheaIris AdrianAfter one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.
- DirectorGary BeeberStarsScotty the Blue BunnyJames 'Tigger!' FergusonPleasant GehmanDIRTY MARTINI AND THE NEW BURLESQUE, explores the tantalizing world of the performers who helped create the new burlesque scene in New York City. The new burlesque is the new punk rock and it is exploding in New York as well as most US cities thanks to Dirty and her friends the world is catching on.
- DirectorWes HurleyStarsMiss Kitty BabyJean BarronBenjimen BlairWhat happens when a classically-trained dancer/actor decides to pursue the lowbrow art of stripping? Waxie Moon a boylesque sensation takes the world of neo-burlesque by storm in this hilarious and thought-provoking portrait of one artist's unlikely journey. Featuring footage of Waxie's fearless live performances, as well as interviews with a colorful assortment of international burlesque stars, theater artists and fans, the documentary explores the ways striptease is used by Waxie Moon to both entertain his audience and challenge their notions of gender, sexuality and performance art.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsRock HudsonJeremy KempSet during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsRosalind RussellNatalie WoodKarl MaldenBased on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
- DirectorBen BoltHarold BeckerStarsMatt DillonDiane LaneTommy Lee JonesA dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsDaniel Day-LewisMarion CotillardPenélope CruzFamous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsVivian BlaineDennis O'KeefePerry ComoBurlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.
- DirectorNunnally JohnsonStarsBetty GrableSheree NorthRobert CummingsTwo girls on the lam hide out in a college fraternity.
- DirectorLiz GoldwynStarsZoritaGussie GrossLois De Fee
- DirectorEd RossStarsAnthony AllenMarilyn NordmanCindy StevensA crime syndicate in Miami Beach extorts politicians by filming them at sex parties.
- DirectorPhillip DyeStarsJosephine BakerLittle EgyptDixie EvansPerformances of the greatest exotic dancers are collected here for the first time, from Little Egypt in 1893 to the great striptease headliners of the golden age of Burlesque.
- DirectorAlison GristStarsImmodesty BlaizeDixie EvansSatan's AngelIn this revealing documentary, burlesque star Immodesty Blaize examines the world of British burlesque and the resurgence in its popularity.
- DirectorJoshua M. DragottaStarsSatan's AngelAngel WalkerVic CrotwellSatan's Angel is a legend among burlesque dancers. Her legacy is filled with San Francisco counter culture, Las Vegas stage door Johnnies, and a sexuality she refused to closet. Angel has amassed four decades worth of fascinating, colorful, and riveting stories as she's traveled the globe performing the art of burlesque. This unique film documents her love for the craft and preservation of burlesque as well as her love for her life partner Vic.
- DirectorAndré HugonYves MirandeStarsLucien BarouxRené DaryGeneviève CallixAt the end of the 1930s, two friends have the ambition to break out of their mediocre lives by employing only honest means. One of them achieves this by becoming a star, and hires the other as a manager.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsJoanne WoodwardRichard BeymerClaire TrevorLila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga's stage shows. When her boyfriend, Rick, runs off with the show's money, Madame Olga and Ronny let Lila go. Lila goes to stay with her old neighbors, Helen Bard and her teenage son, Kenny. Lila decides to go out and get a regular job and try and live a normal life. All seems well, until Lila and Kenny stop fighting their attraction for one another.
- DirectorGeorge FitzmauriceStarsRonald ColmanVilma BánkyMontagu LoveA duke kidnaps the gypsy Montero's young bride, intending to exercise a nobleman's then-presumed right to make love to her. But she dies, and Montero vows revenge.
- DirectorW. Merle ConnellStarsBetty RowlandVince BarnettThelma BennettAn inside look at what goes on behind the scenes at a burlesque show with strippers, comics and other performers showing you how they prepare for the big show.
- DirectorOzzie NelsonStarsRicky NelsonJack KellyKristin HarmonTwo 18-year-old students elope on the eve of high school graduation and move in with his parents.
- DirectorIrving KlawStarsDorian DennisBlaze StarrTempest StormAt a vaudeville theater, eleven women do striptease dances, with four comedic routines interspersed.
- DirectorDoris WishmanStarsBlaze StarrRalph YoungGene BerkStripper Blaze Starr, playing herself, drives her agent--who is also her fiancé--to distraction by ignoring scheduled "press functions" and spending her weekends at a nudist camp.