Dancing at the Blue Iguana

    Dancing at the Blue Iguana
    2001

    Synopsis

    A non-glamorous portrayal of the lives of people who make their living at a strip club.

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    Cast

    • Charlotte AyannaJessie
    • Kristin BauerNico
    • W. Earl BrownBobby
    • Daryl HannahAngel
    • Chris HoganDennis
    • Sheila KelleyStormy
    • Elias KoteasSully
    • Vladimir MashkovSacha
    • Sandra OhJasmine
    • Rodney RowlandCharlie

    Recommendations

    • 70

      Los Angeles Times

      A well-crafted film, and it must be said that its actresses, in being prepared to come close to baring all for art, reveal stunning figures and perform scorching routines.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      An ensemble piece developed from an improvisational workshop, the movie exudes a haunted melancholy that recalls such early Alan Rudolph films as "Choose Me" and "Welcome to L.A," and it includes several flashy performances.
    • 50

      New Times (L.A.)

      All the ladies get repeatedly naked, which, after all, is why you're going to go see it. And there's nothing wrong with that.
    • 50

      L.A. Weekly

      Iguana runs hot and cold, being engaging and dull by turns depending on the plausibility of the character before the camera.
    • 50

      TV Guide Magazine

      Contains striking moments, but never coheres.
    • 40

      Mr. Showbiz

      Exhausting and fruitless: Having seen it, you know nothing more about strippers or the stripper mentality than you did going in. What's the point?
    • 30

      Variety

      An exercise in improv-derived filmmaking that simply proves once again that there's no substitute for a good script.
    • 25

      New York Post

      You'd be better off renting Demi Moore's "Striptease."

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