
Striptease
Seen it?1996 | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Burn After Reading or The Place Beyond the Pines, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It "won" the Razzie for Worst Picture (and 4 more Razzies).
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
13% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: "Won" 5 Razzies, the "worst of the year" awards, including Worst Picture.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$113 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 199K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Bergman
- Demi MooreErin Grant
- Burt ReynoldsDavid Dilbeck
- Armand AssanteLt. Al Garcia
- Ving RhamesShad
- Robert PatrickDarrell Grant
- Paul GuilfoyleMalcolm Moldovsky
- Rumer WillisAngela Grant
- Jerry GraysonOrly
- Robert StantonErb Crandal
- Stuart PankinAlan Mordecai