Synopsis
Nonfiction filmmaker Jill Morley documents her exploration of the exotic dancer (stripper) experience. Through tactfully selected and edited sequences, you get an insider's view into the job itself, how clubs chauffeur dancers, protect them, what's required of them, how much money they can make, tricks that dancers use to make more money, and keep clients at bay. By trying to work as a dancer, Morley gives the viewer a very personal perspective on the experience. Long-time professional dancers reveal personal anecdotes and feelings about how the job effects them in candid, personal interviews. A group discussion with several dancers is likewise illuminating.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.1%
Critic Consensus
75.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, historical, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
scaryhistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes152
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2002 | $2,151 | $3,751 |
| International | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2002 | $2,151 | $3,751 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2002 | $1,076 | $1,875 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2002 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2002 | $139,000 | $242,381 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2002 | $259,000 | $451,630 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2002 | $73,200 | $127,642 |
| Total Revenues | 2002 | $472,276 | $823,529 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2002 | $244,000 (est) | $425,474 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2002 | $80,000 (est) | $139,500 (est) |
| Participations | 2002 | $9,000 | $15,694 |
| Residuals ? | 2002 | $29,000 | $50,569 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2002 | $48,800 | $85,095 |
| Total Expenses | 2002 | $410,800 | $716,331 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2002 | $61,476 | $107,198 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $74,000, DVD $185,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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