Dancing at the Blue Iguana

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Dancing at the Blue Iguana

R

Released Oct 19, 2001

2h 3m

Drama

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"Dancing at the Blue Iguana" offers a rare glimpse into the often misunderstood world of the strip club, which is much more than the sum of its voyeuristic offerings. The Blue Iguana, in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, is a club where the glamour is tinged with decay, a crossroads where lives intersect and personas are donned and shed with equal abandon.

Matthew Turner

Empire Magazine

An interesting failure. It's well-acted by an extremely game cast, but sadly suffers from a lack of direction and a decent screenplay.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2024

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Bilge Ebiri

Citysearch

The result is a very believable strip club, inhabited by cardboard-thin protagonists who come across as caricatures more than actual people.

Oct 19, 2001

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

More than anything, Dancing at the Blue Iguana is an acting showcase that allows its stars to strut their emotional range.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 19, 2001

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

May 19, 2005

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I love this movie was my favorite movie of the 90's it has 3 top actress's Hannah Tilly an one of the most highly accredited Asian actress's out their so totally worth the hour plus it's a great mood starter always got me in the mood for romance

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Will always be a favorite of mine.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I am not giving it a 4 or 5 because I wasnt satisfied with the information I got on each character. I wanted to know more about their background, I found them all to be very intriguing and very lost but I would have liked to have known more. And Daryl Hana filmwas freaking INCREDIBLE in this film. I think it was the best performance in her career. It was a very good movie, people who didnt like it are just being judgemental of the content.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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movie about a stripper named angel and im a stripper named angel so thats why i watched it

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Bored. This is not a strong women movie. I hit the fast forward for part of this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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nice erotic improv film about the lives of strippers on and off the stage and detailed accounts of how they deal with f their inner demons.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

"Dancing at the Blue Iguana" offers a rare glimpse into the often misunderstood world of the strip club, which is much more than the sum of its voyeuristic offerings. The Blue Iguana, in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, is a club where the glamour is tinged with decay, a crossroads where lives intersect and personas are donned and shed with equal abandon.

Director: Michael Radford
Producer: Ram Bergman, Graham Broadbent, Damian Jones, Sheila Kelley, Dana Lustig, Michael Radford, Ernst Etchie Stroh
Screenwriter: Michael Radford, David Linter
Production Co: Dragon Pictures, Bergman Lustig Productions
Rating: R (Pervasive Nudity|Language|Brief Violence|Pervasive Sexual Content|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.1K
Runtime: 2h 3m

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