Behind the Burly Q
Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $23,859
Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque's resilient history and how the public's sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.
Director
Leslie Zemeckis
Writer
Leslie Zemeckis
Cast
Bud Abbott
Self (archive footage)
Alan Alda
Self
Blaze Starr
Self
Sally Rand
Self (archive footage)
Lili St. Cyr
Self (archive footage)
