Stripped

Year: 2001

Grade: C+

Country: USA

Director: Morley

Review

documentary about a woman who becomes a stripper and then interviews her peers on their views of/experiences while stripping. starts out almost as a commercial for stripping, but later on shows the darker side of the business. the women interviewed got into the business for ostensibly the same reason – money, but we discover that it’s usually a need for money coupled with other issues – self-esteem problems, power issues, etc. a good portion of them admit to being addicted to the money and sexual power that comes from stripping. it’s a poorly produced film, but it raises enough issues (though it doesn’t really answer anything) to be worth while. so if you watch a couple hundred movies a year then this is worth checking out, but if you watch 50 movies a year then maybe it’s not.