Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
- Starring:
- Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Radford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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The personal lives of five exotic dancers go under the microscope in this drama, the first American feature from director Michael Radford. Eddie (Robert Wisdom) is the manager of a strip club in suburban California known as the Blue Iguana, where he keeps an eye on the women who make their living dancing for his customers. Stormy (Sheila Kelley) is an attractive, thick-skinned woman who is getting old enough to realize her days as a dancer may be numbered. Jo (Jennifer Tilly) likes to think of herself as the Blue Iguana's star attraction, though her career may hit a detour now that she's learned she's pregnant. Angel (Daryl Hannah) is a sweet, but immature woman, who tries to deal with her fear of being unloved by adopting a child. Jasmine (Sandra Oh), an aspiring poet, tries not to get settled into a career as a stripper, while being encouraged in her writing by coffeehouse owner Dennis (Chris Hogan), who features spoken word performers. And Jesse (Charlotte Ayanna), the youngest of the performers, expresses her desperate need for approval in her desire to please the customers. Dancing at the Blue Iguana received its world premiere at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 124 mins
Complete Cast:
- Charlotte Ayanna - Jessie
- Sheila Kelley - "Stormy" Marie Hughes
- Jennifer Tilly - Jo
- Vladimir Mashkov - Sacha
- W. Earl Brown - Bobby
- Jesse Bradford - Jorge
- Joel Hurt Jones - customer
- Peggy Jo Jacobs - Sarah, adoption official
- Rod Rowland - Charlie
- Christina Cabot - Christina
- Thomas Sherlorke - Jo's turned on customer
- Tenya Neilson - Castle
- Michael Loprete - Stormy's regular
- Marta Cunningham - Yolanda
- Carolyne Aycaguer - Sophie Delvaux, poetress
- Bill Chott - Angel's Regular
- Harper Roisman - Harry Goldberg
- David Amos - Dave
- Buckley Norris - talking man
- John K. Thomas - poetry man
- Jack Conley - Officer Pete Foster
- Daryl Hannah - Angel
- Sandra Oh - Jasmine
- Elias Koteas - Sully
- Robert Wisdom - Eddie Hazel
- Kristin Bauer - Nico
- Pete Gardner - Jerry, S&M Client
- Ted Rooney - assistant
- Kevin Hunt - DJ
- Maurice Compte - drug buyer
- Lobo Sebastian - rough looking guy
- Shannon Ransom - bartender
- Ellyn Maybe - Fiona, poetress
- Ruthanna Hopper - Desiree
- R.C. Bates - Jimmy
- Chris Hogan - Dennis
- Jason Kravitz - Gordon
- Igbal Theba - clerk
- Stephen Hornyak - trucker
- Isabelle Pasco - female customer
- Vincenzo Ricotta - customer
- Director(s):
- Michael Radford
- Writer(s):
- Michael Radford, David Linter
- Producer(s):
- Dana Lustig, Graham Broadbent, Etchie Stroh
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Adult Language, Drug Content, Violence, Strong Sexual Content)
- Categories:
- Drama
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