Behind the Burly Q

2010 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 379 VOTES · DIR. Leslie Zemeckis

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 789 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:55:18 It really got good when the war started.
00:57:02 My act was a story.
00:58:34 She wanted to be the one and only Blaze.
01:00:34 I grew up backstage. I used to sleep in her fan boxes.
01:02:46 she wasn't pretty, and she had a very bad body.
01:04:34 They put me on librium, and I was on librium for 30 years.
01:06:26 they expected you to sit with the guys and drink
01:08:11 I used to help her with it
01:10:02 I just... I just put those out.
01:11:49 Take it off
01:13:25 He threw it in the bag and then got me in the taxi
01:15:07 But they would slip it in their pocketbook.
01:17:10 "You're in a degenerate business."
01:18:56 I got the fire ax and went out there and busted it into a gillion pieces.
01:21:00 I'd signed the adoption papers in the hospital.
01:22:50 - A little baby boy? - Yes.
01:24:41 In Cincinnati, there was a great mob influence.
01:26:24 anyone you thought was connected or a wise guy or whatever.
01:28:22 Unions closed a lot of theaters
01:30:07 and I one night did a number to "The Lady is a Tramp."
01:32:08 I've traveled all over the world
01:33:55 The thrill of the evening is
01:35:41 It's her beauty, not brains
10:00:00 in San Francisco last year.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed789
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:55:18
Final line10:00:00

Production Record

DirectorLeslie Zemeckis
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000
Revenue$23,859
IMDb votes379