The film also made a star ofPolice Academy 4alumnus Sharon Stone.
It took just a few years for this particular bubble to burst again.
A curiosity at best, and one largely ignored by audiences.
But it was not, and is not, a good film.
But there were problems, and not small ones.
Unwisely sold with the tagline of you like to watch, dont you?
Oftentimes when you hear stories of stars not getting on, its doesnt translate to the screen.
The eventual film, a mess, was mauled by critics.
But it still sold heavily off the sex angle.
It is also about the most 1990s movie of the 1990s.
According to IMDb trivia, Willis had a penis double though.
I didnt attempt to verify this fact.
And yet it overcame the snootyand not altogether undeservedreviews to become a hit on VHS.
Critics were quick to point out similarities between the movie and Eszterhass aforementioned work onSliverandBasic Instinct.
Much had been expected it of it.
It isnt, and it did actually go on to do decent business worldwide.
Their project had made headlines for giving Demi Moore her biggest ever payday of $12 million.
An easy film to slate,Stripteasenevertheless has a few things in its favor.
And I aint talking the mucky bits.
More clothes were generally required in big budget movies in its aftermath.
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What Happened Next?
The erotic thriller didnt disappear, as a trip to any video shop (remember those?)
in the last 1990s would testify to.
