Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q is a 2010 film documentary examining the golden age of American burlesque in the first half of the 20th century.[2][3]

Behind the Burly Q
Directed byLeslie Zemeckis
Produced by
Written byLeslie Zemeckis
Music byPhil Marshall
CinematographySheri Hellard
Edited byEvan Finn
Production
company
Mistress, Inc.
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release date
  • April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,889[1]

Synopsis

This documentary film about the heyday of burlesque includes interviews with exotic dancers of the time April March, Lorraine Lee, Taffy O’Neill, Blaze Starr, Tempest Storm, and Kitty West; Mike Iannucci, stripper Ann Corio's husband and producer of “This Was Burlesque”; journalists and authors Nat Bodian, Rachel Schteir, and Janet Davis; and actor Alan Alda, whose father Robert Alda was a burlesque singer and straight man.

Reception

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 78% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 27 reviews, with an average score of 6.5/10.[4] Emily Hourican of the Irish Independent lauded the film as "an absorbing, moving and cleverly constructed look at the tradition of American burlesque."[5] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times was less enthusiastic, claiming the film "settles too easily for an editing formula which alternates talking heads, too cursory performance footage and montages of headlines and photographs."[6] Ronnie Scheib of Variety said the film's "stories run from raunchy to touching to funny to flat-out incredible.”[7]

Book

In 2013, Skyhorse Publishing released a companion book by Zemeckis, also called Behind the Burly Q.

References
  1. "Behind the Burly Q (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. Leslie Zemeckis (Director) (2010). Behind the Burly Q (DVD). First Run Features. ASIN B004I45MUC.
  3. Gelt, Jessica (6 July 2013). "'Behind the Burly Q' a revealing portrait of burlesque's stars". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Behind the Burly Q at Rotten Tomatoes
  5. Hourican, Emily (March 7, 2010). "Leslie takes peek behind burlesque curtain". Irish Independent.
  6. Ebert, Roger (18 August 2010). "Behind the Burly-Q". rogerebert.com.
  7. Scheib, Ronnie. "Review: 'Behind the Burly Q'". Variety.
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