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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $55M β the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Burlesque
"It takes a legend... to make a star"
2010 1h 59m EN
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IMDB
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7.2TMDB Β· 2,416π₯«37%Rotten Tomatoesβ47Metacriticβ
6.4IMDB Β· 97,244
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to stage, helping restore the club's former glory.
βIt takes a legend... to make a starβ
Cast
Cher Bono
Tess
Christina Aguilera
Alice "Ali" Rose
Cam Gigandet
Jack Miller
Kristen Bell
Nikki
Stanley Tucci
Sean
Eric Dane
Marcus Gerber
Peter Gallagher
Vince Scali
Julianne Hough
Georgia
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Steve Antin
- Writers
- Steve Antin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Steve Antin, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Virginia Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Cher Bono and Christina Aguilera and Cam Gigandet carry the top of the cast.
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CAST
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Marketing tagline: "It takes a legend... to make a star".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1126591 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Steve Antin directs. Bojan Bazelli behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Virginia Katz cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $55M β the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3Directed by Steve Antin, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Virginia Katz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Cher Bono and Christina Aguilera and Cam Gigandet carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "It takes a legend... to make a star".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1126591 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "dancer", "musical", "los angeles, california", "campy".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bojan Bazelli
- Original score
- Christophe Beck
- Editing
- Virginia Katz
- Production design
- Jon Gary Steele
- Costume design
- Michael Kaplan
- Makeup / hair
- Vasilios Tanis
- VFX supervisor
- Mohummed Yusef
- Stunt coordinator
- Scotty Richards
- Runtime
- 119 min Β· 1h 59m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $55,000,000
- Box office
- $89,500,000
- Return
- 163% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Burlesque (2010)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 37% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 47/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 Β· 97,244 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
6 wins & 21 nominations total
Also by
Steve Antin
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Screen Gems
US
Bedford Falls Productions
US
Key crew
- StuntsScott Wilder
- StuntsErik Rondell
- Costume DesignMichael Kaplan
- StuntsDina L. Margolin
- Stunt DriverEd McDermott II
- StuntsHeather La Bella
- StuntsCody Gilbert
- StuntsAllison Caetano
- StuntsJames M. Halty
- StuntsDustin Meier
- StuntsJeff Cadiente
- Stunt CoordinatorScotty Richards
- StuntsMatthew Taylor
- Stunt CoordinatorChad Randall
- ProducerDonald De Line
- EditorVirginia Katz
- CastingJohn Papsidera
- Production DesignJon Gary Steele
- Art DirectionChris Cornwell
- Sound Effects EditorBernard Weiser
- Supervising Sound EditorRichard E. Yawn
- Special Effects SupervisorJohn Frazier
- Special Effects SupervisorTommy Frazier
- Special Effects CoordinatorRichard O. Helmer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dancer
- musical
- los angeles, california
- campy
- burlesque
- cabaret dancer
- burlesque dancer
- cabaret performer
- cabaret singer
- cabaret desire
- dancing girls
- cheerful
- clichΓ©
- powerful
- cabaret musical
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-11-23PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- θεδΏ±ζ¨ι¨TW
- γγΌγ¬γΉγ―JP
- Noches de encantoAR
- BurlesqueDE
- BurlesquePT
