Behind the Burly Q is an interesting documentary about the "good ol' days" of classic burlesque. The documentary features lots of veteran strippers (including Tempest Storm!) sharing stories about their introduction to burlesque, their personal lives, and crazy goings-on backstage! Also interviewed is Alan Alda, whose father was a comedian in burlesque, and Lou Costello's daughter Chris (who shares about Abbott and Costello's beginnings in burlesque). They talk about the theatres, the patrons, the scandals, the novelty acts, the big name stars, and the tragedies.
But can we talk about the girls? Oh my god. They're all absolutely gorgeous. The documentary contains lots and lots of beautiful photos of the girls and videos of some of their performances. Some of them reminisce about how beautiful they were...there's even video footage of legendary burlesque icon Lili St. Cyr talking about her fear of losing her looks and growing old.
This film is streamable on Netflix, so if you're a fan of pasties and feathers and tassels and all that good stuff, I suggest you give it a watch!
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