An impressive number of veteran strippers are interviewed here, offering their memories. Also on hand are Lou Costello's daughter, and Alan Alda. He's introduced here as "son of Robert Alda", and only later is it established that the senior Alda was a small-time burlesque comedian and singer. I wish that this documentary had mentioned that Robert Alda later had a more prestigious career in Hollywood films and Broadway musicals. Alan Alda offers some candid memories of his chi... (Full plot summary below)
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An impressive number of veteran strippers are interviewed here, offering their memories. Also on hand are Lou Costello's daughter, and Alan Alda. He's introduced here as "son of Robert Alda", and only later is it established that the senior Alda was a small-time burlesque comedian and singer. I wish that this documentary had mentioned that Robert Alda later had a more prestigious career in Hollywood films and Broadway musicals. Alan Alda offers some candid memories of his childhood as the son of a burlesque performer.
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsA fun-filled tribute which elevates the Golden Age of Burlesque to its rightful place in history while belatedly restoring a little dignity to its underappreciated, socially-ostracized performers. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA worthwhile trip down burlesque lane with the usual documentary bumps: too many talking heads at the expense of archival footage. |
| Seattle TimesJeff ShannonMore than a dozen of the burlesque performers featured here have died since they were interviewed in 2006, making Zemeckis's slapdash survey definitive by default. |
| Entertainment SpectrumKeith CohenThis documentary from Leslie Zemeckis affectionately tells everything you ever wanted to know about the golden age of burlesque. The standout interviewee is Alan Alda. |
| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoFor the ex-burlesque dancers director Leslie Zemeckis interviews here, themes like iniquity and demoralization seem altogether too personal to dig through. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyIt is enjoyable -- brassy and loud and thoroughly unapologetic. A lot like its subjects, who managed to get through life with nothing more than a gimmick, a G-string and a smile. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganSurvivors relive the golden days of burlesque in a sloppy, thoughtless documentary. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe best commentator is Alda, whose rueful memories of being raised as a boy in burlesque are the film's highlight. "It was a form of abuse," he says of those days, but without rancor. It was, after all, the only childhood he knew. |
| Baltimore SunKevin ThomasAt once amusing, raucous and poignant, Leslie Zemeckis' Behind the Burly Q is the most comprehensive documentary on burlesque ever made, smoothly incorporating rare vintage stills, interviews and footage. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyAlthough the subject might seem to be purely about titillation, burlesque is shown to have been a financially winning and socially indispensable form of entertainment in the days before televisions came into every family's living room. |
