
When Detective Cody Sheehan discovers the body of a stripper from the Rock Bottom dance club, she wants the case. Her partner, Detective Heineman, is equally anxious to make the jump to the prestigious homicide division, but the only way Cody can get the assignment is to go undercover - uncovered - at the club.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Detective Cody Sheehan discovers the body of a stripper from the Rock Bottom dance club, she wants the case. Her partner, Detective Heineman, is equally anxious to make the jump to the prestigious homicide division, but the only way Cody can get the assignment is to go undercover - uncovered - at the club.
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| User ReviewChris PSensitive drama about the very real struggles faced by female police officers who have to go undercover as strippers to catch murderers. |
| User ReviewJohn C[b]Miller's Crossing[/b] - This will restore your faith in the cinema. Savagely brilliant written dialogue. Gabriel Byrne is brilliant in everything, and he was made for this role. [b]8mm2[/b] - I ended up fast-forwarding through the majority of it, dispite the nudity. [b]The Constant Gardner[/b] - Eh, I'm not quite sure what to think. The trailer paints it as a fast paced spy/thriller of sorts, when in actuality its a slow character driven drama. I have other complaints, but none are valid enough to mention. [b]Stripped to Kill[/b] - So bad its good. Here's the tagline on the cover: "A serial killer is killing strippers. Detective soandso has only one weapon to use against him...her body." 6.5 Dr. Uwe Boll's out of 10 [b]Spy Game[/b] - Tony Scott's masterpiece, in this reviewers humble opinion. It just gets better and better with each viewing. |
| User ReviewShawn WI'm a bit surprised Kay Lenz would sign on for this sleazoid slasher about a killer stalking strippers. Film is essentially an endless stream of strip tease acts with bits of plot interspersed but at least the acting is alright. |
| User ReviewMichael WSTRIPPED TO KILL by Katt Shea embodies the later '80s excess of the slasher genre. Strippers are being murdered, so a hot, young female detective goes undercover as a dancer. It is trashy and fun with some technical issues. This is Shea's first movie; although SLUMBER PARTY was Amy Holden Jones' first and much better. The dance sequences are pretty awesome. There's much more of a burlesque element than I was expecting. The lady detective's partner/love interest was a real downer. He tricks her into doing topless dancing as a 'joke,' and they literally have a conversation where he says, "You're too emotional." She goes, "Well, you know what I need." Cue love scene (and give me a barf bag). The twist ending (SPOILER) is a little too close to Robert Hiltzik's SLEEPAWAY CAMP and Brian De Palma's DRESSED TO KILL, and, I swear I never thought I would say or write this, the whole picture is significantly less classy compared to DRESSED TO KILL. Still fun though! Katt Shea did some nearly notable movies later, mostly latter day exploitation fare like POISON IVY and THE RAGE: CARRIE 2. She recorded a video to play before the movie at Cinefamily, stating that she loved working on STRIPPED TO KILL and was excited that we were watching her film. She also said she was working on a new project, but I'm not sure if it's a film as she hasn't directed anything since 2001. |
| User ReviewTim SI'm a bit surprised Kay Lenz would sign on for this sleazoid slasher about a killer stalking strippers. Film is essentially an endless stream of strip tease acts with bits of plot interspersed but at least the acting is alright. |
| User ReviewMichael TKay Lenz adds a bit of class to this exploitation thriller. |