Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 11/24/2010 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for sexual content including several suggestive dance routines, partial nudity, language and some thematic material Running Time 100 Minutes Genre Drama Director Steven Antin Writer Steven Antin Cast Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Peter Gallagher, Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci Studio Screen Gems |
BURLESQUE (2010)
SYNOPSIS
Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big
voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to
follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The
Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is
home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a
cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club’s
proprietor and headliner. Burlesque’s outrageous
costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young
ingénue, who vows to perform there one day.
Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured
dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled,
jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the
affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and
fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage
manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host
(Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the
stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque
Lounge to its former glory, though not before a
charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an
enticing proposal…
. --© Screen Gems
Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big
voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to
follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The
Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is
home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a
cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club’s
proprietor and headliner. Burlesque’s outrageous
costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young
ingénue, who vows to perform there one day.
Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured
dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled,
jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the
affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and
fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage
manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host
(Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the
stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque
Lounge to its former glory, though not before a
charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an
enticing proposal…
. --© Screen Gems
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