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From Michael Radford, the Oscar-winning director of Il Postino, comes this unglamorous, semi-improvised film exploring the complex intersecting lives of five exotic dancers who work at the LA strip-club “The Blue Iguana”. Showcasing six actresses who continue to win awards across their careers: Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), .. Read more

Starring	W. Earl Brown, Robert Wisdom, Daryl Hannah, Sheila Kelley
Director	Michael Radford
Genres	Drama

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- Downbeat drama, based on a series of improvisational workshops, that bares bodies but not lives: its cast proffers stereotypes instead of realities.
- 31971
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 9
  - 2
  Don't Waste Your Money
  
  This was a bizarre mix of bare breasts and Dynasty style melodrama which got more miserable minute by minute - unable to watch to the end.
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - NotDennisNorden
  - West Sussex
  - 09 Feb 2005 at 18:07
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- - 0
  - 0
  Dancing At The Blue Iguana 2000
  
  Dancing At The Blue Iguana – 2000
  
  Not really sure about this movie at all, Miss D H although fit, not at her best!!! There’s better ... read more »
  
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- 1004044
- - ian3
  - 538 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 12 Jun 2011 at 21:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Dancing in the Blue Iguana
  
  Seen it a few years ago but on second veiwing not so good as first thought. Good cast but disappointing film.
  
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- - a customer
  - Weymouth
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 19:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Strange mix but mostly good
  
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  From the first few moments of this movie I feared that I was being lead into one of the more generic of the post Tarantino late 90's offerings, luckily this... read more »
  
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- 824021
- - bunchofsavages
  - 10 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Oct 2009 at 13:17
- - 1
  - 0
  WEAK STORYLINE
  
  LONG AND FORGETTABLE
  
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  - Swindon
  - 22 Jun 2008 at 04:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Awkward indie treat
  
  One of those movies that you will easily be put off by the trailer, the concept and a few members of the cast. What a shame - this is a little gem of a movie. ... read more »
  
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- - Cristopher Manvell
  - The Isle of Bute Scotland
  - 09 Sep 2007 at 22:54
- - 1
  - 1
  very abstract or was it?
  
  Im not sure about this one, I thought it was just going to be mindless sex and breasts. But no, there is much more to it.
  
  Its got plot, brilliant ... read more »
  
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- - Julius Francis
  - Australia
  - 11 Feb 2007 at 20:43
- - 1
  - 2
  nothing special
  
  This movie was okay, but not great.
  
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- 160308
- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 12 Oct 2005 at 19:47
- - 1
  - 1
  Intensely disappointing
  
  We rented this film based upon a newspaper's list of great films. The film itself was sheer boredom and lacking in any kind of character depth.
  
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- 349592
- - DianainLondon
  - 41 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Sep 2005 at 12:57
- - 1
  - 0
  oops
  
  High on the booby count - four stars. Deduct one a piece for bad acting, poor story and shoddy production values. One star - crap. If you thought Showgirls ... read more »
  
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- 149581
- - Steven Collins
  - Norwich
  - 11 Sep 2005 at 13:32
- - 3
  - 4
  the blue iguana
  
  darryl hannah gets naked and dances
  
  YOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
  
  awwwwwwwww baby YEAH!!!!
  
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- 86163
- - a customer
  - london
  - 29 Mar 2005 at 19:04
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- - 9
  - 2
  Don't Waste Your Money
  
  This was a bizarre mix of bare breasts and Dynasty style melodrama which got more miserable minute by minute - unable to watch to the end.
  
  Report this review
- 322431
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - NotDennisNorden
  - West Sussex
  - 09 Feb 2005 at 18:07
- - 3
  - 0
  Give this a miss
  
  I ordered this by mistake (honest) although I am a fan of Jennifer Tilley. But this movie is dreary in the extreme - there is some flesh on view if that's ... read more »
  
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- - Gus
  - Winchester
  - 02 Mar 2004 at 15:45
- - 5
  - 4
  You Dancin'? - erm no thanks...
  
  I have twos for this film...
  
  The first is Sh**e!
  
  The second is sh**e, as it is so bad I couldn't be bothered to spend the time to ... read more »
  
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- - Geeza
  - Kent
  - 02 Jan 2004 at 23:19
- - 3
  - 2
  Oddity - interesting but flawed
  
  Part of the problem with this improvised film is the stories the actors come up with.
  
  Certain moments are nicely poignant, others are wonderfully ... read more »
  
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- - Motta80
  - West Sussex
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 13:47
- - 2
  - 1
  Ghastly
  
  The most ghastly film I have ever had the misfortune to see! It was physically discomfiting to sit through, and I admit I gave up after 40 odd minutes.
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- 308835
- - Lollardo
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Sep 2004 at 00:46
- - 1
  - 0
  oops
  
  High on the booby count - four stars. Deduct one a piece for bad acting, poor story and shoddy production values. One star - crap. If you thought Showgirls ... read more »
  
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- 149581
- - Steven Collins
  - Norwich
  - 11 Sep 2005 at 13:32
- - 1
  - 0
  WEAK STORYLINE
  
  LONG AND FORGETTABLE
  
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- - a customer
  - Swindon
  - 22 Jun 2008 at 04:47
- - 1
  - 1
  I was especially ...
  
  I was especially impressed by the fact that Michael Radford chose to take every "Hollywood" convention and turn it inside out. There are no ... read more »
  
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- - Arriaga#1
  - BRIXTON
  - 29 Jun 2004 at 23:12
- - 2
  - 2
  Filmmaking By Numbers?
  
  There is a message which precedes the credits at the end of this film, going something along the lines of “Based on ideas created in a workshop comprising... read more »
  
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- - ghekkomanic
  - London
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 15:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Dancing at the blue Iguana
  
  Really good idea for a screenplay but failed to capture completely the interest of the viewer, praise to D.Hannah - really good in it, what is almost more ... read more »
  
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- - biallystock
  - lothian
  - 09 Nov 2003 at 20:33

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Critics' reviews
- Downbeat drama, based on a series of improvisational workshops, that bares bodies but not lives: its cast proffers stereotypes instead of realities.
- 31971
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- This bold, not to say foolhardy, strip club exposÃ aims to get under the skin of five women who doff their stuff at a... read more on Time Out
- 45251
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA boasts a number of unusually well-acted scenes..."
- 10841
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...An acting showcase that allows its stars to strut their emotional range..."
- 10840
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- Dancing At The Blue Iguana
  
  From Michael Radford, the Oscar-winning director of Il Postino, comes this unglamorous, semi-improvised film exploring the complex intersecting lives of five exotic dancers who work at the LA strip-club “The Blue Iguana”. Showcasing six actresses who continue to win awards across their ...