Burlesque (DVD)

Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. The film stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Dianna Agron, and James Brolin.

Burlesque was released in the United States on November 24, 2010, by Screen Gems. The film received mixed reviews with praise for the cast and the soundtrack but criticism for its cliche plot and script. Aguilera and Cher both contributed to the soundtrack album. The album was released in the United States on November 19, 2010, and received two nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards. Cher s performance of You Haven t Seen the Last of Me , penned by Diane Warren won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2011, while the film was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category.

Plot

Alice Ali Marilyn Rose (Christina Aguilera) is a young waitress from Iowa who dreams of becoming a professional dancer following her mother s death during childhood.

After her selfish boss refuses salary, Ali steals from him and moves to Los Angeles. There Ali attends multiple auditions with little success. One night, Ali comes across a burlesque club where Tess Scali (Cher), the club s owner, and an entourage of dancers perform an opening number. Ali also meets songwriter Jack Miller (Cam Gigandet) at the club s bar. Jack refers her to Tess for an audition but she is instantly rejected and ushered out by her assistant Sean (Stanley Tucci). Upon seeing the waitress shortage, Ali picks up a tray and begins serving. As a result, she manages to get a job as a waitress at the club.

When Georgia (Julianne Hough), one of the leading dancers, becomes pregnant, auditions are held in search of a replacement to fill her role. Ali performs a difficult dance routine and eventually persuades Tess to hire her. This, however, infuriates Nikki (Kristen Bell), a lead performer struggling with alcoholism.

Ali replaces Nikki one night to host a performance after the latter is too intoxicated to perform. In a fit of rage, Nikki sabotages the performance by turning off the music that the dancers usually lip sync to until Ali impresses everyone with her singing skills. Her performance is an instant success to which Tess casts her in an upcoming show. Despite the club s growing popularity, Tess struggles with a bank loan indicted to her owning the rights of the building.

One night after the club closes, Tess grows increasingly worried about her financiallity before a drunken Nikki shows up, accusing Tess of rejecting their long friendship. In defense of Ali, Tess questions Nikki s gratitude for the help she has received during her binges. In retaliation, a furious Nikki quits after she reveals to have slept with Tess ex-husband Vince (Peter Gallagher). Tess then angrily smashes the passenger side window on Nikki s convertible with a crowbar after she leaves.

Meanwhile, Ali and Jack become romantically attracted. However, Jack is already engaged to Natalie (Dianna Agron), an actress working in New York City. Sean encourages Jack to end the engagement, as Ali is a better person than his shallow fiancée. Marcus (Eric Dane), a wealthy clubgoer, becomes infatuated with Ali, who begins spending time with him, making Jack jealous. At Georgia s wedding, Jack appears to call off his engagement and becomes drunk. That night, Ali and Jack sleep together, beginning an affair. In the morning, Natalie unexpectedly returns from New York and finds the two in bed together. Natalie angrily insists she and Jack never broke up though the latter denies this but asks Ali to leave. Feeling heartbroken and betrayed, Ali runs to Sean for support, also learning that Sean is gay. Marcus calls Ali, and Sean prompts her to go out with him.

Ali learns that Marcus is interested in the air rights above the club; he hopes to build a skyscraper on the property. Distraught, Ali breaks off her relationship with Marcus. She later tells Tess about his plan, and they inform the owner (James Brolin) of new million-dollar condos being sold across the street. Fearing the obstruction of his prospective purchasers view, he buys the air rights to the club s property from Tess. She then uses the money to buy out Vince s share, pay off the bank, and redecorate the club in her own vision. Later, a sobered Nikki admits that she lied about sleeping with Vince out of anger, and Tess rehires her.

Ali rekindles her relationship with Jack after he tells her about breaking up with Natalie, as she cared more about her job than her relationship with him. Having earned Nikki s respect, Ali performs Show Me How You Burlesque , a song written by Jack, with all of the dancers on stage, delighting the crowd.

Cast

• Christina Aguilera as Alice Marilyn Ali Rose
• Cher as Tess Scali
• Cam Gigandet as John Jack Miller
• Kristen Bell as Nikki
• Stanley Tucci as Sean
• Eric Dane as Marcus Gerber
• Alan Cumming as Alexis
• Julianne Hough as Georgia
• Peter Gallagher as Vincent Vince Scali
• Dianna Agron as Natalie
• Glynn Turman as Harold Saint
• David Walton as Mark the DJ
• Terrence J as Dave
• Chelsea Traille as Coco
• Tyne Stecklein as Jesse
• Paula Van Oppen as Anna
• Michael Landes as Greg
• Tanee McCall as Scarlett
• Blair Redford as James / Bumper Band Member
• James Brolin as Mr. Anderson
• Stephen Lee as Dwight

Production

Steven Antin s sister Robin was a member of the modern burlesque troupe the Pussycat Dolls. Circa 2002, the group performed at the Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, with multiple artists—among them Christina Aguilera—and Steven Antin directed some of these shows. The first outline of the screenplay was written by Antin and Clint Culpepper, the Screen Gems president. It was about a girl escaping her life , showing up in a neo-burlesque club and launching a career as a performer.

Cher accepted the supporting role of Tess Scali because she wanted to sing in a movie and thought this would be her last opportunity to do so. While on the film set, she went on to praise co-star Christina Aguilera s acting abilities, revealing to Entertainment Tonight: She was keeping up, and she was hot. I mean, it was, like, she was really up there. Her game is good. Canadian actor Shawn Roberts, who was previously cast in another Screen Gems production Resident Evil: Afterlife, was briefly considered for the role of Jack Miller.

Burlesque started shooting on November 9, 2009 and ended on March 3, 2010. Although director Steven Antin wrote the original screenplay, Diablo Cody (Juno) revised it uncredited. It was later further revised by Susannah Grant, also uncredited. Burlesque is Screen Gems most expensive film, with the exception of the Resident Evil films, with costs of $55 million.

Filming locations included the exterior and adjacent parking as the Burlesque Lounge of the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, as well as the interior of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana.

The film marked Aguilera s film debut and Cher s first musical.

Music

Musical numbers

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album features ten tracks: eight performed by Aguilera including Express ; and two performed by Cher which are her first original recordings in 7 years. The soundtrack includes a mix of original and cover songs. Both the ballads from the soundtrack – Bound to You performed by Aguilera and You Haven t Seen the Last of Me performed by Cher – were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Cher s You Haven t Seen the Last of Me , which was written by Diane Warren, won the award. In the United States, the soundtrack was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in October 2011.

Release

Marketing

The theatrical trailer was attached to screenings of Step Up 3D and Easy A. The first TV spot premiered during the season 2 premiere of Fox s Glee on September 21, 2010. A third TV spot also aired the following day during Dancing with the Stars, later followed by another during MTV s Jersey Shore. Several teasers have been released for promotional purposes including the Etta James s Something s Got a Hold on Me . This was then followed by the track But I Am a Good Girl which was released in November 2010.

Aguilera performed Bound to You on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and gave an interview and performance on Conan. Aguilera also gave an interview to show host Chelsea Handler to discuss the film and other subjects. On November 19, 2010, Aguilera also gave a television interview to Ellen DeGeneres. She then performed a track from the soundtrack, the Etta James track Something s Got a Hold on Me . Aguilera performed Express at the American Music Awards of 2010 and Show Me How You Burlesque at the Dancing with the Stars finale. She also performed Express on the final of the seventh series of The X Factor which received criticism and complaints for the raunchy content.

Home media

The DVD and Blu-ray were released in North America on March 1, 2011. A Blu-ray/DVD combo has been released as well. The DVD and Blu-ray sales exceed one million units and have grossed $20,563,918 in the United States alone; and, as of May 19, 2011, it is the 19th highest selling movie of the year. In all, the DVD has sold over 1.4 million units in the United States. Overall, it has grossed over $30,053,366 on video sales (DVD and Blu-ray sales) in United States alone.

Reception

Critical reception

Burlesque received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 36% based on 176 reviews, with an average rating of 4.90/10. The website s critical consensus reads, Campy and clichéd, Burlesque wastes its talented cast (including a better-than-expected Christina Aguilera) on a movie that wavers uncertainly between bad and so bad it s good. On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 47 out of 100, based on 38 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews .

Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune said, The choicest dialogue in Burlesque provokes the sort of laughter that other, intentionally funny films only dream of generating. Mick LaSalle from San Francisco Chronicle gave the movie a full score and praised Aguilera s acting, calling her jaw-droppingly good in several numbers and said, Aguilera knows how to listen to her fellow actors, to react and be spontaneous, and it makes all the difference . Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter called Burlesque a refreshing throwback to movie musicals that celebrates its stars while indulging in sexy fun and also praised Aguilera s acting and singing. Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, Aguilera can dance like nobody s business, but her acting debut isn t going to keep Anne Hathaway awake at night. Stanley Tucci s performance received praise from Entertainment Weekly and Empire thought the dance numbers were thrilling. Time Out labelled the drama perfunctory while Roger Ebert said that Burlesque shows Cher and Christina Aguilera being all that they can be, and that s more than enough. Variety observed that the film wants to be Cabaret, but lacks the edge and historical context to pull it off. The New York Times said that the story line had already gathered dust by the time the 1933 musical 42nd Street .

Box office

Burlesque was released on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, the day before Thanksgiving in the United States; on its opening day, it came in third to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Tangled. On Thursday, November 25, 2010, it dropped down to fourth place in the box office behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Tangled and Unstoppable and went down to fifth on Friday, November 26, 2010. On Sunday, November 28, 2010, it went back up to third place behind Tangled and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. It stayed in the top five until December 10, 2010, when it fell to sixth behind The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Tourist, Tangled, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Unstoppable. By the Christmas weekend, it was number 15 at the box office.

The week after Thanksgiving, Burlesque experienced a substantial decrease on ticket sales, earning $9.65 million ($6.1 million for the weekend), for a total of $26.98 million for its first twelve days. As of February 6, 2011, it had grossed $39.4 million in North America, and, as of May 15, 2011, $51.1 million in foreign countries, for a total of $91 million worldwide, and an additional $42 million in domestic video sales (DVD and Blu-ray).

Legacy

According to Joey Nolfi of Entertainment Weekly, since its release the movie inspired everything, from drag queen revues to viral internet moments . Nolfi applauded Burlesque as a campy, niche classic . In 2019, a full-length Burlesque tour, based on the movie, embarked, including at British venues. It starred Farrah Moan as Ali Rose and Chad Michaels as Tess Scali. The Burlesque stage musical was supposed to open at the Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey, in Autumn 2020, followed by a Broadway theatre adaptation, but the plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie was also referenced in the third season of the VH1 reality show RuPaul s Drag Race All Stars. In a 2020 interview Antin revealed a hybrid television event/series , based on the movie, was under development.

In January 2021, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. During the 2020–21 season they danced to a medley of Aguilera s Burlesque songs, which included Express .

Awards

Awards
Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
2010	NewNowNext Awards	Best Future Feature		Won
	Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010	Best Original Song	You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Written by Diane Warren, performed by Cher	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Original Song		Won
	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Original Song		Won
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2010	Best Music		Nominated
2011	Critics Choice Awards	Best Song	You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Written by Diane Warren, performed by Cher	Nominated
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy		Nominated
		Best Original Song	You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Written by Diane Warren, performed by Cher	Won
			Bound to You Written by Christina Aguilera, Samuel Dixon, Sia Furler, performed by Christina Aguilera	Nominated
	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress	Cher	Nominated
	GALECA Dorian Awards	Campy (Intentional or Not) Film Of The Year		Won
	Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature	Todd Bozung	Nominated
	Costume Designers Guild Awards	Excellence In Contemporary Film	Burlesque Michael Kaplan	Nominated
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Film – Wide Release		Nominated
	ALMA Awards	Favorite Film Leading Actress – Comedy or Musical	Christina Aguilera	Nominated
	World Soundtrack Awards	Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film	You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Written by Diane Warren, performed by Cher	Nominated
2012	Japan Gold Disc Awards 2012	Soundtrack Album of the Year	Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Song Written for Visual Media	You Haven t Seen the Last of Me Written by Diane Warren, performed by Cher	Nominated
		Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media	Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Nominated

Condition

New

Publisher

Screen Gems

Published Date

2011

Rating MPA

Pg-13

Recording Studio

Screen Gems

Format

DVD

Brand

Sony Pictures Studios

Age Group

Adult

Amazon ASIN

B002ZG976U

UPC / EAN

043396366381

Year

2010

ReleaseDate

2010-11-24

RuntimeMins

119

RuntimeStr

1h 59min

Awards

Awards, 6 wins & 21 nominations

Directors

Steve Antin

Writers

Steve Antin

Stars

Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming

Produced by

Bojan Bazelli, Dana Belcastro, Stacy Cramer, Donald De Line, Glenn S. Gainor, Dave Goldberg, Geoffrey Hansen, Risa Shapiro

Music by

Christophe Beck

Cinematography by

Bojan Bazelli

Film Editing by

Virginia Katz

Casting By

John Papsidera

Production Design by

Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by

Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by

Dena Roth

Costume Design by

Michael Kaplan

Makeup Department

Natasha Allegro, Simone Almekias-Siegl, Fríða Aradóttir, Morgane Bernhard, Kristofer Buckle, Barbara Cantu, Peter De Oliveira, Leonard Engelman, Jasmine Kimble, Colleen LaBaff, Vickie Mynes, Polly A. Powers, Serena Radaelli, Carol Robinson, Sabine Roller, Martin Samuel, Amy Schmiederer, Vasilios Tanis, Kandace Westmore, Kevin Westmore, Cindy J. Williams, Robert Wilson, K. Troy Zestos, Nathalie Allen, Elena Arroy, Shutchai Tym Buacharern, Laverne Caracuzzi, Clare M. Corsick, David DeLeon, Cheryl Eckert, Tonie Keyton, Natasha Ladek, Angela Moos, Marsha Shearrill, Sherri Simmons, Rick Stratton, Natalie Thimm

Production Management

Buddy Enright, Scott Strauss

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rosemary C. Cremona, Geoffrey Hansen, Stephen W. Moore, Lisa Zugschwerdt, Melinda Johnson

Art Department

Jamie Boyce, Charlie Campbell, Paul Cunningham, Alfonso Diaz, James Dupuy, David Elliott, Jeff Errico, Ellen Freund, David Goldstein, Brock Helfer, John Hinkle, Bryan Hurley, Dave Kilby, James Kroning, Al Lewis, Cynthia Martinez, Candice Muriedas, John Naehrlich, Jon Nicholson, Lance Nielsen, Jose Orozco, Steve Powell, Trey Shaffer, Jay Smith, Patte Strong-Lord, James E. Tocci, Paul Walton, Kevan Weber, John Youngblood, Laine Abramson, Rick Belosic, Christopher Branan, Matthew King, Steve Lauritzen, Thomas Machan, Shea Marcus, Larry Morgan, Adam Mull, Paris P. Pickard, Jessica Samuelson, Kate Sancer, Michael Spitaletto, Jack White

Sound Department

Bill W. Benton, Chris Carpenter, Perry Dodgson, Julie Feiner, Robin Harlan, Charles Hewitt, Ryan Juggler, Andy Koyama, David Macmillan, Sarah Monat, Beauxregard Neylen, Lee Orloff, Eryne Prine, Solange S. Schwalbe, Randy Singer, Jason Stevens, Robert Troy, Robert Ulrich, David Weisberg, Bernard Weiser, Richard E. Yawn, Adam Horley, Willard Overstreet, Fred Peck III, Jan Petrov, John St. Denis

Special Effects by

John Frazier, Tommy Frazier, Richard O. Helmer, Jeffrey A. Wischnack, H. Barclay Aaris, Daniel P. Murphy, Brett Phillips, Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Visual Effects by

Mathieu Aerni, Bijay Awale, Raoul Bolognini, Phillip Broste, Andrew G. Cox, Ravi Deula, Sudarshan Dhakal, Ristra Fajarwaty, Sarah Brooke Grossmann, Graham Herbster, Travis Wade Ivy, Erik T. Jensen, Lochlon Johnston, Chris John Jones, Dipesh K.P., Prabhakar Maharjan, Fumi Mashimo, Bhavik Mehta, Govind Mohan, Jesh Krishna Murthy, Manesh Nepali, Sujeen Nepali, Nigel Nikitovich, Rocco Passionino, Riaz Patel, Khatal Prajakta, Ramachandran, Bigyan Shrestha, Ravindra Tamhankar, Kamal Kumar Tiwari, Saurabh Tripathi, Stephen Wilson, Mohummed Yusef, Mandy Arnold, Joey Bonander, Kristen Branan, Dan Brittain, Gottfried Eder, Sheila Giroux, George Grigoropoulos, Mara Hamilton, James David Hattin, Rob Price, Marco Recuay, Tyagi Reetuj, Kelvin Yee

Stunts

Jeff Cadiente, Allison Caetano, Cody Gilbert, Troy Gilbert, James M. Halty, Chuck Hosack, Heather La Bella, Dina L. Margolin, Ed McDermott II, Dustin Meier, John Meier, Chad Randall, Scotty Richards, Erik Rondell, Matthew Taylor, Scott Wilder, Ed McDermott II, Bill Young

Camera and Electrical Department

Dana Arnold, Justin Babin, Dwayne Barr, Sammy Beavers, Brian Bishop, Matthew C. Blea, Bryan Booth, Richard Boyle, Hector Javier Canales, Mark Connelly, David Davidian, Joseph Dianda, Peggy Eisenhauer, Jules Fisher, Jerardo Gomez, Scott Graves, Bill Greenberg, John Holmes, Colin Hudson, David Katz, Duane Katz, Eric Laudadio, Chris Leidholdt, Tom Lembcke, Greg Lopez, Patrick Loungway, Willa Mamet, Michael Martino, Byron McCulloch, Richard Mortell, Chris Moseley, Anthony G. Nakonechnyj, Domenic Pacino, David A. Parks, Brad Peterman, Brad Rea, Felix Rivera, Jesse Roth, Paul Sanchez, Harry Sangmeister, Jose Santiago, Aaron Schulte, Jeremy Selsor, Randy Stone, John Szajner, Stephen Thorp, Stephen Vaughan, Dustin VonLossberg, Sam Wayman, Ryan White, Jerry Wilson Jr., Michael Yaeger, Ryan Joblin Allen, Thomas A. Barrios, John Betancourt, Christopher Crivier, Kyle Drevlo, Andrew Dumas, Greg Etheredge, Bryan Fletchall, Matt Floyd, Oscar Gomez, Jerry Gregoricka, Patrick Hoeschen, Michael Kennedy, Luis Lopez DeVictoria, George Lozano Jr., Michael Lyon, Jesse Mather, Luis Moreno, Francine Natale, Justin Painter, Dino Parks, Richard Rasmussen, Brian Rosso, Joel A. Ruiz, Cary Sachs, Chris Salamone, Michael Sandow, Jason Sidore, Tim Soronen

Casting Department

Ranjani Brow, Jennifer Cram, Wendy Hoffman, Chris Bustard, Jami Holmquist, Dylan Jury, Mariann H.W. Lee

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Stacy Caballero, William A. Campbell, Rose Marie Cappelluti, Michael Crow, Lynda Foote, Mitzi Haralson, Jo Kissack, Julie Lauritzen, Jessie Mann, Maria Vaughan, Brenda M. Ware, Leigh Bell, Joseph Richard Collins, Valefor De Ambershay, Robyn Gebhart, Betsy Glick, Sahar Halabi, Stacia Lang, Stephanie Portnoy Porter, Cheri Reed, Julie Shack, Jennifer Stone, Phyllis Thurber-Moffit, Jessica Timsit, Laura Twors, Tricia Yoo

Editorial Department

Joey Amron, David Checel, Mark Fitzgerald, Trent Johnson, Carsten Kurpanek, Ian Slater, Tricia Chiarenza, Benjamin Sutor

Location Management

Martin J. Cummins, Douglas Dresser, Brian M. O Neill, Kristina Santoro, Ernest Belding, Kandice Billingsley, Kent Matsuoka, Kyle Oliver, Lori Russell

Music Department

Christina Aguilera, Pete Anthony, Spring Aspers, Jim Black, Todd Bozung, Tom Brown, Ayiko Carmichael, Buck Damon, Jaclyn Newman Dorn, Peter Erskine, Nick Fevola, Mark Graham, Jim Hoffman, Steve Kaplan, Chet Leonard, James Mcmillen, Aaron Moore, Gary Raymond, Douglas Romayne, Naomi Sato, David Stal, Christopher Stewart, Gerald White, Frank Wolf, Matt Fausak, Joseph Magee, Jake Monaco, Chris Newlin, Victor Pesavento, Peter Rotter, Chris Tedesco

Script and Continuity Department

Trisha Burton, Wilma Garscadden-Gahret

Transportation Department

Dan Brizendine, Jayson Ehlers, Ronald Hooker, Jeff Ramboldt, Julio Salazar, Laurence Tozzi, Neil Chisholm, Michael Dawes, Keenan Haight, Chris Haynes, Shadow Peter Kingsley, Tina Peterson, Yvette Peterson, Irv Press, Patrick Sullivan

Additional Crew

Wendy Altman-Cohen, Sage Asteak, Shannah Barrett, James Bland, Alexa Brugger, Will Casey, Claire Chandou, David Hayes Cox, Marelyn Dixon, Cecilia Escobar, Denise Faye, Aisha Jamila Francis, Matt Gamboa, Terri Greening, Patrick Hollon, Tara Nicole Hughes, Kate Kelly, JaQuel Knight, Ashley Lambert, Melanie Lewis, Elizabeth Maher, Frank Mariglia, Nicole Mumey, Kristen Newhouse, Nigel Nikitovich, Kelly Northey, Joey Pizzi, Sally Potters, Jacoby K. Radcliff, Jennifer Ruiz, Matthew Sakata, Charlie E. Scott Jr., Charlie Scott, Michael Serrano, Mollie Stallman, Josh Stuart, Jennifer Turk, Edward Voccola, Robert Witherow, Will Youngblood, Konstantine Anthony, Wayne Barker, Benjamin Benedetti, Laurent Boyé, Brynn Bromley, Diablo Cody, Lisamarie Costabile, Stephanie Ann Davies, Eve Dawes, Morgan Elam, Alvin Ellie, Mairead Gaffney, Jordan Gershowitz, Steve Goldstein, Mary Grace, Tim Granlund, Susannah Grant, Amy Greene, Jesse Grillo, Alexis Jacobson, Gregor Joackim, Lynn Johnson, Alina Kaufman, Shadow Peter Kingsley, Michael Klein, Adam Knapp, Heather La Bella, Brandice Lawson, Jennifer Levine, Jamie Lieberman, Laura Lively, Alison Love, Christopher Maguire, Scott Markus, Ashley Martin, David Midgen, Bea S. Rembeczky, Brennan Reynolds, Sean K. Russell, Matthew Rutler, Mark Sussman, Dawn Terashima, Mark Van Horne, Ryan Whan

Thanks

Robin Antin, Christopher Rouse

Genres

Drama, Music, Musical

Companies

Screen Gems, De Line Pictures

Countries

USA

Languages

Ukrainian, English

ContentRating

PG-13

ImDbRating

6.4

ImDb Rating Votes

86142

Metacritic Rating

47

Short Description

Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. The film stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Dianna Agron, and James Brolin.

Burlesque was released in the United States on November 24, 2010, by Screen Gems. The film received mixed reviews with praise for the cast and the soundtrack but criticism for its cliche plot and script. Aguilera and Cher both contributed to the soundtrack album. The album was released in the United States on November 19, 2010, and received two nominations at the 54th Grammy Awards. Cher s performance of You Haven t Seen the Last of Me , penned by Diane Warren won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2011, while the film was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category.

Box Office Budget

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$11,947,744

Box Office Gross USA

$39,440,655

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$89,520,336

Keywords

Burlesque,homosexual subtext,female protagonist,backstage,rival