

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001-10-10 · 123 min · ★ 5.4
At the Blue Iguana, L.A.'s most notorious strip club, the lives of five exotic dancers converge, clash and ultimately bond over the course of one week.
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- Directors
- Michael Radford
- Production companies
- Moonstone Entertainment, Bergman Lustig Productions, Dragon Pictures, Gallery Motion Pictures, Keystone Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Charlotte AyannaJessie
Kristin BauerNico
W. Earl BrownBobby
Daryl HannahAngel
Chris HoganDennis
Sheila KelleyStormy
Elias KoteasSully
Vladimir MashkovSacha
Sandra OhJasmine
Rodney RowlandCharlie
Jennifer TillyJo
Robert WisdomEddie
Jesse BradfordJorge
Christina CabotChristina
Bill ChottAngel's Regular
Maurice CompteDrug Buyer
Jack ConleyOfficer
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