Burlesque
Burlesque is a 2010 American backstage musical film written and directed by Steven Antin. It stars Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, and Peter Gallagher, and features cameos from Dianna Agron, and James Brolin. The film tells the story of Ali (Aguilera), an aspiring singer who leaves her small hometown for Los Angeles, where she becomes a dancer at a struggling burlesque lounge owned by Tess (Cher). After a performance is sabotaged by her rival, Nikki (Bell), Ali sings the song herself, impressing Tess and leading to her becoming the main attraction of the lounge. Burlesque marks Aguilera's first leading role, as well as Cher's first musical performance on screen.
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| Written by | Steven Antin
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| Running time | 119 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $55 million
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| Box office | $90.6 million
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Sean: What thingy?
Tess: The long wooden block thingy.
Sean: The nameplate?
Tess: Yeah. Nameplate.
- Patron Tequila product placement in several scenes. The brand also featured in classic Dirty Love (2005), starring Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra.
- In a previous film, Cam Gigandet played a bully who constantly referred to a fellow character as "Iowa". In Burlesque, that is his character's nickname for Ali.
- Jessica Biel and Lindsay Lohan were considered for the role of Nikki.
- The photo of seven-year-old Ali with her mother is actually a photo of a much younger Christina Aguilera with her real-life mother, Shelly Kearns.
- Cher revealed that, other than herself, the oldest girl in the cast was just 32 (interview with Charlie Stayt on BBC's Breakfast (2000) / 17 Dec. 2010).
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