All language subtitles for Stper

[ Wind Whistling ]

[ Wind Continues ]

[ Chattering ] [ Glasses Clinking ]

[ Man ] Whoo! [ Chattering ]

[ Man Shouting ] Yeah!

[ Men Cheering, Applauding ]

[ Men Whistling ]

[ Man ] Yeah!

[ Chattering ]

♪♪ [ Rock ]

[ Man ] ♪ What's goin' on?

♪ Out on the street I do my highway ride ♪

♪ Down on the strip they got nothing to hide ♪

♪ The girls are hot and the room is right ♪

♪ To go and feel We'll be drinkin' all night ♪

♪ Your fantasies start in a dream ♪

♪ Making a livin' dancin' in a dream ♪

♪ She rides a pony She's runnin' a game ♪

♪ Tell her you're lonely, all you'll get is her name ♪

♪ Ooh, you want a little too much ♪

♪ Ooh, you can look but don't touch ♪

♪ Don't touch

♪ Ow

♪ She's so good-lookin' got you out of your mind ♪

♪ You show me yours and I'll show you mine ♪

♪ Tops down Bottoms up ♪

♪ Sweet little girl can really shut us up ♪

♪ Ooh, you want a little too much ♪

♪ Ooh, just have a look but don't touch ♪

♪ Ow

♪ Ooh, yeah All right ♪

♪ Right

♪ Ooh, baby, I'm gonna look but don't touch ♪

♪ Don't touch Don't touch the merchandise ♪

♪ Ooh, you can look but don't touch ♪

♪ Don't touch it, baby Yeah ♪

♪ Ow ♪

I think it must be
difficult for men to--

to maintain a decent amount
of erections in a lifetime.

I mean, you just don't get it.
It just doesn't happen.

You have to be stimulated.
And men are visually stimulated,
and they like to be.

They like to be in places
where other men are.

And they like to talk.
And they like to have drinks.

And they like to watch women...
take their clothes off.

And then I think it could
be really healthy for a man...

to get stimulated
by watching a dancer...

and then to go home
and give his energy
to someone he loves...

and procreate.

I don't remember
the first time I was on stage.

I was blasted.
I was really high.

It was the only way I could
get up there and take my clothes
off in front of people.

'Cause when I'm offstage,
I'm really shy.

I still am.
I always will be.

I had nightmares
for a while.

Like, just
smoke-filled rooms of men...

with, you know,
their smoking apparatuses
hanging out of their mouths...

and tongues wagging
and maybe beating off
in front of you.

And it seemed ugly to me
at that point.

But through the years,
it's become not ugly.

It's just the way
that I express myself,
and, uh, it is my art.

So, at some point,
I suppose I'll be able
to tell my parents about it.

[ Man ]
And all over town.

We've got--
[ Indistinct ]
coming in for ABC network.

[ Woman, Indistinct ]

Well, we got a number
of magazines that are already
committed to covering.

No, I'm sorry. We couldn't
give you an exclusive on it
this early.

What we will do is pay
for your transportation
and expenses.

We've got a great thing
going on here, and it's gonna be
real helpful to this business.

[ Man ]
Ms. Hatch.[ Woman ] Yes?

Other than the money,
why are you holding
this convention?

I just felt that every other
profession has a convention.
Why shouldn't strippers?

Ms. Hatch.Yes?

Would you clarify exactly
what the competition is?

It's called the First Annual
Golden G-String Awards,

to be held here
at the Sahara Hotel.

We have strippers coming in
from all over the world
to compete.

My name is Sandi Hall,

and I represent
the Vancouver Exotic
Dancers Association.

We call ourselves VEDA.

What we're doing is we've
arranged a special charter,

and from Vancouver alone
there's 40 women coming.

We're looking for
the best stripper
in the world.

[ Barking ]

Oh.

Oh.

He has ear mites,
which isn't a problem.

Oh, okay.All you have to do is, um,
once a day--

Yeah.put three to four drops
in each ear.

Yeah.Then rub the ear like this so
the medication goes into them.

Okay.And then cleanse them out
with the Q-tips.

Will it hurt?No. It's not a problem.
It's quite calming.

And, um, in four weeks,
don't forget to bring him back
for another vaccination, okay?

Oh, okay. And that's
all I have to do?That's it.

Oh, great.
Okay, thanks a lot.

Uh-huh. Have a nice day.
Bye.Yeah, you too.

Okay, Danyel, I have you
on the fifth at the Mardais,

and on the 12th at the Cecil.

That's not gonna work out,
because on the 12th...

Tarren and I are gonna
fly to Vegas...

for the competition
down there.For the convention?

Yeah. And we've already
booked the flights, so--

Returning on what day?Sunday.

Well, make sure that
you're on that plane,

because if you're not back
for Monday morning,

they're gonna be
absolutely upset.

♪♪ [ Jukebox: Country ][ Chattering ]

Drake. Yeah, the girls
are starting at noon.
Yeah.

The same time every day.
That's right.

There's four continuous dancers.

I can't remember
all their names right now.

[ Woman ]
I pictured it at first--
the Golden G-String--

I pictured it at first
as being the old burlesque-type
strippers.

Then I started thinking,
why should it be?[ Woman #2 ] Why should it be?

[ Woman #1 ]
It's the first one.
It's probably--

No one knows what to expect.
So you can do anything you want.

[ Woman #2 ]
Nobody knows what's coming.

[ Woman #1 ]
Well, you're the epitome.

You would be perfect
to represent Vancouver.

Do you think I should do
my bride show,

or something
a little bit more raunchy?

[ Woman #1 ]
I think you should do
your bride show.

[ Woman #2 ]
It'd be interesting to see
all those different styles.

I don't know how they can
even have a competition about
something like stripping,

because there's
so many different things.

[ Woman #1 ]
That's why I think
you should go.

It's a lot of money to spend,
but if you got a chance at
winning, you should go.

It's fun to compete,
but a chance at actually,
really winning. I mean--

[ Woman #2 ] Ooh.[ Woman #1 ]
Ooh, scary. Scary, isn't it?

Remember, we don't want
all brunettes, we don't
want all little titties.

Listen, if we find out
that this list increases
to about 25 girls--

[ Sighs ] Well, Jeanie,
I am getting fed up with
this bloody convention, okay?

Yeah.We should have nipped this
thing in the bud before.

These girls shouldn't be going
down there when they're supposed
to be making their livings here.

Hello.Hi.

Hi.

[ Danyel ]
I'm going to this convention.

I'm-I'm really scared about it,
and I need your help
getting ready for it.

Um, my act is going to be
bondage orientated...

with leather and whips
and chains.

And at the, um, end,
I want to, like, dip my whip
into red body paint...

and whip myself so it's,
like, ripping my skin open...

- and trickles of blood
will be coming out.
- That would be wild.

I've only been dancing
for a short while.Oh, that's okay.

We'll get some ideas,
and we'll start to work
right now on it.

You don't have anything
to be nervous about.Yes, I do.

There's a few things that,
uh, you know, you can work on
from now--

I'm really nervous.

Just leave it up.
Just leave it up there.
Yeah.

And crawl?Crawl. Leave the whip
behind you.

Yep.

Throw it.

Drag along the body.

Tuck under you.

Twist around.

Throw the whip.

And draw it up the body.

Looks good, Danyel.

- Now really whip it.
- [ Crack ]

[ Danyel ]
I can remember,
I think, around 16--

I-I started to realize that
I was into different things
sexually than...

the usual, normal things--
that everybody said
was normal anyway.

I, um, began to get into
wild clothing and, uh,

wild catalogs
and that kind of thing.

And then it just developed
over the years.

I, uh, started, uh,
experimenting with it...

with a few people,

and, um, I like it.

It's a need in me.
I have to have it.

I don't have to
have it all the time,
but I do have to have it.

And... I-I guess it
might be a part of me all my--

It is a part of me,
and I don't find it
strange at all.

It's, like, um,
I always thought everybody was
like this, kind of, you know?

It was, like,
how can you not be?
It's-It's so much fun.

Pain can be pleasurable.

And it's nice to receive it,
and it's nice to give it.

I like it. A lot.

[ Man ]
Push it in. Push it in.

Now leave
just a little space.

All right, Bob, you got to
move, uh, a little bit more
towards, uh, to the left.

Leave the "A" a little bit
closer to the "C."

No, no, the "A." Yeah.

Take the last letter
and make it towards the left.

Take the "S"-- Yeah.
Towards the left.

That's fine. Yes.
Excellent. Very good.

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshot ]

- Shit.
- Looks like you're, uh,
really mad at that guy.

You keep going
for the head.

And, uh, one of the problems
with a head shot...

is that it looks like
an intentional kill.

Why wouldn't I try to kill him
if he's gonna come after me?

Listen, if you hit him
in the center of the chest,
he's gonna die.

Don't worry about that.
Let's try it again.

All right, you fucker.Watch your sight.

[ Gunshot ]

Two, three, four.
Ah, good.

One, two, three, four.

Quick. Really. Come on.
Let your shoulders
do something.

Four, five,
six, seven, stop.

All right, now we're gonna
do something different. Okay?

Loosen up.

Now you're gonna step.
Put your weight
on your left foot.

[ Sara ]
I started dancing
when I was four.

And your shoulder up.
Now change.

[ Sara ]
I had to quit
when I was seven...

because my parents couldn't
afford to pay for my lessons
anymore.

So I had to go without.

Use your shoulders.
Come on. Really.
Like a cat.

[ Sara ]
And I missed out
on a lot of training.

Sabrina, that's a caveman.
This isn't a cave dance.

[ All Laughing ]

[ Sara ]
Dancing is the most important
thing in my life.

It's what I do the best.

I really never thought
of myself as a stripper.

I think of myself
as a dancer.

Think of myself
as a performer.

And I think right now
I'm just finding out
what I want.

I'm trying to find out
the things I need right now.

Um, I need a career.
I need to be successful
for myself.

[ Man ] ♪ I found love I found love tonight ♪

♪ I found love I found love tonight ♪

♪ Ooh, babe

Hi.Hello.

Two?Yeah, two.

Six dollars, please.Six dollars.

Mm-hmm.

♪ It always feels the same

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Does this include drinks
or what?No.

Do you have any Jewish girls
who work here?

Jewish? I have no idea
who's Jewish.

Yes. Yes.

A stripper convention. Yes.

Yes, I have.

Yes. Sara Costa works
on the weekends, yes.

She is my best dancer.
That is correct.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Do you think Jamal
is gonna let you go?

I don't think so.
Not likely.

Not as it is now,
I don't think so.

He has so many girls, no?

Well--
[ Chuckles ]
I asked him and he says,

[ Imitating Jamal ]
"Sara, you put me in a bind."[ Laughs ]

"I don't think so.
I-- I'll try my best.
But you put me in a bind."

[ Laughs ]

Well, not really.

Uh, like I said, uh, it would
be very difficult for me
to let her go on the weekends.

Well, go ahead.
Make me an offer
I can't refuse.

♪♪ [ Rock Ballad ] [ Man On P.A. ] And now, ladies and gentlemen, Sara Costa.

[ Applauding, Cheering ]

[ Man ] ♪ Ooh

♪ I feel your loneliness

♪ I see your face so clear

♪ I lie awake at night just wishin' you were here ♪

♪ Your heart's been broken

♪ And how much can you take?

♪ Soft words are spoken and the hour's gettin' late ♪

♪ It don't take much to make things right ♪

♪ There's a magic that surrounds us tonight ♪

♪ Ooh, Lady Blue

♪ I want to spend my life with you ♪

♪ Love was made for two

♪ Can you feel it now, Lady Blue? ♪

♪ I've been watching you for so long ♪

♪ Don't know how much longer I can hold on ♪

♪ Ooh, Lady Blue

♪ After all that you've been through ♪

♪ This time you'll finally see ♪

♪ That the one who loves you is me ♪

♪ Yes, I do

♪ Lady Blue

♪ Oh, baby

♪ Send all my love

♪ And I need you so bad

♪ You're the one that drives me mad ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

It's a lot different
when you go out there, hon.

There's a lot of
traveling involved.

Like, you can go to Calgary,
Red Deer, Edmonton.

Then you might have to go
all the way over to
Grande Prairie.

Are they paying
for my traveling expenses?

No, you got to take care
of that yourself.

The money is bigger,

but don't expect
the good conditions
that you got here.

Well, as long as
I'm making money.

Oh, you'll make between
$900 and $1,300 for a week.
That's no problem.

But, you know, you gotta
understand one thing.

Those clubs
are not the same
as they are here in B.C.

These guys are new
to the industry.

They don't have stages.
The sound systems suck.

But the money is good.

I don't want any problems
in the dressing room,

so I want you to be
a good girl and get along
with those people.

Well, I'm not gonna
back down from anything.

As long as you don't cause
the hassles, there won't be
any hassles at all.

That I can guarantee you.
You just gotta promise me
to be a good girl.

Okay? So that I can
phone them up
and tell them...

that they got a dynamite
dancer coming out there.

[ Man On P.A., Indistinct ]

[ Woman ]
You got a lot of Chinese guys
in the audience in Vancouver?

Yeah. You know on the stage
where you got that little
gynecology row?

They sit right there.

You look-- Every time
you look around the stage,
there's nothing but Chinese.

Have you ever worked
the Hourglass in Calgary?No.

There's only one guy
in the whole place
eating lunch.

He's just about to sink into
this really juicy-looking
prime rib...

right in front of the stage.

So I bent over and I said,
"How's your lunch?"

And I don't like
one-night stands either,
because I have a boyfriend.

I just-- I don't go on the road
enough to even, you know,
miss him enough...

to want--
want a one-night stand.

I go maybe two weeks,
and I can go without it
for two weeks.

He can go without it
for two weeks?Yeah.

He's a water tap.
[ Chuckles ][ Laughs ] Oh.

Oh, is that like
a water tap?Right. Yeah.

That's that a water tap is.I know.

[ Mouse ] When I was really
young and my parents
were having a fight,

I can remember my dad,
who had point shoes on,
kicked my mom in the face.

And then I saw it and started
screaming and yelling.

And then they put me
into a bedroom all alone.

I was only three years old,
and I can still picture it.

I can still remember thinking
how much I just wanted to be
with my mom and protect her,

you know, instead of
having my dad beat on her.

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Gio ]
It's lonely on the road.
Any musician will tell you.

For a long time,
I was a rock-and-roll groupie.

And I always wanted
to be on the road.

I ended up getting kicked
in the face by a lot of people.

Maybe that's part of the reason
why I've had to be so tough.

I don't know if
you're gonna like it.

It's the rowdiest club
in Canada, I think.

Definitely Alberta.
It's just chock-full
of cowboys,

a few Indians,
a few bikers.

They just scream
at the top of their lungs.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

They keep going, man.
It's great.

Hey, pop, you got
change for a quarter?

Yeah, is Mitch home, please?

I think so.Oh, great.

This town's a little small.

Yeah. Like I'm not even
gonna be able to find
a pair of shoes.

Two dimes and a nickel.

I just saw a bunch of kids
getting out from school.

What time do the guys
get out of work?

Well, they won't be long.

Won't be long?
Yeah, I got my first show
in about 10 minutes.

- You gonna watch me
do my first show?
- I'll sure be there.

You've seen naked girls
before then?

Just once.Only once?
I'm surprised.

Well, I am too.Okay, well, listen, I'll be
down in about 10 minutes.

I gotta get ready for my show.
You're gonna be there
to watch, right?

- I'll sure be there.
- See you in a bit, Pops.

Okay.Take it easy.

I'll call you in the middle
of the week, okay?

Yeah. Okay.
I love you.

Okay. I'll see you soon.

Okay. Bye-bye.

[ Squeaking ][ Chattering ]

[ Mouse ]
God, I must have been
in 16, 18 foster homes--

group homes.

A lot. Too many.

I think if I was in just one
I'd be able to--

I wouldn't be so insecure
right now.

I love attention though.
I thrive on it.

If I don't have attention,
I'm really screwed up.
[ Chuckles ]

I'd do-- Even if I had to do
something bad just to get
attention, I'd do it.

♪♪ [ Dance ]

Bring them out!
Bring them out!

Bring them out!
Bring them out!

♪ Come on, everybody Get off your seat ♪

♪ There's royalty in the house

♪ Groove to the beat

♪ Hey, little girl, let's get it on ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, all night long ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, let's get it on ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ I'm the king

♪ The king of Babylon

♪ I'm the king

♪ The king of Babylon

- ♪ Babylon
- [ Whistling, Cheering ]

♪ I am the king of Babylon

♪ I'm on an ego trip What you on? ♪

♪ A benevolent despot I ain't mean ♪

♪ 'Cause they treat me like a king when I make the scene ♪

♪ Got a tough line of chatter that is really hip ♪

♪ Exhortin' y'all to get on the stick ♪

♪ Come on, everybody, get off your knees ♪

♪ Don't be kissin' my ring I ain't hard to please ♪

♪ I make the rules Hear what I say ♪

♪ Got to rock your body till the break of day ♪

♪ I'm captain of the ship I'm at the helm ♪

♪ Got my picture on the coin of the realm ♪

♪ I'm a solid provider Ain't no Romeo ♪

♪ But the girls go crazy wherever I go ♪

♪ When they get on the floor and start to dance ♪

♪ They pull up their dress and show their underpants ♪

♪ The king of Babylon

♪ I'm the king

- ♪ The king of Babylon
- Whoo!

♪ The king of Babylon

♪ That's right I'm the king ♪

♪ I'm the king

♪ The king of Babylon

♪ Babylon

[ Man Trilling ]

♪ Hey, little girl, let's get it on ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, you can't go wrong ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, all night long ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

♪ Hey, little girl, let's get it on ♪

♪ Rockin' with the king of Babylon ♪

- ♪♪ [ Continues ]
- I would really like to
play you for your virtue.

I'm not talking virginity now.
I'm talking virtue.

♪♪ [ Continues ][ Chattering ]

[ Man ]
You got that right!

Yo!

♪ I'm the king

♪ The king of Babylon ♪

- ♪♪ [ Fades Out ]
- Being an exhibitionist
isn't hurting anyone.

There's really nothing
wrong with it.

I enjoy being the center
of attention.

And that's one of the things
that makes stripping fun.

It makes performing fun.

Stripping is really the only
way I'm going to be able
to perform.

I don't sing.
I don't play an instrument.

I'm not an actress.
I'm a stripper.

And being a performer involves
being an exhibitionist.

I'm not afraid of
being in front of people.

I've been working 10 years.

I really think I'm gonna be
able to give those girls
a run for their money.

I imagine that mostly
the competition is gonna be
the Vegas type.

If I don't make the finals,
man, I'll just feel like
I'm gonna die, I'll bet.

As far as I'm concerned
I'm the best.

There's always better.
Of course, everybody thinks
they're the best, I guess.

Yeah, but you know
what they're like.

They've got turkey-feather
boas out the butt...

and big sequined costumes.

And I'm gonna get out there
and dance my ass off.

♪♪ [ Fanfare ]

[ Cheering, Applauding ]

♪♪ [ Ends ]Whoo!

[ Chattering ]

[ Laughs ]

The audience,
they didn't even clap.

Boring audience again.
I can't believe it.

...my head.Thank God I'm off tomorrow.

Oh, I'm sorry, guys.[ Women Laughing ]

Thank you.Thank you so much.

[ Chattering ]

Oh, he's cute.

Yeah, he's pretty
good-looking.

Look at this one.[ All Laughing ]

He's lopsided. Uh-oh!Wow.

That's okay.

That's not too bad.

So maybe I'll have--You're sore, huh?

I'm really sore.
My stomach is killing me.

You're looking
good though.Do I look 22?

Bye. See you guys tomorrow.Bye. Take care.

[ Horse Whinnies In Distance ]

[ Horse Whinnies In Distance ]

[ Cat Meows ]

[ Meows ]

[ Meows ]

Oh, boy. Bianca,
we got a lot to do today.

Did you get
all the makeup off?Yes.

Hmm. Let me see.

Oh, no. Look--
Get if off your cheeks here.

You're gonna look pretty funny
going to school with makeup.

How come you
got in my makeup?I don't know.

Was it fun?Yeah.

You're not going to grow up
to be a dancer, are you?

Uh-huh.I thought you were
gonna be a doctor?

I will. Someday.Someday?

Oh, Bianca, you'd make me
so happy if you were a--

Well, you can be anything
but a dancer.

[ Dog Barking ]

See you later.
Bye-bye.

Good-bye.

[ Barking Continues ]

I think at the top
I was making...

probably about
$80,000 a year.

Uh, plus I had businesses
that I invested in.

And I bought property.
I bought my own house.

Um--

Um, I invested in stocks,
and some did well
and some didn't do well.

Um, and I slowly built up
my portfolio.

So, um, I'm--
You know, I was all right.

I-I prepared
for the time that I knew
I couldn't dance anymore...

or that I wouldn't be
marketable anymore.

It's a classic
showgirl story, I guess.

I met somebody
and I fell in love.

And I gave that person,
uh, not only my love,

but the house, the car,
the money and everything.

[ Clears Throat ]
And when that person left--

[ Clears Throat ]
I was pregnant and, um,
about $25.00 in my pocket.

And you can't dance very well
when you're pregnant.

[ Laughs ]

So--
[ Clears Throat ]

I was, um, on welfare--

[ Voice Breaking ]
during the pregnancy.

I had my baby,
and you'd think--

you'd think
I would've been smart enough
to realize that, uh,

you know, not to
give away the money.

But I wasn't.

I'm angry at myself--
[ Clears Throat ]

because, um,

now that I have the baby,

I don't have the marketability
that I had when I was younger.

So I don't make the money
as much as I used to.

And--
[ Clears Throat ]

I'm angry because
if I'd had that money,

I could support her,
send her to good schools now.

Not worrying constantly.

[ Janette ]
I guess that's why
I've entered this contest.

I know it's why
I've entered the contest.

That money will help us
get ahead a little bit.

[ Clears Throat ]
Maybe I have enough...

polish from all the years
of doing it to pull it off.

Now go one, two,
three, four,

around, six,
seven, eight.

Turn, two, three, four,

down, six, seven, eight.

All right, down,
two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight.

Okay. Right,
you turn around.

Up, lift, down, slide.
Okay, down.

Hand comes up, reaches up,
stretches out over the body.

Now push up.

Now remember,
hand all the way along the body.

Um--Ah, good.

It's not a terrific drawing.
As you can tell, I'm not
a graphic artist.

But to give you a general idea,
I just need a square.Okay.

It's really got to be
very strong.Okay.

I'm gonna be doing
a lot of work on it.You are climbing on it then?

Yeah.Is that what
you're looking for?

Now I need an opening
in the center large enough
for me to get through.

What, you're gonna
slide on this then?

Yeah. I'm nude by that point,
and I want to make sure that
nothing scratches me up.

Should we put a little
Vaseline on the pole or--

Come on.
That's not funny.I didn't say that.

Little bit more on your toes.
Shorter stride.
Higher heels.

All right, keep going.
Yeah. You're doing the line.
That's right. Okay.

All right. Very good.

Nice to have the wind
at your back.Oh, yeah.

How far are we going?If we're really lucky--
Oh, we'll go about 10.

Ten miles?Ten miles.

Squeeze the hand.
Squeeze my hand.

That's good.
Now squeeze my hand.

That a girl. All right.
Nothing we can't do.

Humanly impossible.
Absolutely humanly impossible.

Come on, one more.
You can do it.

Also do one more.Oh, come on.

Yes, you can. You can.
Come on.

[ Grunts ]All right, ease it back.
Ease it back.

One more.

Right.
Come on, another set.

Just think of all those
ladies you're gonna be
competing against.

They're all younger
than you are, right?

One more.
Come on, one more.

Oh, God. What happened to
the old days when you just
took off your clothes?

[ Horns Honking ]

[ Bird Squawking ]

[ Woman ] These are for when
you're going out of town
or even in-town gigs.

It's very important
if you go out of town to
remember to bring contracts...

and have your contract signed
first thing Monday morning.

[ Ms. Hatch ]
Girls do get raped.
It's a reality.

And the fact that we're dancers
and we've just been nude
on stage...

only makes us
a little more vulnerable,
that's all.

It doesn't mean
that we deserve it.

There's a lot of bars
that want to have strippers,

and there's not enough
strippers to go around.

We're the commodity.
They should be doing
what we say for our safety.

Okay, now we're
heading to Vegas...

to spread the name VEDA
and to show girls
that we can unite.

If we can get
enough organizations,
like, say in Toronto...

and then one in Miami
and one in L.A.,

we can start improving standards
all over North America
for ourselves.

Also, I think we have probably
one of the more contemporary
strip scenes in the world.

And we want to show
everybody about that.

[ Woman ]
Consistency seems to be
the most important thing...

whenever
I sell blood to people.

This one is an edible blood.
It's mint flavor.

You have no danger
of anything toxic.

They're also washable.Right.

And, um, I'll put a couple
more on so you can just see
the differences.

But this is
a very red blood.

Apparently,
it's for external wounds,

which I would think being
hit with a whip would be
more of an external wound.

- Right.
- Now let's put it
on the side.

Now see what
the difference is.
It's really bright red.

Oh, yeah.It's a lot thinner.

I think I like this one
the best.

Yeah. I generally
like that one the best.

It's a good
all-purpose blood.Right.

That works well
for a lot of things.

- Um, do you know
how much you'll need?
- Um, a lot.

You're gonna need
a lot of blood. Okay.

I don't know.
I guess I wish that
I could...

do flips and kick and spin.

I wish that I would have
started dancing when I was 16
instead of 21.

You know, I just--

I think what's really
bothering you is you're
afraid really to, uh,

reveal some
of those emotions.

And it's--

You've gotta find something
in you that you feel
really strong about.

And this thing that you're
doing is pretty strong.

It's a real strong
statement you're making.

I'm gonna move around
this side here.

[ Danyel ]
I, um, grew up with, uh,
different types of people.

A lot of drugs were happening.

A very dark part of my life,
my childhood was. Um--

I should have grown
a lot from it.

I should have become
wiser from it.

But instead,
when I was a child,
to deal with--

Like, there was junkies...

or-or the type of men
that molest little girls.

That type of thing.

I-- I just kind
of blocked it out.
I didn't deal with it.

It's like I went into--
I'd have my closet and I'd
play in there by myself.

I'd just close the door.

[ Chattering ]

Gee, thanks.[ Chuckles ]

[ Danyel ] I just couldn't
relate to people at all.
They frightened me.

I guess because a lot
of people that I dealt with
when I was little...

wanted to hurt me.

They hurt me.

They stole from me.

They made me realize
that I had to watch
over my shoulder...

because they were there waiting
if I wasn't, you know?

♪♪ [ Rock Ballad ][ Men Cheering ]

[ Woman ] ♪ Struck by the moon

♪ Risin' too soon

♪ I feel a pain deep inside me ♪

♪ Cold northern winds

♪ A fist in my chin

♪ Making me wild for you, baby ♪

♪ What can I do

♪ To get back to you?

♪ I'm feeling desperate and lonely ♪

♪ City's a river

♪ Of cold misery

♪ Makin' me wild for you, baby ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees

♪ Hear me cry for you, baby

♪ Cold misery

♪ I would die for you, baby

♪ I pray you will see

♪ These tears I cry

♪ Nights I can't sleep

♪ My tears are cheap

♪ I'm losin' hold of my senses

♪ I can't contain

♪ All of this pain

♪ And it's makin' me wild for you, baby ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees

♪ Hear me cry for you, baby

♪ Cold misery

♪ I would die for you, baby

♪ I pray you will see

♪ Tears I cry ♪

♪♪ [ Fades Out ]

[ Danyel ]
Nobody ever told you that you
had to be one certain person.

You know, why
can't I be into S and M?

Why can't I be into
the art of tattooing?

Why can't I be into
the mountains and herbs?

I mean, why not, you know?

I can be anything
I want to be.

So why not be it all
if that's what I choose?

[ TV: Kids Chattering ] Further back!

Watch TV now.
It's your favorite program,
Get Smart.

Come on, sit right here.
Watch TV.

Very good. Very good.
Good girl.

[ Woman ]
Okay, I think we're gonna
have a costume ready, Sara.

Great.See how this is.

Try this.

Come look at it.

You want to use that?Yeah.

I know it's gonna be
too long.

But, uh--

[ Sara Laughs ]

Don't laugh.
This is gonna be it.

[ Chuckles ]
Don't laugh.

The skirt's okay.
You want to see?
I'm gonna wear this.

I'm gonna have
all my hair tucked under.Right.

But you don't see my face.Mm-hmm.

So I'm gonna wear it
to cover my eyes.

I'm just gonna wear it
real low, like this.Mm-hmm.

[ Squawks ]It's great.

- Is that okay?
- Yeah. I love it.
I love the hat.

That's what
gives it the look.
That hat.

It's the whole--Yeah.

It's what the whole
thing's about.

[ Sara ]
My mom's the greatest
person in the world.

She's so supportive.

And she is behind anything
I want to do.

I kind of like this, uh--

Black, red.
We're gonna use black and red.

I'd like to see that on her.Okay.

[ Sara ]
My father divorced my mother
when I was about 13.

He had a drinking problem...

and put her in the position
of raising all the kids
herself,

and there were seven kids.

Which made my mom very strong.

[ Woman ] It's got a ribbon
down the front,
and it's real pretty.

It's pretty, but I don't--
I think the ribbon
is too much.

I want to be able
to take it off fast.

Fast?Real fast.

Real fast.Yeah. By myself.

By yourself? Okay.

Well, um, actually,
it sort of hooks in the back,
and all you need to do is,

you know, just pull it.And I can do that.

Yeah, you can do that.
That'd be fine.
I mean, it's real easy to do.

You can do that
all by yourself.Great.

♪♪ [ Stereo: Piano, Classical ]

[ Sara ]
What I really like
about stripping...

is the control that I have
when I'm on stage.

I'm usually not myself
when I'm on stage...

'cause I'm always hiding
the real person in me...

with some kind of a hat
or costume.

Inside, I really don't have
that... confidence...

that I do when I'm on stage,

because it comes together
when I perform.

I'm basically scared of people--

[ Chuckles ]

and they have to stay
at a distance
when I'm on stage.

I'm not scared to perform
in front of people.

I'm not scared
to let 'em see me perform.

I'm just...
afraid to let them in,

and to let them...
know who I really am.

♪♪ [ Rock Intro ][ Audience Applauding,
Whooping ]

[ Man ] ♪ Give me

♪ Your body

♪ Give me

♪ Your body

♪ Don't talk Don't talk ♪

♪ Don't talk, don't talk Baby, don't talk ♪

♪ Body language

♪ Body language

- ♪ Body language
- [ Shouts ]

[ Woman ]
I don't know if you realize it,

but it's really
a big thing for her.

You know, it's a big contest,
and she really thinks
she can win this contest.

I have no doubt
that she's going to win
the convention.

Uh, she's one
of the best dancers
I have seen.

But what's in it for me?

♪ I

♪ Want your body

♪ Don't talk

♪ Body language [ Grunts ]

♪ Body language

♪ Body language

[ Jamal ]
You have to look at this from
a different perspective, Gloria.

Suppose she goes down
to the convention...

and she meets this producer,
that director, this agent,
that agent,

and somebody signs her up,
and she's gone.

I know what you're saying,
and I really--

What's going to happen
to all my investment?

♪ Your body language

Damn![ Audience Whistling, Whooping ]

♪ Sexy

♪ Sexy ♪

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

[ Sara ]
Listen, Stu, it's been
a great week, really.

You've done very well.
You've done very well.

That's just fine.
It was a real pleasure, Stu.

Good-bye, darlin'.
I'm gonna miss ya.

Wish me luck
in Las Vegas.

In Las Vegas?Yeah.

Oh, that's a long ways
from here.

Don't wanna get mixed up
with those gamblers now,
do I?

[ Men Whooping ][ Engine Revving ]

Bye.See you in "Lost Wages."

Have a great trip.Bob, get off.

[ Man ]
Watch yourself!Good luck in Vegas.

Bye!We love you.

[ Both ] Bye![ Man ]
I wish I was a stripper.

[ Laughing, Chattering ]

I wanna cry.About what?

[ Man ]
Sahara Hotel reservations.

For June 16?

No. We have a large convention.

No. We're 102% oversold.

[ Woman ]
Baby, what we're trying to do
is change that image.

Be sure to come now,
Singer.There's a lot more happening.

We've got girls coming in
from all over the world.

We've got gals coming in
from France, Sweden,

Japan, Canada
and all over the U.S.

[ Janette ]
That should hit the light right,
shouldn't it?

[ Man ]
Probably so.

So there's a top
and a bottom to it.

Yeah, 'cause it kinda
pooches out a little
on the side, I think.

Top right.Yeah. Top left.

What do you think, Bianca?

Okay, pull it out
a little more.

[ Woman ]
Little bit more.

Put your right leg over.
The other side.

There you go.
Now slowly go up.
Build up. Okay.

When we get to the theater,
you'll have more room
to stand up.

You won't be
hitting the ceiling.

Play with your hair
a little.

Okay, now undo the bodice.
You have three hooks. One.One.

Take the one off.
Second one.Two.

Third one.Three.

Go. That's it.

Around. Around.
There you go.

[ Chattering, Laughing ]Fun, huh?

You didn't tell me
about this ride.
On my way!

[ Man ] I'm not training you
any different than
I would a runner.

I'm using the same principles.

You're gonna have to be--
at that particular time
on that particular night--

you're gonna have to be
in that kind of shape.

Do you think those women
are really gonna be
this cut up?

I've got a real good gut,
street feeling...

that they are going to be
in that kind of condition.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

Circle, circle, circle.

Lift the hips up.
Up. Up.

I don't think
that you should sell me out
for a lousy convention.

All I'm asking from you
is three days.

But, Sara, like I said before,
I cannot give you
those three days.

Well, I'm just gonna go.
I've already made my decision.
I have to go.

In that case,
if you leave, you're gone.

It appears it's gonna be Tarren,
Mouse, Sandi, Danyel--
All going.

What about Dahlia
or Suzanne or Debra Lynn?

Are they around, or what?They're going.

[ Chattering ]

[ Tires Screeching ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Laughing ]

Whoo!We made it!

Evening, ladies.[ Together ]
Hi.

How are ya?Fine, thank you.

I'll take
your baggage here.

Are they gonna
park this thing for me?

They certainly will.Oh, good. Thanks.

Okay, I just need
your name, address,
city and state.

- Signature there at the bottom.
- By the pool? With a balcony?

I'll see
what I have available.

- Could be get somebody
to help us with our bags?
- No problem at all.

Step down here at the end
of the desk. The bellman
will show you to the room.

Oh, you ready?Yeah.

This is very important.There you go.

[ Speaking Japanese ]

Where do you come from?Vancouver, B.C.

Ah. Vancouver.

[ Woman ]
Cassady, what city and state?

[ Woman #2 ]
Boston, Massachusetts.

I just got here from Illinois,
and I'm still not sure
what to do.

It's like madness!

[ Woman ]
You wanna be in it.

[ Man ]
I've got the schedule
right here.

[ Chattering ]

I personally
am just looking
for a room...

to take my clothes off,
take a shower...

and relax and regroup.

And give all praises to Grace
that I arrived safely.

There's some real weirdos here.

It's Vegas.
What'd you expect?

Even though I know
this is Armageddon...

and there probably
won't be world peace,

I am here for world peace,
and I support the Polish people.

[ Squealing, Laughing ]

I think the one in stripes
has got a nicer body.

[ Woman ]
Oh, really? Which one is that?

This one ain't too bad.

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

Are we having fun yet?

[ Antique Horn Blowing ]Hello!

We like your car.

[ Horn Honking ]

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

[ Wolf Whistle ]

Who are the judges?
We've got people
in this industry,

whether
they be club owners--

We've got ex-dancers.

Yes. Well, no.
I'm having a few drinks.

I'm extremely nervous.
[ Laughs ]

Tomorrow is the big day.

♪♪ [ Speakers: R & B, Faint ]

Om.

[ Man On TV ] You did know Sam too.

[ Woman ] It looks like my handwriting, but I didn't write it.

[ Continues ]

So, what do you think of this?I like the wig.

Yeah, but I don't think
anyone will recognize me.

You'll take it off,
won't you?No.

I'll leave it on
for the whole show.

[ Mutters ]

I think there's gonna be
a lot of floaters.

A lot of--Floaters. You know.

Dusters probably.
There'll be quite a few.

There probably won't be any
of the talented ones though.No.

Probably doesn't matter.
I don't have any fans
in Vegas anyway.

At a time like this,
I wish I did.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Man On P.A. ] Head check. One. One. One.

[ Woman ]
...and put it up on the stage.

[ Woman ]
My name is
Inspiration Shakti Om.

Inspiration Shakti Om?My real name is Inspiration.

That's what my husband calls me,
and he knows me the best.

He's been fucking me
the longest.

[ Man ]
Where were you born?[ Inspiration ] I am birthless.

- I appeared in Akron, Ohio.
- You appeared in Akron, Ohio?

[ Man ]
And where do you dance out of?

[ Inspiration ]
I dance in San Francisco,

the city of brotherly love,
supposedly.San Francisco.

If you really want to know
where I'm from--

People say "Where are you from?"
I'm from Om Lokah.

Is that in Maine?
Where is that?

It's the topmost
spiritual planet.

It's not even in this galaxy.
You have to go through the sun
to get there.

Through the sun.You have to go through
the center of the sun.

So-- All right, hold on. Okay.
You got about a minute,
all right?

[ Chattering Continues ]

[ Woman ]
Fuckin'-A.

[ Announcer On P.A. ] Showtime, ladies and gentlemen. Showtime.

The eliminations for the Golden G-String Awards are about to begin.

Stand by, Playback.

I'm not a physical body.

I'm not a conditioned mind.

♪♪ [ Rock Intro ]

We have 100 contestants from all over the world,

but only five will be chosen to perform in the finals tomorrow evening,

for a grand prize of $25,000.

[ Cheering, Applause ]

[ Woman ] ♪ I come home in the morning light ♪

♪ My mother says when you gonna live your life right? ♪

♪ Oh, mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones ♪

♪ And girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪

♪ The phone rings in the middle of the night ♪

♪ My father yells, What you gonna do
with your life? ♪

♪ Oh, Daddy dear, you know you're still
number one ♪

♪ But girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ Oh, girls just wanna have

♪ That's all they really want

♪ Is some fun

♪ When the working day is done

♪ Oh, girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪

♪ They wanna have fun

♪ Girls

♪ Wanna have

♪ Some boys take a beautiful girl ♪

♪ And hide her away from the rest of the world ♪

♪ I want to be the one to walk in the sun ♪

♪ Oh, girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ Oh, girls just wanna have

♪ That's all they really want

♪ Is some fun

♪ When the working day is done

♪ Oh, girls, they wanna have fun ♪

♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪

♪ They wanna have fun

♪ Girls

♪ Wanna have

♪ They just wanna They just wanna ♪

♪ Oh, girls

♪ They just wanna They just wanna ♪

♪ Have fun

♪ Girls just wanna have fun

♪ They just wanna They just wanna ♪

♪ They just wanna They just wanna ♪

♪ Have fun

♪ They just wanna
They just wanna ♪♪

[ Clapping Cheering ] ♪♪ [ Continues, Faint ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Woman ]
Good luck, all of you.

I don't give a flying fuck
if I win or lose.

As long as Grace is pleased,
I am pleased.

[ Announcer ] The five finalists are--

Please step forward one at a time...

to face the two judges' tables.

[ Woman ]
The suspense is killing me.

With the highest score, Tarren Rae.

[ Cheers, Applause ]

Sara Costa.[ Cheers, Applause ]

- Danyel.
- [ Cheers, Applause ]

Janette Boyd.

And Venus DeLight.

Whoo! Yeah!

[ Chattering ]

[ Voice Breaking ]
Just made it.
Just made it.

[ Laughs ]

I can't believe
I didn't make it.

I'm telling you,
I make a terrible loser,

so I just wish you guys
would go away, please.

[ Speaking
Foreign Language ]

[ Woman ]
Can you give me a hug?

The finalists are Danyel,
Sara Costa,

Tarren Rae, Venus DeLight,
Janette Boyd.

[ Man On Radio ] ...and here in Vegas, it's a sweltering 105 degrees,

but it's gonna be much hotter at the Sahara tonight...

when five women take off their clothes for $25,000.

More on that in a minute.

[ Dishes Rattling ][ Muttering ]

Bianca, what are you doing?

You can't pour this
all over the place.

Just dig down in there
and get the prize.

Oh, yuck.
We don't have time
for this today.

[ Mutters ]
For heaven's sake--
Oh, now I spilled the juice.

Try not to do that again,
all right?

Here. Gimme that box.
Hurry up and eat.

Sara, all you need
is just a little nap and get
your blood sugar back up,

and you'll be great.

Okay?

[ Sighs ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Horn Honks ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Announcer ]
Welcome to the first annual
Golden G-String Awards.

Tonight we will see the top girls,

selected from more than 100 contestants from around the world.

[ Whip Cracks ]

Don't forget, Venus is in there
and she's getting warm so--
[ Indistinct ]

In the coffin.

...from Minnesota.

She sings and plays the guitar.

She likes magic.

She was inSybil.

She was featured inPenthouse's Pet Revue in Las Vegas.

Will you put
your hands together
for Venus DeLight.

♪♪ [ Rock ]

[ Man ] ♪ Cold room

♪ At midnight

♪ I see you

♪ What a sight

♪ You spook me out

♪ Hey, you spook me out

♪ Sittin' here

♪ Dressed in black

♪ Feel the chill

♪ All down my back

♪ You spook me out

♪ Yeah, you spook me out

♪ Shout

♪ Yeah, I'm shakin' like a leaf ♪

♪ Well, I'm drawn to your magic power ♪

♪ I'm in desperate need

♪ What's happening

♪ Is something strange

♪ Shame on you

♪ You're the freakiest thing

♪ You spook me out

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah You spook me out ♪

♪ Yeah

♪♪ [ Vocalizing ]

- ♪ You spook me out
- [ Laughing ]

♪ Hey, you spook me out [ Cheering, Applause ]

♪ You spook me out

♪ Yeah, you spook me out ♪

♪♪ [ Rock ]

[ Whip Cracks ] From Vancouver, British Columbia,

Danyel.

[ Man ] ♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ She's bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ She's so bad

♪ I know a girl from a different world ♪

♪ I wouldn't call her strange

♪ Low down and dirty is her claim to fame ♪

- ♪ Dishin' out
the pleasure and pain ♪
- [ Whip Cracking ]

♪ Night after night just when everyone leaves ♪

♪ She is something to see

♪ We'll be listenin' in case ♪

♪ Brings out the devil in me

♪ She was born on the bad side of town ♪

♪ She's gonna raise hell when the whip comes down ♪

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ She's bad

Ow! Ow!

♪♪ [ Electric Guitar Solo ]

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad

♪ Good girl gone bad ♪

♪♪ [ Mid-tempo Dance Pop ]

[ Announcer ] From Las Vegas, Janette Boyd.

[ Man ]
Whoo!

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Applause, Whistles ]

♪♪ [ Rock ]

[ Announcer ] From Hollywood, California, Sara Costa.

[ Man ] ♪ Heard a knock at my front door ♪

♪ Couldn't guess what was in store ♪

♪ I turned around and to my surprise ♪

♪ Right there before my eyes

♪ The girl next door

♪ The girl next door

♪ I asked what brought her by

♪ She'd always been so shy

♪ And she said, I just need ♪

♪ A little sugar for my tea

♪ The girl next door

♪ The girl next door

♪ Wish she'd come around some more ♪

♪ She came in and talked a while ♪

♪ I just focused on her smile

♪ Just when I thought this might be fun ♪

♪ She said, Thanks, I gotta run ♪

♪ The girl next door

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ The girl next door

♪ She's the girl I'm looking for ♪

♪ The girl next door

♪ The girl next door

♪♪ [ Electric Guitar Solo ]

♪ The girl is gone

♪ She's gone The girl is gone ♪♪

♪♪ [ Fades, Ends ]

♪♪ [ Rock ]

[ Announcer ] And our final contestant, another Vancouver girl,

Tarren Rae.

[ Man ] ♪ She got style, she got taste She got a beautiful face ♪

♪ She got savoir faire

♪ She don't need no hook She got more than good looks ♪

♪ She got savoir faire

♪♪ [ Electric Guitar Solo ]

♪ She got style, she got taste She got long, long legs ♪

♪ She got savoir faire

♪ She don't need no hook She got more than good looks ♪

♪ She got savoir faire ♪

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Cheering, Whooping,
Whistling ]

Tarren Rae.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Venus DeLight... is now--

[ Man ]
You want these in order?

[ Chattering ]

[ Man ]
Tarren Rae was 46, six.

[ Announcer ] Ladies and gentlemen,

the grand prize--

- Tarren Rae.
- [ Screams ]

[ Cheering, Applause ]

[ Squealing ]

Viva la Canada!

[ Squealing, Laughing ]

Oh, I'm tired.

[ Sniffles ]

I'm glad they had
to take a walk.

[ Woman ]
Yeah, right on.

[ Squealing, Laughing ]

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

[ Sobbing ]

Shh.

I know you won.
I know you won. Hmm?

I don't care
what the judges say.
I know you won.

You know what? Hmm?

I don't care what those--
I don't care.

You did win.

You know what?
You did.

Shh, shh.

I don't think
you deserved to be one
of the finalists anyways.

Well, Mouse,
go fuck yourself.

'Cause I can't deal with
a statement like that at all.

If you think you're the best,
then you ain't gonna go
any further.

How else can I go out
and face my audience,
if I don't think I'm the best?

If I can't think
I'm gonna be in control
and people are gonna love me?

When you got a girl
fuckin' a donkey,
she's in control.

Oh, terrific.
Thanks a lot.

Really, I just want you
to get the fuck away from me.

Maybe it's just yourself.
You can't handle it.

That might be so,
but it's easier to deal
with myself by myself...

than it is to deal with you.

- It's only a contest.
What is the big deal?
- [ Exhales ]

I don't know--
How can I explain to you--

Does your mother know
you were in this contest?

Does she know
what you do?Mm-hmm.

You know, in the 10 years
I've been stripping,

I've never told my mother.

If I could have made
the best finalist,

maybe I could have
been able to go home,

tell my parents
what I've been doing
for 10 years.

[ Bianca ]
Did you win?

No, I didn't win.

Who won?

Oh, a girl
from Canada won.

She had a big,
shiny silver costume on.

Oh.

Close your eyes now.

I'll see you
in the morning, okay?

Love you.

Oh! You got a lot
of shoes in this one.

Thank you.Bye.

[ Mouse ]
You don't enjoy having friends.
That's obvious.

[ Gio ]
You don't know
any of my friends.

[ Mouse ] You're on the road.
You obviously don't have
any friends.

If you do,
it's once in a while.

As far as I'm concerned,
that's not a friend.

That's it. That's it.

Go up like this.
Try it.

Get wicked about it.
Think naughty thoughts.[ Shutter Clicks ]

That smile.
That's the one.

That's that dirty little smile
that I like.

It looks like
you know something--I do.

[ Laughs ]

[ Stammering ]
The hat looks fine,

but smile a little bit more
at the audience.

And, uh, try to
communicate with them...

in a dignified way.

Dignified?

Three and four.

[ Laughs ]

Okay, turn and up.

Turn and... nice kick.
Good.

How old are you
gonna be today?

Five.

What happens
when you turn five?

[ Bianca ]
Do computers.

You do computers
when you turn five?

[ Together ]
♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday, dear Bianca

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

Whoo!

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