Live Nude Girls Unite!
Julia Query, activist, comedian, lesbian and stripper at a club called the Lusty Lady, put in long hours on stage and in the peep booth along with fellow exotic dancers Decadence, Lolita, and Octopussy. But when faced with no sick leave, unfair demotions, safely and privacy concerns, and racial discrimination, Query and her co-workers decide to organize and unionize the exotic dancers of the Lusty Lady.
WINNER! Audience Award- San Francisco International Film Festival
"Comical, political, enlightening and entertaining all at the same time!" -Esquire Magazine "Wickedly funny, subversive, provocative! " -Village Voice
"A naughty Norma Rae! " -Entertainment Weekly
"Eye-opening. Goes way behind the green door! " -San Francisco Bay Guardian
"A partisan tale from the inside. Immensly entertaining! " -Boston Phoenix
Running Time
71 mins
Year
2000
Kanopy ID
1137591
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