 The previous year 's film about nude dancers , Showgirls , was generally disliked , so filmmakers feared audiences would pre @-@ judge Striptease on this basis . To avoid any association , advertisements were designed to make Striptease look more comedic than Showgirls , which was a drama . Besides the subject matter , Striptease and Showgirls did have two notable connections . The choreography in these films was by the same person , Marguerite Derricks . Both also featured performances by Rena <unk> , who plays a dancer in each . To promote the film , Moore appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and a Barbara Walters special . In both cases , she danced or otherwise exhibited her body . 
