1980s–1990s In addition to lesser-known videos such as A Night at the Revuebar (1983), the 1980s also featured mainstream films involving stripping. These included Flashdance (1983), which told the story of blue-collar worker Alexandra (Alex) Owens (Jennifer Beals), who works as an exotic dancer in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar at night and at a steel mill as a welder during the day. Stripping also was part of "genre" films, such as horror thriller Fear City (1984), by Abel Ferrara, about a mass-murderer who terrorizes dancers working at a seedy strip club in Times Square, New York City. The erotic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) depicted Kim Basinger stripping to the tune of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe Cocker. Stripped to Kill (1987) was an exploitation film from Roger Corman about a lady cop who poses as a stripper to catch a murderer; which was followed by a sequel of the same name. Ladykillers (1988), was a 'whodunnit' murder mystery involving the murders of male strippers by an unknown female assailant. Blaze (1989) features Lolita Davidovitch as notorious stripper Blaze Starr. Starr herself appears in the film in a cameo role.
1980s–1990s In addition to lesser-known videos such as A Night at the Revuebar (1983) the 1980s also featured mainstream films involving stripping These included Flashdance (1983) which told the story of blue-collar worker Alexandra (Alex) Owens (Jennifer Beals) who works as an exotic dancer in a Pittsburgh Pennsylvania bar at night and at a steel mill as a welder during the day Stripping also was part of "genre" films such as horror thriller Fear City (1984) by Abel Ferrara about a mass-murderer who terrorizes dancers working at a seedy strip club in Times Square New York City The erotic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) depicted Kim Basinger stripping to the tune of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe Cocker Stripped to Kill (1987) was an exploitation film from Roger Corman about a lady cop who poses as a stripper to catch a murderer; which was followed by a sequel of the same name Ladykillers (1988) was a 'whodunnit' murder mystery involving the murders of male strippers by an unknown female assailant Blaze (1989) features Lolita Davidovitch as notorious stripper Blaze Starr Starr herself appears in the film in a cameo role