Lap Dancing

My jaw almost dropped when I saw this film--The film actually delivered on what was implied in the title and more! Except for some fairly straight forward background material: Small town girl from Kansas, really Omaha, can't get arrested as an actress, so her friend gets her a job in a strip / lap dancing bar. Lo and behold, while in the club, about 25 - 33 percent of the time, a bunch of gorgeous, silicone enhanced girls are either lap dancing or stripping, mostly topless and in thongs, sometime nude!

This movie is billed as a "Flash Dance for the sensuous nineties". But not surprisingly, virtually no originality is shown in any of the dance / strip routines--although the level of staging and performance is surprisingly above par for a film at this apparent budget level.

It is more of a "Flesh Dance for the vacuous nineties".

I do look forward to seeing more from this production company, as they show a little bit more sophistication in editing out sex scenes to avoid the dreaded NC-17(R).

I thought this was fine for what it is: good eroticism. Sexy ladies in various states of undress and stripping. It is what it is. Although it is not listed on it's page here on IMDB, there are more than one version of this movie. When I first saw it back around 1996 - 1997, there were scenes in it that are now either missing or have been shortened. Some of the dance scenes are missing some full frontal shots, there is a scene where Angie and another dancer are in a corner grocery store where they flash the clerk to get free groceries, that scene is now missing when shown on Cinemax or Showtime. The sex scenes are noticably shorter also. I don't know why these changes were made, it would be nice if someone out there could explain this. I have personally had a lap dance from Lorissa McComas when she toured this area, the movie does not do her justice. She is much more beautiful and sweet in person.

Lorissa McComas stars as Angie, an aspiring actress trying to make it in Hollywood. She just landed a screen test for her first movie, but it requires she strip down to nothing on camera, something she's never done before. Instead of waiting tables like many other aspiring actresses, she gets a job at a strip club so she can learn to be more comfortable with her clothes off in public. Two veteran strippers show her the ropes, the ups and the downs, and the reality of being in the business. There's plenty of naked women and a few sex scenes, including two with Angie in them, but this movie falls flat in many areas. It's not bad enough to call a failure, but it's not good enough to be put in the B-movie elite. Therefore, this is the first movie I give a normal C to.....no plus, no minus, just a C. Cinemax should be running this, give it a quick look during your normal channel surfing activities.

'Lap Dancing' delivers the goods as indicated by the less than subtle title, but someone needed to remind writer / director Mike Sedan he was making a T&A flick and not an episode of 'This is Your Life'. Cliches are laid on so thick it's hard to not laugh at times. They don't get in the way of enjoying the gracious amount of female flesh here, but riveting story this is not. No stranger to this genre or taking their clothes off, Tane McClure and late model Lorissa McComas headline.

Small town girl Angie (McComas) wants to be a big time actress, but finds out it's not that easy in LA. Dejected after a failed audition roommate Claudia (McClure) offers up exotic dancing just like her. Best case scenario she'll develop life experience that may help acting and worst she'll pay the bills. After getting comfortable will this be Angie's ticket to something better or does it all end in failure.

In the plus column both McComas and McClure know how to move their bodies. Through lap dances, stage show strips that actually show a degree of dance skill these two show off their assets as do other dancers at the club. Whenever that be on the main stage itself as focus or in any number of shots down on the floor working over customers. Of course those requisite simulated sex scenes are here of which Lorissa has two and another stripper has one. Happy to see muff make a few glimpses too (unrated cut?).

Low points include the opening montage as our main girl walks Hollywood boulevard complete with a soft rock ballad that's fairly sappy. Follow-up scene at the casting agency just as bad, but leave room for cringe dialog with fellow strippers. Particularly a piece when one is questioned why she hooks for money and gets offended assuming she's being made out to be a cliche. After a brief pause she does follow confirming it is a cliche. LOL!

Wish I had seen 'Lap Dancing' back in the 90's when it came out. This is a solid T&A pic that delivers a real level of heat. It's stuck with a vapid story that tries too hard to elicit emotions, but that's good for a laugh. If you ever wanted to know why a blind man would hang out at a titty bar this answers that question and Tane who has a legitimate background in singing gets the chance to do it here.

Why so many commentators see this film as worthless and a "turn off" eludes me. It has probably the best erotic dance (stripper) scenes I have ever seen on film. Kim Dawson is just awesome in her dance scene