10 Worst Summer Movies Of All Time

Release Date: 28 June 1996

Based on a decent novel by Carl Hiaasen, Striptease is a dumbed-down-for-the-masses vehicle for Demi Moore, who got $12.5 million to play a stripper who wants to regain custody of her daughter from Robert Patrick, a slimeball who steals wheelchairs to make a quick buck.

Even though she dances like Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls, Moore comes to the attention of Dave Dilbeck (Burt Reynolds), a Congressman with a weakness for titty bars and murdering his opponents, causing her to wonder, “How did I get so popular?” (how, indeed?).

When Dave invites her to dance for him on her yacht, she storms out after he confesses to stealing (and making love to) her laundry lint, and if that sounds lame and silly, it’s just the tip of the iceberg in a film that mistakes shameless mugging for comic timing and often substitutes airless drama for jokes.

Having previously bombed in a “freely adapted” version of The Scarlet Letter, Demi badly needed a hit, but Striptease grossed only $33 million during its theatrical run. It did, however, win her a Razzie award for Worst Actress.