Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Pros: great music, better performances than you might expect
Cons: probably quite a few, but it is only a movie

In the 3rd and final segment of my RED, WHITE and BLUE Old Glory write-off, I give you the Blue Iguana …….

I will never be clean again
I touched her eyes
Pressed my stained face
I will never be clean again [1]
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Pros: None, except maybe watching topless women.
Cons: The entire movie

I had never heard of Dancing at the Blue Iguana, but it was a recommended pick at an online movie website, so why not give it a try, right? WRONG!

The Blue Iguana is a strip club, where Angel (Darryl Hannah), Jo (Jennifery...

Pros: Experimental film-making.
Cons: Failed experiment.

Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a classic tale. You know, the tale of the five strippers who run around showing off their naked bodies while dreaming and desiring a life much more clothed. You know, the tale of how poetry saves the soul, yet is kept...

Pros: Well acted and nice scenery, if you get my drift ...
Cons: This is improv, and a bit on the long side.

DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA was filmed in December 1999, first shown at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2000, and then didn't hit the theatres until October 2001 - at which time it briefly played the art houses in about a dozen cities. It may have ...