It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Somebody is murdering the sexy lady dancers at a low rent strip club in L.A. Ambitious undercover detective Cody Sheehan (Ms. Lenz) decides that she wants the case, and her cheerfully sleazy partner Heineman (Greg Evigan) gets the bright idea to have her pose as a stripper. She wins a gig at the aforementioned club - despite not being much of a dancer - and eventually starts to find that she may be enjoying the prospect of being uninhibited for once.This stylish movie marked the directing debut for actress Katt Shea. She co-wrote this with her now ex-husband Andy Ruben and went on to direct such things as "Dance of the Damned", "Poison Ivy", and "The Rage: Carrie 2". With Roger Corman as the executive producer, this is engaging, deliberately seedy entertainment. The low budget helps to create a spare, sordid atmosphere, enhanced by the music by John O'Kennedy. Yes, there may be a fair amount of the running time here devoted to protracted dance numbers, but they *are* erotic and well choreographed, with the ladies showing off some great moves.The lovely Ms. Lenz does a creditable job in the lead. Her character is reasonably strong, in the tradition of Cormans' productions which were often as empowering as they were exploitative. Evigan is amusing and engaging as the somewhat chauvinist Heineman. A glum looking Norman Fell of 'Three's Company' fame wearily walks through his role as the club owner. There are some tantalizingly sexy ladies in the supporting cast; character actress Diana Bellamy has a particularly fun role as a gruff police dispatcher, while exploitation buffs will recognize actor Brad David (who plays the D.J.) from the 70s movies "The Candy Snatchers" and "The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse".Thankfully, some viewers may actually be caught off guard by the reveal of who the killer is, or at least how they avoided detection for so long.Overall, this is an enjoyable B picture for lovers of the genre.Seven out of 10.

This is one of those Concorde-era Corman-produced flicks that's pretty awesome if you're down with some 80's-era glam-strippers, and if you aren't then I don't wanna know ya'. The plot is a pretty standard slasher plot, but Kay Lenz is awesome and hands in a good performance as a cop going undercover as a stripper (who actually comes to enjoy the job), and actually Greg Evigan is pretty cool as her yuppie cop partner. There's plenty of nudity, senseless murder, some good strip numbers, and Three's Company's Norman Fell co-stars as the club manager who doesn't know one of his strippers is a man. If Helen only knew.This one's a b-classic in the 'Slumber Party Massacre' sense, but the inclusion of Kay Lenz is a huge plus and makes it a must see. This must've been on USA Up All Night at some point. It's followed by 1989's 'Stripped to Kill Part II' and is alluded to in 1990's 'Sorority House Massacre II'. These were the twilight years of Corman productions, and I always enjoyed them the most.

WHen I first saw this film, I must say I wasn't too impressed with it. Poorly lighted in some spots, shoddy acting from some of the girls, a lame twist ending, etc. A few rays of light shines on in this film. The late Norman Fell was one, the gorgeous dancers were too. But I really loved the soundtrack. I think the soundtrack saved this film from being a complete bore.All the girls were excellent dancers,except for Kay Lenz, who despite having a decent body, can't dance to save her life!Greg Evigan was here as the hero, but he was boring too.This is the kind of film one might see on a late night cable program. Something that SHOWTIME or HBO might run at around 2:00 am.

A cop goes undercover and uncovered at a local strip joint to find out who is killing the dancers. Shockingly enough, the dance numbers are far too excessive considering this was written and directed by a female. It does however have character development, realisitc dialogue, and it is even a bit thought provoking too! Followed by an inferior sequel.