Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Radford
Written byMichael Radford
David Linter
Produced byMichael Radford
Sheila Kelley
Damian Jones
Graham Broadbent
Etchie Stroh
Ram Bergman
Dana Lustig
StarringCharlotte Ayanna
Daryl Hannah
Sheila Kelley
Elias Koteas
Vladimir Mashkov
Sandra Oh
Jennifer Tilly
Robert Wisdom
CinematographyEricson Core
Edited byRoberto Perpignani
Music byTal Bergman
Renato Neto
Distributed byLions Gate Entertainment
Release date
  • September 14, 2000 (2000-09-14) (TIFF)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$67,913

Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a 2000 American erotic drama film, directed by Michael Radford, about the lives of strippers at a strip club in Los Angeles, California's San Fernando Valley. The film was based on an improvisational workshop involving the lead actors. It explores the intersecting lives of five exotic dancers who work at the Blue Iguana and the difficulties in their lives. The film was released on September 14, 2000, at the Toronto International Film Festival.