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NUDE GIRLS UNITE (First
Run Features) Documentary. Approx 72 minutes. Not rated, nudity. Fed
up with unsafe, unfair, and poor working conditions, the strippers of San
Francisco’s Lusty Lady decide to take a stand against the joint’s
owners and unionize. Along with detailing the women’s struggles and
unionizing efforts, we are also shown the personal struggles of the films
writer/producer Julia Query. Julia is a lesbian/standup comic (unfunny at
that)/stripper who has yet to inform her feminist activist Mother about
her life and intends to do so. Oh, her Mom is also kind of famous in the
network news field.
Ok, first off, I did enjoy this documentary. However, three things
annoyed the snot out of me and I’ll get them out of the way. One; as the
doc progresses and the woman get more serious about unionizing, the nudity
ceases. It is like all the fun stopped when the negotiations got nitty
gritty. Two; Julia reveals her occupation to her mother in front of the
camera. Julia knew how upset her mom would be so why would she put it on
film? How callus is that? Julia should have done the right thing and not
capture a private moment like that on film. I almost believe this little
scenario was staged. Three; all the strippers are ugly. When I go to strip joint,
I tend to fall in love with ten different women...that wouldn’t be the
case at the Lusty Lady. I think it took a lot of balls-er whatever- for
these women to take a stand and unionize. Good for them I say. This doc
does a good job at showing what the women had to put up with and how they
stood up for themselves. This video held my attention for the entire 72
minutes. Oh ok, Summer is kind of hot…- Denis Sheehan
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