Burlesque (2010 American film)

Burlesque is a 2010 backstage musical film about a small-town girl who ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
 * Written and directed by Steven Antin.

In a city of dreams and beyond your imagination, there exists a magical world that comes to life.

Ali Rose

 * If I'm not 20 times better than "boobs for brains" over there, you don't have to pay me.

Tess

 * Let me help you. First of all, you gotta wet it if you want a clean line... close your eyes, when you're putting on your makeup it's like you're an artist, but instead of painting a canvas you're painting a face. Didn't you ever watch your mom put on her makeup?

Nikki

 * I will not be upstaged by some slut with mutant lungs.

Dialogue

 * Sean: So, is Ali short for anything?
 * Ali: Oh, yeah, it's short for Alice.
 * Sean: Alice, hm? Well, welcome to Wonderland.


 * Ali: Jack, why did you leave Kentucky?
 * Jack: Well, why did you leave Iowa?
 * Ali: Because I looked around and realized there wasn't one person whose life I wanted.
 * Jack: Exactly.


 * Nikki: [annoyed] Didn't your mama ever tell you it's not polite to stare?
 * Ali: You-You're just so damn beautiful, I...
 * Nikki: Well in that case, screw your mama and stare away.
 * Ali: No one would ever know.
 * Nikki: Know what?
 * Ali: That you're a dude.


 * Tess: [Ali is auditioning] Hey Dave, cut it.
 * Ali: H-hold on a second, I can do this!
 * Tess: And I think that it's sweet that you think that you can.


 * Marcus: Wow. I can't believe Tess has you buried in the kick line.
 * Ali: She didn't know I sang.
 * Marcus: Well, you certainly can. And you are way too good to be doing it here.


 * Nikki: What the hell is that waitress doing here? I want that bitch out.
 * Sean: And what did she ever do to you?
 * Nikki: She said I looked like a drag queen!
 * Sean: Well, that can't be the first time that's happened before.


 * Vince: Have you read this letter from the bank?
 * Tess: Vincent. How many times have I told you? No business during business hours.


 * Vince: This isn't going away. You won't talk to me before the show, you won't talk to me after the show. It's like you're avoiding me.
 * Tess: Well, I didn't divorce you to spend more time with you.


 * Ali: Morning! Coffee?
 * Jack: Black. Like my soul.
 * Ali: I took the liberty of making breakfast. I hope you don't mind. It's the least I could do.
 * Jack: Smells great.
 * Ali: [referring to photo at kitchen counter] She's pretty. Your sister?
 * Jack: Fiancée.
 * Ali: You're straight?
 * Jack: You thought I was gay?
 * Ali: Yeah.
 * Jack: Wait, why?
 * Ali: I don't know. The day bed... the eyeliner...
 * Jack: It's a very straight look. You know, it works at the club, Tess loves it...
 * Ali: Okay. I should put on some pants.
 * Jack: Probably.


 * Jack: I'm just saying. Life is about the choices you make.
 * Ali: The choices I make? You're a bartender-slash-piano player, who writes songs that are never ready.


 * Tess: You know, not that I give a shit, but why is it that you want my club so badly?
 * Marcus: I like it. When I see something I like, I have to have it. Been that way since I was a kid.
 * Tess: That must have made you very popular in the sandbox.
 * Marcus: [grins] I did okay.


 * Marcus: Remember, you got that balloon payment due on the first.
 * Tess: [annoyed, to Vince] Did you also tell him I have a tattoo on my ass?
 * Vince: No... it's business.
 * Marcus: I don't think you're gonna get another opportunity like this. So take it.
 * Tess: [after some contemplation] No.
 * Vince: She means not now.
 * Tess: No, no. "Not now" means not now, Vince. "No" means no. Marcus, I don't care what you're offering. My club is not for sale.

Cast

 * Christina Aguilera - Alice Marilyn "Ali" Rose
 * Cher - Tess
 * Cam Gigandet - Jack Miller
 * Kristen Bell - Nikki
 * Stanley Tucci - Sean
 * Eric Dane - Marcus Gerber
 * Alan Cumming - Alexis
 * Julianne Hough - Georgia
 * Peter Gallagher - Vincent "Vince" Scali
 * Dianna Agron - Natalie
 * Glynn Turman - Harold Saint
 * David Walton - Mark the DJ
 * Terrence J - Dave
 * Chelsea Traille - Coco
 * Tyne Stecklein - Jesse
 * Michael Landes - Greg
 * Tanee McCall - Scarlett
 * Blair Redford - James / Bumper Band Member
 * James Brolin - Mr. Anderson
 * Stephen Lee as Dwight