Stripped to Kill
Angel (Michelle Foreman), a stripper at the Rock Bottom strip club in downtown Los Angeles, California, is raped in a park near the club while walking home after work. Afterward, the unseen rapist pou…
Stripped to Kill
Angel (Michelle Foreman), a stripper at the Rock Bottom strip club in downtown Los Angeles, California, is raped in a park near the club while walking home after work. Afterward, the unseen rapist pours gasoline over Angel's body and sets her on fire, killing her. Police Detective Cody Sheenan (Kay Lenz) is sent undercover to investigate the club. Cody performs at an amateur strip night under the name "Sunny." Although she is the worst of the six amateurs performing, off-duty police officers are in the audience to cheer for her, causing her to win. "Sunny" gets a $300 prize and club owner, Ray (Norman Fell), offers her a job. The other strippers welcome "Sunny" and warn her about some of the pitfalls of the job, including the fact they are expected to be topless for at least 30 seconds of their strip performance, but they cannot get within five feet of the patrons while exposing their breasts. They also warn her about a regular patron they have nicknamed "Mr. Pocket" (Peter Scranton) because he does not like to be touched, but always has his hand in his pullover sweater pocket, presumably masturbating while he observes the strip acts. Pocket gives the girls paper flowers when he likes a performance. Cody Sheenan's police partner, Sergeant Heineman (Greg Evigan), follows Pocket, sees him buy a knife from a fence, and demonstrate some fancy knife tricks, which puts him high on the suspect list. Meanwhile, Roxanne (Pia Kamakahi), another stripper at the club, is torn up about Angel's death. Roxanne and Angel were lovers and she tells the club owner, Ray, that she needs time off to mourn. However, she is soon back because she needs the money. It is revealed that Roxanne and her younger brother, Eric Bayer, ran away from home as children after witnessing their father murder their mother. The two were street hustlers for years, but now Roxanne strips while Eric is an artist. A stripper named "Cinnamon" (Carly Byron) leaves the club late one night, but as she walks through the alley, someone throws a cord around her neck, strangles her, and ties her body to the underside of a big-rig truck. The truck drags her body over 100 miles before discarding her. The strippers confront Pocket, believing he is responsible for Angel's death, but he runs away. However, Cody thinks that Roxanne might have killed Angel in a lover's quarrel. Heineman breaks into the apartment Roxanne shares with her brother, but is caught by their neighbor Paul Margolin, a retired police officer. Margolin recalls that Eric was with him the night Angel was killed. Police officials take Cody Sheenan off the case for violating the department's rule about exposing her breasts, even while working undercover. Cody tells club owner Ray she is quitting, but under pressure, she agrees to perform one final night. Cody tells Brandy (Lucia Lexington), a fellow stripper, that she enjoys the power of exciting the men in the audience, and admits that she is also experiencing a new sense of freedom by stripping. After her performance, Sgt. Heineman takes Cody home and they make love for the first time. Heineman takes Pocket in for questioning, but discovers that he does not have a left hand. He only has a stub on the end of his arm, which is the reason he keeps his hand in his sweater pocket. Pocket's psychiatrist vouches for him, and Heineman lets him go. Cody learns that 17 years earlier, police officer Paul Margolin was pushed off the force after being caught blackmailing underage prostitutes into having sex with him to avoid arrest. That information makes Cody question Margolin's alibi for Eric Bayer. Cody goes to Eric's apartment and finds Margolin's dead body. Roxanne attacks Cody with a knife. The two struggle and Roxanne is stabbed in the breast by the knife and falls to the floor. Heineman arrives and calls in the crime, when Roxanne gets up and shoots Heineman in the chest. Roxanne pulls back her fake breasts and pulls off her wig to reveal she is really Eric in women's clothing. Eric shoots at Cody, but she escapes and runs out of the apartment. Eric follows her to the Rock Bottom club and tries to pour gasoline on her, but Cody pours it on him instead. Cody runs outside and Eric follows. Eric points a gun at Cody, but as he pulls the trigger, the spark from the gun sets him on fire. Eric is killed as he burns to death, and an alive Heineman, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, arrives in time to rescue Cody from the fire.
Stripped to Kill
Crime,Drama,Horror
Film Details
Angel (Michelle Foreman), a stripper at the Rock Bottom strip club in downtown Los Angeles, California, is raped in a park near the club while walking home after work. Afterward, the unseen rapist pours gasoline over Angel's body and sets her on fire, killing her. Police Detective Cody Sheenan (Kay Lenz) is sent undercover to investigate the club.
Cody performs at an amateur strip night under the name "Sunny." Although she is the worst of the six amateurs performing, off-duty police officers are in the audience to cheer for her, causing her to win. "Sunny" gets a $300 prize and club owner, Ray (Norman Fell), offers her a job. The other strippers welcome "Sunny" and warn her about some of the pitfalls of the job, including the fact they are expected to be topless for at least 30 seconds of their strip performance, but they cannot get within five feet of the patrons while exposing their breasts.
They also warn her about a regular patron they have nicknamed "Mr. Pocket" (Peter Scranton) because he does not like to be touched, but always has his hand in his pullover sweater pocket, presumably masturbating while he observes the strip acts. Pocket gives the girls paper flowers when he likes a performance.
Cody Sheenan's police partner, Sergeant Heineman (Greg Evigan), follows Pocket, sees him buy a knife from a fence, and demonstrate some fancy knife tricks, which puts him high on the suspect list. Meanwhile, Roxanne (Pia Kamakahi), another stripper at the club, is torn up about Angel's death. Roxanne and Angel were lovers and she tells the club owner, Ray, that she needs time off to mourn.
However, she is soon back because she needs the money. It is revealed that Roxanne and her younger brother, Eric Bayer, ran away from home as children after witnessing their father murder their mother. The two were street hustlers for years, but now Roxanne strips while Eric is an artist.
A stripper named "Cinnamon" (Carly Byron) leaves the club late one night, but as she walks through the alley, someone throws a cord around her neck, strangles her, and ties her body to the underside of a big-rig truck. The truck drags her body over 100 miles before discarding her. The strippers confront Pocket, believing he is responsible for Angel's death, but he runs away.
However, Cody thinks that Roxanne might have killed Angel in a lover's quarrel. Heineman breaks into the apartment Roxanne shares with her brother, but is caught by their neighbor Paul Margolin, a retired police officer. Margolin recalls that Eric was with him the night Angel was killed.
Police officials take Cody Sheenan off the case for violating the department's rule about exposing her breasts, even while working undercover. Cody tells club owner Ray she is quitting, but under pressure, she agrees to perform one final night. Cody tells Brandy (Lucia Lexington), a fellow stripper, that she enjoys the power of exciting the men in the audience, and admits that she is also experiencing a new sense of freedom by stripping.
After her performance, Sgt. Heineman takes Cody home and they make love for the first time. Heineman takes Pocket in for questioning, but discovers that he does not have a left hand.
He only has a stub on the end of his arm, which is the reason he keeps his hand in his sweater pocket. Pocket's psychiatrist vouches for him, and Heineman lets him go. Cody learns that 17 years earlier, police officer Paul Margolin was pushed off the force after being caught blackmailing underage prostitutes into having sex with him to avoid arrest.
That information makes Cody question Margolin's alibi for Eric Bayer. Cody goes to Eric's apartment and finds Margolin's dead body. Roxanne attacks Cody with a knife.
The two struggle and Roxanne is stabbed in the breast by the knife and falls to the floor. Heineman arrives and calls in the crime, when Roxanne gets up and shoots Heineman in the chest. Roxanne pulls back her fake breasts and pulls off her wig to reveal she is really Eric in women's clothing.
Eric shoots at Cody, but she escapes and runs out of the apartment. Eric follows her to the Rock Bottom club and tries to pour gasoline on her, but Cody pours it on him instead. Cody runs outside and Eric follows.
Eric points a gun at Cody, but as he pulls the trigger, the spark from the gun sets him on fire. Eric is killed as he burns to death, and an alive Heineman, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, arrives in time to rescue Cody from the fire..