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Chronicles the dark side of the 1980s all-male striptease dance troupe.

The muscular men of the Chippendales captured the hearts, minds, and dollars of the 1980s in their iconic cuffs and collars. As women's liberation collided with new ideas of modern masculinity, this unique moment in history catapulted the Los Angeles dance troupe to untold riches and global fame. But as the crowds out front sky-rocketed from hundreds to thousands, the men behind the phenomenon plunged into greed, paranoia, and ultimately murder. Discover the audacious true crime plot behind the scenes, as the beefcakes and businessmen who made male strippers a household name fell foul of the Curse of the Chippendales.

The muscular men of the Chippendales captured the hearts, minds, and dollars of the 1980s in their iconic cuffs and collars. But even as crowds swelled, the beefcakes and businessmen behind the phenomenon plunged into lives full of drugs, paranoia, and murder.

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Keywords
  • 1980s
  • 1970s
  • 1990s
  • true crime
  • striptease
Genres
  • Crime
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 23, 2021
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites Lightbox
Language English
Production companies Amazon Prime Video Lightbox Discovery

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