V Striptizu je v glavni vlogi zaigrala Demi Moore in pri tem pokazala veliko gole kože. Spoznamo jo kot Erin Grant, ki ji sreča obrne hrbet. Najprej ostane brez službe, nato pa v bitki z nekdanjim možem izgubi še skrbništvo nad hčerko. Ker nima dovolj denarja, da bi se pritožila na odločitev sodišča, začne delati kot striptizeta. S svojim telesom in zapeljivimi gibi Erin popolnoma očara pohotnega kongresnika, ki jo hoče imeti za vsako ceno.
Erin Grant loses care and custody of her daughter when she's divorced from her husband Darrell, a small-time thief. Struggling for money, she is a dancer at a nightclub, where one night Congressman Dilbeck (in disguise) attacks another member of the audience. A spectator, who recognizes Dilbeck and is fond of Erin, offers to get back her daughter by blackmailing Dilbeck. Things do not work out as planned, though.