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Shelly’s Leg (2025) Plot Summary Explained
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- 2025 · 16 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Wes Hurley
- Starring
- Kathleen Turner, Andy Dopieralski, Angela DiMarco, Steve Vanderzee, Kody Harvard
In 1970, Shelly Baumann, a young and eccentric stripper, suffers a devastating injury when a cannon explodes during a parade. Receiving a settlement, she courageously decides to open ‘Shelly’s Leg,’ a pioneering disco. This unique space becomes one of the first and most influential openly gay venues in the nation, providing a vital community hub and a platform for self-expression during a transformative era.
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