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Shelly's Leg

Shelly's Leg

★ 10.0/10•2025•16m•Documentary

In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open 'Shelly's Leg' disco - one of the nation's first and most consequential openly gay spaces.

Wes Hurley · Director

Gary Atkins · Writer

Wes Hurley · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime16m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 24, 2025

Actors

Angela DiMarco

Angela DiMarco

Julia DiMarco

Kody Harvard

Kody Harvard

John Stong

Steve Vanderzee

Joe McGonnagle

Andy Dopieralski

Andy Dopieralski

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Narrator

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