Populated by a gaggle of anonymous gals going by first names only (we spied Vivid pornstress Heather Hunter among them), this uncharacteristically unsophisticated featurette proves that imitation is not only the sincerest form of flattery, but it can also be the most redundant.

Strip Search makes no pretenses to finesse, it merely captures a string of pole-dancing events in the most pragmatic manner possible: cutting back and forth from stock behind-the-scenes interviews to the usual brass pole polishing found at some of the better gentlemen's clubs around the country.

Nearly an hour's worth of glow-in-the-dark body painting antics, lap-dancing, on-stage bubble baths and a schmear of simulated lesbian rubbing go a long way. By the vid's finale one may feel as if they've been on the exhaustive cross-country titty jaunt, rather than a witness to the "best of the best."

One of the blessings of the tape is that there are a surprising amount of natural ladies cavorting about, and though club after club tends to look like a generic mishmash of smoky neon and chrome, the videography is always smooth and mobile, as are the frisky females.

If this type of vid sells for you, it wouldn't hurt to stock it.