Showgirls

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Showgirls

NC-17

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2h 11m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) arrives in Las Vegas with only a suitcase and a dream of becoming a top showgirl. She quickly befriends Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at the high-profile Stardust Hotel, and lands a job at a seedy strip club. A chance meeting with Cristal (Gina Gershon), the Stardust's marquee dancer, and her powerful boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan), brings Nomi one step closer to realizing her dream. But, as she ascends to the top, Nomi begins to wonder if it's all worth it.

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Critics Consensus

Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic -- and that might just be exactly Showgirls' point.

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Claire Monk

Sight & Sound

Nov 4

Comes to feel like a never-ending nightmare

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jun 4

3/5

Are we rushing to clothe the naked emperor by contriving emollient or contrarian explanations for all this? Perhaps. It remains weirdly innocent in its absurdity.

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Judy Gerstel

Toronto Star

03/27/2024

1/5

The filmmakers rub our noses in the whole sordid sex thing we love to hate and hate to love, no doubt laughing at us the entire time, all the way to the bank.

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Aisha Harris

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

Sep 30

It's really, really fun. And it's terrible. But I think part of what makes it so good and what has made it become the camp classic that it is is the fact that everyone is so committed to this movie.

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Sam Moore

Vague Visages

06/05/2024

Whether or not anyone thinks that it succeeds as a satire of the male gaze and objectification, it relishes in the trashiness of the surfaces it may or may not want to critique...the camp glory of Showgirls, however, comes from those very surfaces.

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

03/29/2024

1/5

Really, Paul? Plain and simple. Showgirls is pornography. In his hands, and those of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, it might be better labeled poor nography.

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Lily O.

@lilyoro Jan 17

liked it a lot elizabeth berkley is literally the most gorgeous women i’ve ever seen. That one scene though was pretty unnecessary didn’t fw it at all. also.. how could she just dip on molly like that…just left this girl in the hospital alone after she was attacked.. like wtf.. really not cool of her.. i honestly want a remake of this movie cause i feel like the plot can be adjusted to make it better overall

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Jan 14

Ah yes. An unmistakable cult classic that your friends dare you to watch. Well, I decided to watch it, and I really liked it. It was long, but it was all great! Call it whatever you want, but I don't see a reason not to watch it. I wouldn't even call it a one and done! I'd be down for a rewatch someday. Definitely NC-17. Should have gotten better ratings on both sides.

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Timothy P

@timop1919 Dec 26

This is a classic and one of the most enjoyable batshit crazy movies ever and so many memorable quotes that I use in my daily life all the time. I'm fully convinced if this were released today, the reviews wouldn't be as brutal because people would see the humor and camp. It's ridiculous and over the top but I've never had more FUN watching a movie.

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dede w

Dec 24

its a little ragebait but its aight! funny tho!

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Joseph C

Nov 20

A movie this bad can sometimes age into its "kitsch" and become a guilty pleasure in time. This movie fails to capture this. Even the nudity becomes blase after a while.

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Gualtier M

Nov 15

30 years later found a new masterpiece. tue female version od Studio54. definitely recommend this raw cruel and direct movie

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Synopsis

Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) arrives in Las Vegas with only a suitcase and a dream of becoming a top showgirl. She quickly befriends Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at the high-profile Stardust Hotel, and lands a job at a seedy strip club. A chance meeting with Cristal (Gina Gershon), the Stardust's marquee dancer, and her powerful boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan), brings Nomi one step closer to realizing her dream. But, as she ascends to the top, Nomi begins to wonder if it's all worth it.

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Producer: Alan Marshall, Charles Evans
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, Chargeurs, Carolco Pictures Inc.
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.3M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Surround