Movie: Showgirls (1995)
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Release Date: 22 September 1995 (USA)
- Run Time: 128 min | USA:131 min (NC-17 version)
- Country: France , USA
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA: Rated NC-17 for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, and for some graphic language and sexual violence.; Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language, a rape scene and drug use. (edited version)
Tagline: Sex, seduction and betrayal.
Trivia: When the film tanked on its opening weekend, writer Joe Eszterhas took the unprecedented step of taking out an ad in Variety, urging female movie-goers to go see the movie, not because it was semi-pornographic but because it highlighted the exploitations that lap dancers are subjected to. Needless to say, this tactic didn’t help the film any.
Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of the camera passes over Nomi when she is in the alley after storming out of Crystal’s dressing room (for the first time)
“Nomi Malone, a mysterious young girl with the ambition to dance embarks on a journey to Las Vegas to become a showgirl in a high-class hotel show. There she meets Molly, a seamstress at the Stardust Hotel and the two quickly become good friends. She gets a job as a lap dancer at the seedy Cheetah Club but after a chance meeting with Cristal Connors, the star of Goddess, the current show at the hotel where Molly works, Nomi manages to secure an audition for a spot on the chorus line.However she soon realises that fame comes with a price as her friendships, her morals and her soul are put to the test as she works her way up the ladder and eventually becomes the star of the show, stealing Cristal’s part. She begins to wonder if all of her work was for nothing and if she can reclaim her life back before it is too late. Written by David Rush”
