Showgirls

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1739 movies items)

" Nomi Malone sets out for Las Vegas to become a showgirl. After working as a stripper, she gets her big break at a chorus line audition for the Stardust Casino production, '”Goddess.” She soon finds out that “showbiz”is a rough-and-tumble world, is she tough enough to claw her way to the top? And if so, is it really worth it? Notoriously, considered to one of the “Worst Films of All Time”, the movie was huge bomb in theatres, with critics calling a truly horrible movie. It also de"

The United Artists Story (1990-1999) (29 movies items)

"Released on September 22, 1995 Produced by Carolco Pictures "

Favorite Drama Films: 1994-1995 (101 movies items)

" Directed by; Paul Verhoeven Produced by: Mario Kassar, Charles Evans, and Alan Marshall Written by: Joe Eszterhas Cinematography: Jost Vocano Edited by: Mark Helfrich and Mark Goldblatt Music by: David A. Stewart Distributed by: MGM/UA"

“(Mu) This is special being standard, but Verhoeven goes for extreme sex and competition in high dramatic Las Vegas; there's elocuent harshness in each character encounter. Gina Gershon is far better than the main character...” read more

Worst Movies By Each Genre (38 movies items)

" Genre: Exploitation"

Worst Movies By Each Genre (38 movies items)

" Genre: Exploitation"

Watched films in 2021 (161 movies items)

"30.7. Blu-ray Vanha kunnon troolari-Verhoeven onnistui Showgirlsin kanssa niin hyvin, että sitä vihataan ja pidetään yhtenä kautta aikain surkeimmista elouvista yhä. Ei pysty ymmärtämään. Elizabeth Berkley päärolissaan on joko aivan kujalla tai helvetin hyvä näyttelemään naiivia ja tietämättään hyväksikäytettyä nuorta naista. Hyväksikäytön muotoja kuvataan raivostuttavan tehokkaasti, joiden vaikutus on entistäkin lannistavampi, kun kohteella ei ole hajuakaan, mitä t"

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (334 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★½ NOTES: Although a cut follows one of Mama’s jokes about her breasts, the horrible scene in which Molly is violently raped plays slightly off position and the credits suffer prominent damage, the print otherwise looks so stunningly crisp and vivid that any dust that does get in the way is hardly noticeable. First five"

My trips to the cinema 2021 (200 movies items)

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: July 20th CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End NOTE: Intended to see this double-billed with You Don’t Nomi, but a few days walking into chanting, COVID-spewing football men’s territory put me off and I moved it to the day after our bumhole Prime Minister lifted restrictions while self-isolating (still a safer environment than it would be during the Euros, ironically). Took D9, but when the PCC decided to reinstate social distancing, I moved to D10 so t"

Watched in 2020 (284 movies items)

"6.11. Paul Verhoevenin parjatussa seksielokuvassa näyttelijät vetävät naamat vakavana eroottisia tanssiesityksiä samalla, kun kohtausten toteutus riisuu esityksistä kaiken erotiikan. Esitystapa on hyvinkin itsetietoiseen camp, mutta alleviivaamattomuus saa leffan näyttämään kalkkunalta. Näyttelijöiden habitus saa katsojan epäilemään, että kyseessä on tekijätiimin trollaus, jossa näyttelijät ovat tekemässä täysin eri elokuvaa kuin muu tiimi. Lopputulos on hämmentävän ki"

Scenes in the Pool 2 - Movies (13 movies items)

" Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan"

“Showgirls is one of those trashy chick-flicks that you invite your college girlfriends over to your house accompanied with jeroboams of wine and champagne. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) hitchhikes to Las Vegas where she dreams of becoming an exotic dancer at Stardust Resort. There, she goes through other adventures such as forming a friendship with Molly (Gina Ravera), performing pole dances at the Cheetah, making an unlikely friend with Stardust Goddess Cristel Connors (Gina Gershon), having periods during dance rehearsal, weird crazy sex with Zach Carey (Kyle MacLachlan), pushing Cristel down the stairs, meeting Andrew Carver (William Shockley), Molly’s rape and assault, and beating up Andrew Carver. I know this is a movie that continues to show midnight screenings at cult theatres, ” read more