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Format: DVD
Apr 2000
Rated NC-17
Recording Mode: Dolby Surround AC-3
Closed Captioned
131 min.
Color
Extra Info: Widescreen
UPC: 027616809926 |
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Movie Description
High-strung, statuesque Nomi Mallone (Elizabeth Berkely) is determined to be a dancer in Las Vegas, whatever it takes--but she starts out as a stripper. Through her seamstress roommate (Gina Ravera), Nomi catches the attention of the voracious bisexual Cristal (Gina Gershon), star of an extravagant pagan sex show called "Goddess" which plays nightly at the swanky Stardust Casino. Through Cristal's influence, Nomi gets a chance to audition for "Goddess" and is soon involved in all sorts of sordid backstage goings-on, including bitchy dueling with Cristal over Stardust head honcho Zack (Kyle McLachlan). Maligned by many critics upon its original release, SHOWGIRLS has since become a true camp classic, revived for midnight showings and beloved for its decadence, high nudity yield, and outrageously catty dialogue (courtesy of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas). Its director is Paul Verhoeven (ROBOCOP, TOTAL RECALL), so one can safely assume SHOWGIRLS' over-the-top hostility and sexuality is meant to be a satire of American culture. One of the first big-budget Hollywood movies to be released with an NC-17 rating, its lack of box office success meant few others would have the guts to follow.
Synopsis
Nomi Malone is a pretty young thing whose big dream in life is to be a Las Vegas showgirl. But after she arrives in Sin City, the ambitious blonde can only find work at a tawdry strip-joint named Cheetahs, where she slides her pliable hot bod up and down poles, and performs foxy lap dances for the panting patrons. One of these customers is Zack Carey, the entertainment director at the Stardust Hotel. His girlfriend is the feral, switch-hitting Cristal Connors, the lead showgirl in the Stardust's show "Goddess". Eventually, Carey gives Nomi her big break, naming her Cristal's understudy. But a melodramatic turn of events results in Nomi pushing Cristal down a staircase, breaking her hip. Naturally Nomi becomes the lead showgirl, proving once again that sex and naked ambition can always lead to success.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.10
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Making-of
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Additional Products:
Booklet
The first big-budget studio film that was given a rating of NC-17 by the MPAA. The film's budget has been estimated at $40-45 million. The film also was the first one rated NC-17 that was widely released (on 1,388 screens). But despite all the hoopla and publicity surrounding the film's release, it only grossed $20.1 million in the U.S.
Color by Technicolor; in Clairmont widescreen.
In DTS/SDDS Sound.
A Chargeurs production.
Additional credits: Jamie Marshall, Amy Lauritsen (assistant directors).
Industry Reviews
"...Entertaining..."
USA Today - p.1D - Stephen Holden
"[I]t's actually a blast."
Premiere - Glenn Kenny (07/01/2004)
Quotations
"I like Doggie Chow too!!" -- Nomi Malone (ELIZABETH BERKLEY), to Cristal Connors (GINA GERSHON), after Cristal admits to once eating the canine delicacy.
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