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There are films that merely tiptoe into the world of the erotic – and then there is Showgirls.
Ridiculed and reviled on release, arguably responsible for derailing the Hollywood career of its star Elizabeth Berkley… but more recently re-examined as a satirical inversion of the American dream into a glitzy nightmare.
Small-town girl Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) is determined to make it as feature dancer in the bitch-eat-bitch, sex-soaked world of the Las Vegas showrooms. The reigning queen of Sin City Cristal Connors (Gina Gershon) is not going to give up her crown – or man (Kyle MacLachlan) – without a fight. Imagined by master stylist director Paul Verhoeven and legendary screenwriter of the outrageous Joe Eszterhas (the duo behind Basic Instinct), Showgirls is more than a movie – it's a phenomenon.
Seduction, passion and power struggles unfold when the creators of Basic Instinct, director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, blow the lid off the seemingly glamorous world of Las Vegas show-dancing. Sexy Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl but needs a way in. To survive, she accepts a lap dancing gig at a seedy club, but when she meets Cristal (Gina Gershon), Vegas' reigning show queen, Nomi wants everything she has - including her boyfriend (Kyle MacLachlan)! There begins an epic struggle for fame and survival in Sin City, complete with lots of topless dancing, lesbian titilation and one of the most over-the-top sex scenes in a swimming pool ever! Gaining cult status as a camp classic, Quentin Tarantino praised Showgirls as a "full-on, gigantic, big-budget exploitation movie." Originally censored in the US, this infamous erotic thriller is presented completely uncut and in widescreen.
Region Code: 4
Rating: R18+
Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009
Presentation: PAL, Colour, 16:9 Widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0
Language: English, English Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing
DVD Extras: Theatrical Trailers
Starring: Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
