Rating: NC17
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 07/27/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 131 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM

"I'm gonna dance," Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) insists in the opening scene of Showgirls, and dance she does. In this quasi-update of All About Eve, Nomi is a drifter whose sole ambition is to headline the "Goddess" topless dance show at the Stardust in Las Vegas. Of course, even Nomi must pay her dues, and she does so at the Cheetah, grinding poles and lap dancing her way to a future. Fortunately, her roommate, Molly, works at the Stardust and invites Nomi to see the show, where she meets Crystal Conners (Gina Gershon, in the Bette Davis role), with whom she immediately forms a love/hate relationship. Nomi soon learns what she must do to get ahead, and the rest of the film documents her cat-like crawl up the showgirl ladder of success. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, (Robocop, Basic Instinct, The Fourth Man), Showgirls was conceived as the first big-budget "adult" film since 1977's Caligula, and the first such production to wear the NC-17 rating; its failure at the box-office discouraged further attempts at large-scale adult productions.

~ Dylan Wilcox, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Elizabeth Berkley - Nomi Malone
Gina Gershon - Cristal Connors
Kyle MacLachlan - Zack Carey
Robert Davi - Al Torres
Alan Rachins - Tony Moss
William Shockley - Andrew Carver

Production:
Paul Verhoeven - Director
Alan Marshall Charles Evans - Producer
Ben Myron - Co Producer
Dave Stewart - Composer
Mark Goldblatt Mark Helfrich - Editor
Joe Eszterhas - Screen Writer
Richard C. Goddard Stan Tropp Robert C. Goldstein - Set Designer
William F. O'Brien - Art Director
Lynn Ehrensperger - Associate Producer
Anette Haellmigk - Camera Operator
Elaine Huzzar - Casting
Johanna Ray - Casting
Marguerite Pomerhn-Derricks - Choreography
Jost Vacano - Cinematographer
Ellen Mirojnick - Costume Designer
Mario Kassar - Executive Producer
Ellen H. Schwartz - First Assistant Director
David Forrest - Makeup
Allan Cameron - Production Designer
Joseph Geisinger - Sound/Sound Designer
Timothy A. Miguel - Makeup

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The Yum-Yum Girls
    R / 1976
Confessions of a Lap Dancer
    Blake Pickett / NR / 1997
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
    Charlotte Ayanna / R / 2000
Striptease [Unrated International Version]
    Demi Moore / NR / 1996
Glitter
    Mariah Carey / PG13 / 2001
The Ranch [Unrated]
    Amy Madigan / NR / 2004
Scarlet Diva [Unrated]
    Asia Argento / NR / 2000