Showgirls
1995 · TMDB 5.6
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
Why it matters
Nomi Malone arrives in Las Vegas with a dream and a duffel bag, clawing her way from strip club to showgirl with ferocious ambition. The film's garish excess and unapologetic sleaze were initially reviled, but its laser focus on the transactional nature of performance has earned...
From The Art of the Fall
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Released
- 1995-09-22
- Studio
- Chargeurs
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 5.6
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