Fresh
Showgirls... is one of those delirious, hilarious botches that could be taught in film schools as a How Not To.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Showgirls
Leave your inhibitions at the door... the show is about to begin.
1995 · 2h 11m · NC-17
Drama
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Paul Verhoeven Director
- Elizabeth Berkley as Nomi Malone
- Kyle MacLachlan as Zack Carey
- Gina Gershon as Cristal Connors
- Glenn Plummer as James Smith
- Robert Davi as Al Torres
- Rena Riffel as Penny/Hope
- Alan Rachins as Tony Moss
- Gina Ravera as Molly Abrams
- Lin Tucci as Henrietta Bazoom
- Greg Travis as Phil Newkirk
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
24%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Berkley's acting debut is a joy, if you can call it acting: she jumps up and down a lot to indicate excitement.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Rotten
One thing I'll say for Showgirls, it's educational. But sadly, it isn't much else.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
The script -- a generic blend mixing the soap of All About Eve with the suds of Valley of the Dolls -- is replete with the clunkiest dialogue this side of Peyton Place.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
A film of thunderous oafishness that gives adult subject matter the kind of bad name it does not need or deserve.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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