Showgirls

About Showgirls

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.

Showgirls (1995) is a drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film is filed under affectation, campy, rivalry, and cautionary.

Elizabeth Berkley takes the lead as Nomi Malone, Kyle MacLachlan as Zack Carey, Gina Gershon as Cristal Connors, and Glenn Plummer as James Smith. It runs 131 minutes and was released in September 1995.

The screenplay is by Joe Eszterhas. Produced by Carolco Pictures.

Bring It On, An American Werewolf in London, and Perfect Stranger make useful companions to Showgirls, all filed under admiring and mean spirited. TMDB voters put it at 5.6 out of 10 across 1,443 votes and it carries a NC-17 rating.