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

GENRE: Drama, Erotic
MPAA RATING: NC-17
RUN TIME: 2h 11m
RELEASE DATE: September 22, 1995
STARRING: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Gina Ravera, Robert Davi
DIRECTOR(S): Paul Verhoeven
PRODUCER(S): Alan Marshall, Charles Evans (II)
WRITER(S): Joe Eszterhas
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