Today, we’re talking about the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls. The film tells the tale of Nomi - a bright-eyed but street smart dancer who makes it to Vegas with nothing but dance leggings, a knife, a penchant for thrashing wildly, and a dream. While auditioning for a Vegas show, she catches the eye of aging starlet Cristal Conners and her lover/casino Entertainment Director, Zack Carey, which results in a vicious yet sexy tug of war for who will become queen of the stage. The fighter that she is (literally), Nomi is determined to not be taken advantage of while she turns to the dark side to take Cristal’s place as darlin’ of the Las Vegas strip. 

The film stars Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, and Ungela Brockman and has a run time of 2 hours 11 minutes.

CREDITS

Hosted by: Kristina “Krissie” Rettig & Erin Maxwell

Edited by: Russ Lichter

Theme song by: Spooky Dan