The strange return of the Showgirl, now thirty and flirtier than ever. Nominated across a remarkable thirteen categories at the 1995 Golden Raspberry awards. Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls is depending on who you ask a critically-panned flop or a deeply misunderstood cult masterpiece. Elizabeth Berkley is Nomi Malone, a naïve young woman who hitchhikes to Las Vegas with starry-eyed ambitions.
Cheated from the outset, she pulls her way up from shifts at the Cheetah’s Gentleman Club to a place in the chorus line at the Stardust Casino. But in the process, ruffles the feathers of Cristal Conners (Gina Gershon) lead of Goddess, the Casino’s topless dance revue. When Nomi then seduces Cristal’s boyfriend and entertainment director at the casino (Kyle MacLachlan) in an act of petty revenge, a tumultuous, sexually-charged power-play erupts between the two women.
Thirty years after its initial release, Showgirls is as deeply divisive as it’s ever been, but beloved in the LGBTQ+ community for its outrageous camp and spectacular levels of sleaze.
Don’t miss the opportunity to let it reveal itself to you at Queer Vision on the big screen, in a sizzling new 4K restoration!!
Content warning: scenes of sexual violence.
