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Showgirls (Fully Exposed Edition)

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616081407
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Running Time: 131 minutes
Sales Rank: 8578
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 1995

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Seduction, passion and power struggles unfold when the creators of Basic Instinct, director Paul Verhoeven (Starship Troopers) and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas (Original Sin) blow the lid off the seemingly glamorous world of Las Vegas show dancing to create one of the most controversial and shockingfilms of all time. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas show girl what she doesn't have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal (Gina Gershon), Vegas' reigning show girl, Nomi wants everything she has including her boyfriend (Kyle MacLachlan). And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive that it drives Nomi to desperate lengths and devious heights for fame in Sin City.

Amazon.com:
When Goldie Hawn recommended Elizabeth Berkley for a small role in First Wives Club, she publicly stated that Berkley deserved the opportunity to redeem herself after starring in the ridiculous Showgirls. That says it all: this sleazy, stupid movie, which mixes soft pornography with the clichés of backstage dramas, is the kind of project an aspiring actress would have to put well behind her to keep a career going (though costar Gina Gershon certainly benefited from her, uh, exposure in the film). Berkley plays a drifter who hitches a ride to Las Vegas, becomes a lap dancer and then a performer, and discovers--gasp!--there's a whole world of sex and violence involved with these things. Gershon is probably the best element in the film, playing Berkley's bisexual rival for the big spotlight on stage. Joe Eszterhas was well overpaid for writing this howler, and director Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct) should have known better than to take it seriously. --Tom Keogh




Rating: - So bad that its good
Showgirls was never going to win any Academy Awards and I give Elizabeth Berkley credit for overcoming ... Read More

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Rating: - Not for everyone
(written by Leigh's wife): I was very glad to see that this was the same version that I wanted; I originally ... Read More

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Rating: - love this movie!
the most misunderstood movie of the 90s. I learn something new about it every time I see it. I love this movie! ... Read More

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Rating: - Bring Showgirls to Blu-Ray
This is like my favorite stupidist awesome film ever. I will watch it, without interuption anytime I see it, I ... Read More

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Rating: - Saved by the Bell: What happened to Jesse when the others went to college
Ah, Showgirls, the best worst movie of all time. Oh, how I love it so.

Poor Jesse Spano (Elizabeth ... Read More

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