Search - Showgirls [V.I.P. Edition] [Limited Edition Boxset] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NC-17 Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 07/27/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 11 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 15 Genres: Drama, Erotic Drama, Sexploitation, Showbiz Drama See Also: Showgirls, Showgirls [Fully Exposed Edition]

"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

Elizabeth Berkley - Nomi Malone
Gina Gershon - Cristal Connors
Kyle MacLachlan - Zack Carey
Robert Davi - Al Torres
Alan Rachins - Tony Moss
William Shockley - Andrew Carver

Arguably the most infamous box-office dud of the '90s, Showgirls is given the deluxe treatment on this DVD release. The film itself is presented in a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages. Supplemental materials on the disc include a playful and highly entertaining commentary by David Schmader, who claims to have held hundreds of annotated screenings of the film. He offers a variety of cogent comments on the film, such as the fact that the main character, Nomi, has two basic moods -- staring and kicking. There is also commentary from professional strippers during the "dance" sequences in the film. An onscreen trivia track is accessible, as is a storyboard-to-screen comparison, and a brief tutorial on how to give a lap dance. In addition to all the goodies on the disc, this VIP box-set edition of the film contains a "stick the pasties on the stripper" game (pasties, blindfold, and topless picture of Elizabeth Berkley included), a pair of Showgirls shot glasses, and a deck of Showgirls playing cards. Also included are a set of lobby cards that, on the back of each one, presents rules on how to use the shot glasses, the cards, and the movie itself in order to play various drinking games. If you have ever wondered if it is possible to laugh at soulless trashiness while immersing yourself in it, this special limited edition of Showgirls should provide the necessary ingredients to find out. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide