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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: 04/25/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 11 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 4 Genres: Drama, Erotic Drama, Sexploitation, Showbiz Drama See Also: Showgirls [V.I.P. Edition] [Limited Edition Boxset], 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

Paul Verhoeven's scandalous =Showgirls DVD is available in all of its uncensored, widescreen, NC-17 glory. A bomb upon initial release, this lavishly produced film has taken on something of a second life due to its over-the-top storyline, characters, and sex scenes. The quality of the DVD's widescreen presentation highlights the film's luster and decadence, giving proper treatment to one of the most notoriously ambitious and discarded efforts of the 1990s. The menus on this DVD are just as colorful, garish, and campy as the film itself. Bonus features include the original theatrical trailer as well as a five-minute making-of featurette. Other features are hidden in the main menu. Highlight and press enter on each of the individual letters in "Showgirls" and hear memorable audio clips from the film. Also included is a "collectible booklet" (really more of a leaflet) which documents the research involved in the making of this "musical drama" (anecdotes of the director in seedy Las Vegas backrooms, clubs, and so forth). The leaflet also comes with information on the filming techniques used in the sex scenes, as well as the story of the film's NC-17 rating. The film can be viewed and/or subtitled in French and Spanish. ~ Jose Promis, All Movie Guide