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Jeffrey McHale. May 31, 2020 @ 10:52 AM. Notoriously criticized and reviled by mainstream audiences upon its release, Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 erotic Vegas odyssey “Showgirls” secured its cult...
Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven, from a script written by Joe Eszterhas, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera.
Best one was when he and his wife first met Elizabeth Berkley and were horrified by what a clueless bimbo she was. Apparently 'Nomi' was the nickname Joe had for his wife, so when the movie came out he couldn't being himself use that name anymore.
He wasn’t entirely joking: Twenty years ago, the Dutch filmmaker’s sultry Vegas-set tale of an aspiring dancer (Elizabeth Berkley) who gets drawn into the seedier side of show business was...
To understand the tone and ultimate messaging of Showgirls, we need to understand the man behind the camera: director Paul Verhoeven. These days, he’s widely known as a master satirist—but back in the 1980s and 90s, that wasn’t the case, and the satire often went unnoticed or dismissed.
A film infamous for its explicit sexuality, Showgirls has gone on to become a cult classic on the midnight movie circuit, and director Jeffrey McHale has made a documentary that delves into...
Elizabeth Berkley, at that point most known for her ability to channel a caffeine pill freakout on the beloved teenage sitcom, was poised to make her big break as Nomi Malone, your regular...
