Showgirls/Trivia

Contractual Purity: Elizabeth Berkley was looking to avoid this by taking the role; instead, she fell headlong into it.
Creator Killer: Director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas:
- Verhoeven's career recovered somewhat from this nadir, culminating in Starship Troopers, before leaving America entirely to return to Europe. It does help that he proved he was a good sport by actually showing up at the Razzies, calling it more entertaining than reading the reviews.
- Eszterhas, formerly the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood, took what little cachet he had left and made An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn.
Genre Killer: There's a reason there are no wide-released, big-budgeted NC-17 film ^[1] anymore.
Old Shame: For nearly everyone involved.
- Kyle McLachlan was said to have stormed out of the premiere, but he later refuted that, saying instead that he "suffered through the whole two hours" of it.
Playing Against Type: Elizabeth Berkley could not have found a role more diametrically opposed to Jessie Spano if she tried.
Star-Derailing Role: Poor Elizabeth Berkley.