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'''''Showgirls'''''
The film tells the tale of [[Punny Name|Nomi Malone]] (Elizabeth Berkley), a country girl who hitchhikes to [[Viva Las Vegas|Las Vegas]] in hopes of becoming "a dancer" and eventually (after a lot of nudity, a lot of sleaze, a little violence, and a lot of choreographed numbers) making her way to the top.
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[[Your Mileage May Vary|Common reactions are split]] between thinking it's a campy, [[So Bad It's Good]], [[Cult Classic]] or just plain bad. It doesn't quite seem to know if it's a comedy or drama or a combination of the two or something else entirely. Although some have called it a satire of the human condition and the relationships between women. Or a non-trashy movie that happens to be about trashy people. Or a parody of misogynistic exploitation films. [[Occam's Razor|Or simply a bad movie]].
An unofficial sequel which [[Whole-Plot Reference|parodies the first film]], ''Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven'', was released in 2011, starring Rena Riffel (playing her same role from the original film), who also wrote, produced and directed the sequel.
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* [[Asshole Victim]]: Andrew Carver
* [[The Bechdel Test]]: The film ''technically'' passes the test, as the main female characters talk a lot about their careers in show business and wanting the spotlight.
* [[Black Best Friend]]: Molly.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Poor, poor Molly.
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* [[Not So Different]]: Cristal is proud of Nomi for having lied, cheated, and backstabbed her way to the top because she did the exact same thing to the lead showgirl before.
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Nomi kicking the ever-loving shit out of rapist Andrew Carver.
* [[Rape
* [[Real Men Hate Affection]]: Al's parting line to Nomi ("Must be weird...not to have anyone...come on you.") is intended as a heartfelt farewell.
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Any number of backstage movies AT A BURLESQUE SHOW. Parallels with ''[[All About Eve]]'' have been pointed out.
* [[Staircase Tumble]]
* [[Two-Person Pool Party]]: [http://showgirlsualuealuealeuale.ytmnd.com/ The one in this film] ('''NSFW''') is infamous.
* [[Your Approval Fills Me
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