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Line 2: [[File:Showgirls_53.jpg\|frame]] '''''Showgirls''''' ~~was~~is a 1995 sexploitation film directed by [[Paul Verhoeven]]. The only movie to wide release under the NC-17 rating, this tale of the lives of Vegas strippers set to the plot of ''[[~~Forty Second~~42nd Street (film)\|42nd Street]]'' may have been partially responsible for the rating's decline; it was basically an X-rated movie that went through the ratings process (which was and is not required for an X rating). 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. Line 8: [[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. ~~[http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/118342/ A sequel is in the works.]~~ ~~----~~ ~~=== ''[[Showgirls]]'' provides examples of: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[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. * [[Bechdel Test]]: ''Technically'' passes. * [[Black Best Friend]]: Molly. * [[Break the Cutie]]: Poor, poor Molly. Line 43 ⟶ 42: * [[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame]]: Just as Cristal has almost successfully seduced Nomi, she tells her "Y'see, darlin'? You are a whore." causing her to snap out of it and storm off. ---- {{quote\|''"Man, everybody got AIDS and shit."''}} }} {{reflist}} {{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture}} [[Category:Hammerhead Production]] [[Category:Golden Raspberry Award]] [[Category:Films of the 1990s]] [[Category:Showgirls]] [[Category:Film]] [[Category:Cult Classic]] [[Category:Vinegar Syndrome]]