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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. |
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 |
[[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]]. |
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[http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/118342/ A sequel is in the works.] |
[http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/118342/ A sequel is in the works.] |
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* [[Fee Fi Faux Pas]]: Nomi humiliates herself in an interview by mispronouncing "Versace". |
* [[Fee Fi Faux Pas]]: Nomi humiliates herself in an interview by mispronouncing "Versace". |
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* [[From the Mouths of Babes]]: Inverted. One showgirl brings her kids into the dressing room, and while [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|neither of them notice or care about being surrounded by topless women]], they go ballistic when another woman swears at them. |
* [[From the Mouths of Babes]]: Inverted. One showgirl brings her kids into the dressing room, and while [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|neither of them notice or care about being surrounded by topless women]], they go ballistic when another woman swears at them. |
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* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: The biker stage show. |
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* [[Hollywood Sex]]: The legendary pool sex scene. |
* [[Hollywood Sex]]: The legendary pool sex scene. |
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* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Word for word. |
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Word for word. |
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* [[Recycled in Space]]: Any number of backstage movies AT A BURLESQUE SHOW. Parallels with ''[[All About Eve]]'' have been pointed out. |
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Any number of backstage movies AT A BURLESQUE SHOW. Parallels with ''[[All About Eve]]'' have been pointed out. |
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* [[Staircase Tumble]] |
* [[Staircase Tumble]] |
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* [[Two-Person Pool Party]]: [http://showgirlsualuealuealeuale.ytmnd.com/ The one in this film] ('''NSFW''') is infamous. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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