Showgirls

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle Maclachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 268 reviews
Sales Rank: 14074

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NC-17
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6

MPN: 027616809926
ISBN: 0792844882
UPC: 027616809926
EAN: 9780792844884
ASIN: 0792844882

Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 1995
Release Date: April 25, 2000
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4 out of 5 stars good movie    December 28, 2008
Steve777
As a t & a feature, it is worth viewing. Just don't pay to much. Upscale vegas dance acts.


1 out of 5 stars Dreadful!    December 18, 2008
authority figure
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Poor writing and bad acting can certainly make for an enjoyable camp romp. Unfortunately, this movie did not manage to achieve that level for me. For the most part, I found the lead female character ("Nomi") to be unappealing, and disagreeable, which made it impossible to care very much about the story. She was a total turn-off. The lowest point in the entire film however is when the one truly decent human, the lead character's main friend "Molly", is brutally raped in a particularly revolting scene. This in turn leads to a completely ridiculous retribution scene dealt out by the wretched "Nomi". Which then leads to the best part of this film - THE END.


5 out of 5 stars So bad that its good    November 29, 2008
AvidAcrossThePond (New England)
Showgirls was never going to win any Academy Awards and I give Elizabeth Berkley credit for overcoming this film and going on to do good work on CSI:Miami and in other movies.

But Showgirls is a scorching hot mess telling the story of Nomi Malone, a down-on-her-luck, ill-bred, poorly educated girl who dreams of being a professional dancer.

It's a hootchiefied Flash Dance, with Las Vegas as the setting. If breasts and bums are your thing, I highly recommend watching this movie with the sound off. If you like unintentional comedy, watch it with the sound on. Nomi's pronunciation of "Versace" will tear you up.

As far as the screenwriting goes, there were too many subplots. None of the characters were likable except for the chorus line instructor, who ironically starred in the Michael Douglas A Chorus Line years ago.

Showgirls is a five-star movie simply because it's so bad, it's actually good entertainment.


4 out of 5 stars Not for everyone    October 7, 2008
Leigh H. Fahel (Manchester)
(written by Leigh's wife): I was very glad to see that this was the same version that I wanted; I originally had a VHS copy of the "unrated" version. Everything was as I remembered it.

I will admit that this movie is not for everyone. I'm hard put to say why I like it - but I do. It's erotic, it's compelling, it's interesting. While I will admit that this isn't exactly Academy Award material, I don't understand the distain and dislike that most people have shown for it.

DEFINITELY only for adults!


5 out of 5 stars love this movie!    September 21, 2008
J. Seth Anderson (Tempe, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

the most misunderstood movie of the 90s. I learn something new about it every time I see it. I love this movie!