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A mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, where she finds work as a stripper and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls. |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 5.1/10 | |
| Released: | September 22, 1995 | |
| Runtime: | 128 min | |
| Genres: | Drama | |
| Countries: | France United States | |
| Companies: | Chargeurs Charles Evans Productions Carolco Pictures Joe Eszterhas Productions Ben Myron Productions United Artists | |
| Cast: | Gina Gershon Kyle MacLachlan Elizabeth Berkley | |
| Crew: | Paul Verhoeven Joe Eszterhas | |
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A sociopathic sex worker hitchhikes her way to Las Vegas. She pulls a knife on the first person she meets, angrily eats some french fries, and then accepts an offer to live with the second person she meets. Sound like an insane first night? Yeah, and it’s only up from here.
Within a two hour span you can also see this woman aggressively dance nude, simulate sex with people she likes and hates, somehow get (and keep) a job without “remembering” her social security number, scream at people a whole lot, roundhouse kick a rapist in the face, have seizure-like sex in a pool, and maybe attempt murder. This is a camp classic for good reason. It’s truly as bright, as naked, as outlandish, and as absurd as you’ve heard. Maybe even more so.
And if you want to have a decent conversation with a drag queen over the age of 30, you’re going to need to know a lot of references from this movie. Study up.
Vomit. Only because I knew Elizabeth. This wasn’t an act. She only had to be herself. She is an abomination and hurt everyone around her.
Sidenote: The “boy” version of this Verhoeven Happy Meal toy is Total Recall.
From bottom to top, a helluva progression. This themes something.
—Hollow Man
—Starship Troopers
—Showgirls
—Basic Instinct
—Total Recall
—RoboCop
It’s a shame this cinematic masterpiece derailed Elizabeth Berkley’s career because she’s such a great actress. (eye roll)
Sorry to disagree, but we knew her. She wasn’t acting. She IS a sociopath. Glad she’s off the radar.