Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 4.7/10 | |
Released: | September 22, 1995 | |
Runtime: | 128 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | France United States | |
Companies: | Carolco Pictures Chargeurs United Artists Le Studio Canal+ United Artists Carolco Pictures | |
Cast: | Gina Gershon Glenn Plummer 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 itâs 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 ârememberingâ 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. Itâs truly as bright, as naked, as outlandish, and as absurd as youâve heard. Maybe even more so.
And if you want to have a decent conversation with a drag queen over the age of 30, youâre going to need to know a lot of references from this movie. Study up.
Vomit. Only because I knew Elizabeth. This wasnât an act. She only had to be herself. She is an abomination and hurt everyone around her.
Sidenote: The âboyâ version of this Verhoeven Happy Meal toy is Total Recall.
From bottom to top, a helluva progression. This themes something.
âHollow Man
âStarship Troopers
âShowgirls
âBasic Instinct
âTotal Recall
âRoboCop
Itâs a shame this cinematic masterpiece derailed Elizabeth Berkleyâs career because sheâs such a great actress. (eye roll)
Sorry to disagree, but we knew her. She wasnât acting. She IS a sociopath. Glad sheâs off the radar.