Season 1 · Episode 11 ·
Showgirls
The One Where Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan Go for a Swim
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 23%
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $20.4 million
Rotten Tomatoes score via Wikidata. Budget and box office via TMDB.
About the episode
This week on The Worst Movie Podcast, Ade and Aaron dive into the glitzy, sleazy chaos of Showgirls (1995) — the infamous NC-17 trainwreck that tried to mix Vegas glamour with social satire. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elizabeth Berkley fresh off Saved by the Bell, it’s a film so ambitious, so uncomfortably earnest, it turned neon and nudity into high camp legend.
Grab your fries, throw them dramatically into the air, and join Ade and Aaron as they wade their way through bizarre relationships, unexpected dietary choices, and perplexing sex scenes. Because if Showgirls taught us anything, it’s that ambition can take you to the top—just watch your step on the way down.
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About the movie
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Starring
- Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genre
- Drama
Movie details via TMDB.
