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Actors: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Showgirls |
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A naive, small town midwestern girl goes to Las Vegas to become a showgirl. After having her luggage stolen, she befriends a local girl and they become best friends.
She gets a job as a backup dancer in a show. She eventually works her way up to becoming the understudy for the lead dancer.
After much teasing and degradation from the big star, she pushes the star down the stairs, injuring her and putting her out of comission.
The girl starts sleeping with the talent director to get the leading role. She becomes the big star, but soon finds that it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Her best friend is raped and beaten, the talent director shows his true colors and treats her like dooty and all of the other dancers resent and hate her.
She eventually decides that it's time to quit and leave Las Vegas.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Written by Joe Eszterhas, SHOWGIRLS is a movie directed by Paul Verhoeven in 1995.
This is the story of Nomi Malone. From her beginnings in a Las Vegas strip-tease club until her consecration as the lead dancer of the last production of the Stardust casino. Coming from nowhere, she's had guts and a strong character. She must have had in order to survive in this business. Her main adversary will be Gina Gershon, the actual lead dancer, who will be sexually attracted by her. But love is always linked to hate in Las Vegas.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Showgirls |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
- LESBIANS!!!!!!
- really kinky sex!
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- dancer
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Abuse on the job story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
- dancer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
- Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Las Vegas
Misc setting
- prison
- resort/hotel
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- licking
- lesbians!
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
- A huge amnt of foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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