Showgirls

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    'Showgirls' at 25: Star Gina Ravera discusses the cult movie's most controversial scene

    Actress Gina Ravera, who has only seen “Showgirls” once, is hesitant to fully embrace the 1995’s film’s camp status, for very personal reasons.

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  • NewsBen Arnold

    Charlize Theron Auditioned For Showgirls, 'Didn't Mind All The Nudity'

    Charlize Theron dodged a bullet, then. Paul Verhoeven has been speaking about how she auditioned for the part of Nomi in his erotic drama ‘Showgirls’, the role which eventually went to former child star Elizabeth Berkley. 'Robocop’ director Verhoeven added that Theron, who was unknown at the time, very nearly got it, and was unperturbed by the amount of full-frontal nudity required.

  • NewsMeriah Doty

    'Showgirls' Red-Carpet Flashback! The Epic Las Vegas Campfest Turns 20

    Gina Gershon and Elizabeth Berkley played dueling Vegas showgirls

  • NewsBen Falk

    Showgirls: Piece Of Trash Or Ironic Masterpiece?

    On its 20th anniversary, we revisit the 1995 erotic drama about a young woman (Elizabeth Berkley) who heads to Vegas to make it as a dancer, which despite its critical and commercial failure on release, has become something of a cult classic. - What Happened To Showgirls Star Elizabeth Berkley? The core plot is trite, but contains enough ridiculous scenarios and random moments to make you believe the myth Joe Eszterhas wrote the original idea on a napkin.

  • NewsBen Falk

    What Happened To Showgirls Star Elizabeth Berkley?

    ‘Showgirls’ was supposed to turn Elizabeth Berkley into an A-list star. After all, ‘Basic Instinct’ – written and directed by the same team of Joe Eszterhas and Paul Verhoeven – had done just that to the relatively-unknown Sharon Stone three years earlier. Brought up dancing in Michigan, Berkley, 43, shot to fame as pretty, lanky nerd Jessie Spano in ‘Saved by the Bell’.