Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Elizabeth BerkleyNomi Malone
- Gina GershonCristal Connors
- Kyle MacLachlanZack Carey
- Gina RaveraMolly Abrams
- Glenn PlummerJames Smith
- Robert DaviAl Torres
- Alan RachinsTony Moss
- Lin TucciHenrietta 'Mama' Bazoom
- Greg TravisPhil Newkirk
- Al RuscioMr. Karlman
Recommendations
- 60
The New Republic
What matters much more than the story or the Spicy Stuff is the dancing, the show-biz dancing. It's electric. Exciting. And there's lots of it. [23 Oct 1995] - 58
Entertainment Weekly
As Nomi, Elizabeth Berkley has exactly two emotions -- hot and bothered -- but her party-doll blowsiness works for the picture. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
If the plot and screenplay are juvenile, the production values are first-rate, and the lead performance by newcomer Elizabeth Berkley has a fierce energy that's always interesting. - 50
Chicago Tribune
The film's big lap-dance sequence is impressive, however, if only for the sheer athleticism of Elizabeth Berkley's contortion. Later, when she pulls the same stunt in a swimming pool, we recognize the show for what it is--a male fantasy film in which the women are little more than rag dolls. [22 Sept 1995] - 30
Washington Post
To take Showgirls that seriously (as either trash-art or appalling pornography) wouldn't be worth the exertion. - 30
TV Guide Magazine
After an onslaught of prerelease hype promising the erotic experience of a lifetime, Showgirls reveals itself as a 131-minute dose of cinematic saltpeter. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
What's completely baffling is that everyone in the film thinks Nomi is one heck of a dancer, even though her one move -- throwing her arms out stiffly -- is straight out of "Dr. Strangelove." - 0
Austin Chronicle
The story is so shabbily built that it can make no valid claim to motives other than the filmmakers' mercenary desires to cash in on the public's prurient interests. And even on this bottom-feeder level, Showgirls fails to deliver the goods.
