The Rosetta Stone for understanding this entire movie (if not life itself) is the shot of Elizabeth Berkley angrily slamming a ketchup bottle on the table and causing a bright red stream of ketchup to come flying out.

"They don't wanna fuck a Penny…they wanna fuck a Hope."

Misunderstood even by some of its defenders as merely a satire of American greed and attendant dreams of stardom when its true target is the apparatus that sells those dreams to an endlessly returning audience of narcissistic suckers. All the more brilliant due to Verhoeven's staunch, heroic refusal to pander to good taste, not to mention the empathy he maintains for his lead character without ever letting her off the hook for her own culpability in the poisoned fantasy. That this movie continues to be "embraced" as unintentional camp (whether great camp -- and there's absolutely no reason this can't be that on top of everything else -- can ever really be an accident is another argument altogether) is only another example of Verhoeven exploiting peoples' ability to see whatever they need to.

Spring Breakers meets Black Swan.

Most people dismiss Showgirls as shallow trash or as a film that is "so bad its good". However, I feel the exact opposite. I honestly view this as a great film. In my eyes it's a misunderstood classic. By the way, I thought Elizabeth Berkley's performance was fantastic. Seriously this is a new favorite of mine.

If you don't like this movie, you must not own any Versays ;)

The people who think this is dumb are the same people who think Inception is smart.

"guys, we gotta toss a monkey scene in here somewhere"

The way she drifts across the United States, going from city to city, establishing a goal, creating surrogate families along the way, not taking any shit from men, moving on once her goal has been achieved [by any means], she's a hyper-aggressive, potato chip-loving, strong-willed-flake and those are only a few of the reasons why I LOVE Nomi Malone.

ERY'BODY GOT AIDS AND SHIT

The IMDB trivia page for this movie says that the only time the actresses felt uncomfortable was during some of the monkey scenes because they kept staring at their boobs, so jot that down.

My fiancé was expecting a movie about a stripper with one whole leg as a body. The poster misled him, and he was severely disappointed.

Versayce.

"YOU LIKE THAT BURGER!"

90년대 할리우드 시네마가 지니는 전형적인 야망에 대한 교훈식 접근의 연장선 안에서도 버호벤의 섹슈얼한 이미지가 살아숨쉰다. 단순히 이미지로만 보면 더 높은 점수를 주고프지만, 몇 수 앞이 이미 훤히 보이는 서사를 감안하면 그저 길티 플레져로 만족하는 편이 낫다.

ok, this isn't as bad as people say it is. in fact its very entertaining and thought provoking at times lmaoooo

Showgirls is neither as good not as bad as people say.

I’ve never been more anxious watching something ever. EVER. This is a horror film.

I’ll never get bored of Showgirls. A cocaine-fueled mess with a spunky over the top performance from Elizabeth Berkeley. She’s a frantic dancer from “different places.”

Kudos to Berkeley for doing this role and not holding back. I mean she licks poles, nipples, and she flops in the water like a fish. A courageous choice, but sadly ended her career in a matter of minutes.

It’s a no brainer that Showgirls is notoriously bad and controversial. I think its misunderstood and will forever be the right choice for a midnight movie or a party. I’d recommend checking out the book It Doesn’t Suck: Showgirls.

best movie ever made about a stolen suitcase

Can a film ever be so bad it’s good? No, and Paul Verhoeven’s ingloriously kitsch extravaganza is no misunderstood masterwork despite valiant attempts to rehabilitate its disreputable stature in recent years. But there is something admirably honest in the way that it so completely embraces its badness. In fact, the way it commits to its inherent trashiness is befitting of the degradation that underpins the way sex is cheaply laced through so much American culture. There’s no doubt Verhoeven and his Basic Instinct screenwriter Eszterhas get this, just as so many of the director’s films have astutely reflected the exploitation, misogyny and violence that lies at the dark core of America.

But it is a lot.

this movie is terrible but the david schmader commentary always makes it so worth it! cheers to one of the worst movies ever made, yet a movie i will continue to rewatch and laugh at (besides that one scene) forever!

Love a good revenge move 😈

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