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FilmNC-171995
Showgirls
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
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. From TMDB
234 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
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Showgirls is a 1995 drama film, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon.
- 204 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon
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60 of 234 · most liked firstGuy basically lives above the movie Showgirls Patreon | Website | Instagram
neutral · AI labelView post →This movie also came out in 1995 further solidifying my belief that 1995 was the best year for movies ever. This is such a movie movie. It's not a film it's a movie and it rules. Toy Story, Seven, Heat, Goldeneye, Usual Suspects, Clueless, Crimson Tide, Showgirls, To Die For! So many movies. MOVIES!
positive · AI labelView post →I watched Showgirls for the first time last night and up until the last 30 minutes or so you could have easily convinced me it was considered the best movie of all time instead of the worst movie of all time
positive · AI labelView post →Paul Verhoeven is 87. In 1995, he turned up uninvited at The Razzies as he knew they were going to ‘honour’ Showgirls. He surprised the audience by walking up seven times to collect awards including Worst Director, Worst Movie, Worst Music & Worst Acting. King.
neutral · AI labelView post →First look at the poster for the 30th anniversary 4K restoration of Showgirls 💃 The film will return to theaters in the UK, US and selected international territories from June 6 courtesy of Park Circus Films
neutral · AI labelView post →Showgirls (1995) is a Christmas movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: “Showgirls” (1995), directed by Paul Verhoeven
neutral · AI labelView post →Schrodinger’s Showgirls how can this be both the WORST and simultaneously the BEST movie ever made??? it just simply cannot be explained
neutral · AI labelView post →The Coppola & The Razzies story reminded me that In 1995, Paul Verhoeven turned up uninvited at The Razzies as he knew they were going to ‘honour’ Showgirls. He surprised the audience by walking up 7 times to collect awards including Worst Director, Worst Movie, Worst Music & Worst Acting. King.
neutral · AI labelView post →There's nothing wrong with Elizabeth Berkley's performance in Showgirls, it's just a performance from a different movie altogether. She was VERY young and deserves the world to make up for how she was treated after that film was released. Give Berkley her flowers!
neutral · AI labelView post →Nothing proves that this movie doesn't take place in the same cinematic universe as RoboCop and Total Recall. #NowWatching Showgirls (1995) #filmsky #Verhoevenverse
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch the film Showgirls, one shot per day. (Curated by my friend, who was, until now, sending them to me on Whatsapp).
neutral · AI labelView post →Is SHOWGIRLS the only movie in existence to feature both David Bowie and Prince songs on the soundtrack? That's another point in its favor.
positive · AI labelView post →Believe it or not, until today, I had never seen the original RoboCop (1987).. Believe it or not, until today, I had never seen the original RoboCop (1987). Neither had I seen the sequels or even the reboot made in 2014. The closest I ever came to experiencing RoboCop was the TV show made during the nineties. I don't think anybody remembers that TV show, but I saw it because it was something to watch. Back then, my family didn't have cable—we saw everything over the air. There were only…
neutral · AI labelView post →Showgirls Film.
neutral · AI labelView post →ok I watched Showgirls for the first time and it's absolutely insane how dirty everyone did this movie. absolutely bonkers how much disdain there is for it. it's not even camp! it's a straightforwardly good movie, it's just that people have no empathy or generosity for women and women's stories
positive · AI labelView post →My “friend” just said that SHOWGIRLS and BURLESQUE are “basically the same movie”
neutral · AI labelView post →I will argue til the end that "Showgirls" is both a good movie and was ahead of its time. It is in line with Verhoeven's satirical view of America. Audiences just weren't ready to see him tackle the pursuit of fame, the weaponization of sex, and the exploitation of women in our culture.
positive · AI labelView post →Paul Verhoeven was a hero for attending the Razzies to collect all his awards for Showgirls and to force them to try and be snide to his face. Kill em with kindness I say and also Showgirls is a good movie not a bad one
positive · AI labelView post →This is the third comment this guy has made on my Showgirls review insisting that the rape scene is pivotal to the movie. Even if that's true... come on man
neutral · AI labelView post →Either Seven Samurai at Film Forum, or Showgirls in the Castro.
neutral · AI labelView post →This month on the Patron I have a 2600 word reflection on Showgirls - the best movie ever made - and what it has meant in my life. You can check it out, as well as a huge back catalogue of stuff for only £1 a month, or read it as a one off for £4. A bargain! www.patreon.com/posts/my-lif...
positive · AI labelView post →I may have FINALLY managed to mute all the dogshit movie opinion havers on this site because I only saw one comment of a "Starship Troopers and Showgirls are bad" discussion and nothing more. This is huge! I can once again enjoy this site without my eyes bleeding from random bad movie reviews! :)
positive · AI labelView post →Nicole saw me do a one-off show about the movie Showgirls and she loved it, told me she was going to follow me on Twitter, did so…and then unfollowed and blocked me within 20 minutes.
neutral · AI labelView post →My partner saw it describe Showgirls as a movie about cultivating pumpkins.
neutral · AI labelView post →The alternate ending to Showgirls that all the gays really wanted 👩❤️💋👩 Watch my new movie with @pepper-dagger.bsky.social out NOW! #realnsfw #lesbian #wlw #nsfw
neutral · AI labelView post →SHOWGIRLS (Paul Verhoeven, 1995) It's not important whether a film be good or bad. What's important is whether or not it's fascinating. I'm writing a full essay on this one next week.
positive · AI labelView post →Tired: DIE HARD is a Christmas film Wired: SHOWGIRLS is a Christmas film
neutral · AI labelView post →The film-makers who accepted their Razzie awards in person. Some incredibly good sports! Many more accepted their awards, just not in person. The full list can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_accepted_Golden_Raspberry_Awards --- **[Paul Verhoeven](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000682/)** | Worst Picture/Director | [Showgirls](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/) (1995) Acceptance Speech: https://youtu.be/3E7xzEnt2eA --- **[Tom…
neutral · AI labelView post →Another was opening night of Showgirls, about 5 minutes in, when we all realized… what the movie was going to be. And it quickly became the most raucous and hysterical interactive crowd experience I’ve ever been part of.
positive · AI labelView post →I remember once seeing John Waters say Forest Gump is a far worse movie than Showgirls, because Forest Gump doesn't know it's bad.
neutral · AI labelView post →When Showgirls (1995) was released, everyone completely missed the point of the film. It wasn't merely just a trashy exploitation picture; it was a satire showing how fake and cutthroat the whole success and fame game is.
neutral · AI labelView post →“why are you watching the most misunderstood film of the 20th c, Showgirls, by yourself on a Sunday night?” “I don’t know…it was on…” it’s Amazon prime….
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie Showgirls was released 31 years ago TODAY
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 4 years of gay, weirdo cinema and sickening drag! We’re celebrating tonight with my all-time-favorite film, SHOWGIRLS at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social Tickets are sold out and none will be available at the door. Thank you all for your support over the years. See y’all in Vegas 🎰💅
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm reading pieces from the last 2-3 years where people are STILL repeating tired and counterfactual criticisms of it. did anyone actually watch this movie? has anyone ever seen a bad movie before? has anyone ever seen a GOOD movie before? all questions in doubt in this post-Showgirls era
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank god someone brought dude wipes to the Showgirls 1995 movie night
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film Showgirls (1995)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Music Box's 25 Days Of Christmas Movies🎄🧵 Dec 23: Reminder that SHOWGIRLS is a Christmas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Showgirls (1995) Director: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer Watch Review wp / wd
neutral · AI labelView post →If I wanted to watch a film about a whore, I'd watch Showgirls. Better artistic sensibility.
negative · AI labelView post →What's your favourite movie with a "rotten" (below 60%) rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Showgirls (1995)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tired: DIE HARD is a Christmas film Wired: SHOWGIRLS is a Christmas film
neutral · AI labelView post →Tank Girl and Showgirls and Grindhouse, but I'm not sure how much those are actually hated anymore. So you know what? Cats. (the movie) I don't think it's good, but it's bad in the overambitious chaos way, not in the boring safe way. It's not a flop, it's a proper fiasco. release the butthole cut
neutral · AI labelView post →Bringing our beloved SHOWGIRLS spectacular back to the Castro and it’s going to be pure, horny glamour. Big screen decadence, live Goddess worship, & a room full of filthy little devotees ready for a FREE lapdance. SF, we’re doing this again. #showgirls #sf www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →ATTENTION: I watched Showgirls for the first time because I was high and ran out of things to watch and I’ve written an ESSENTIAL DEEP DIVE INTO THIS OSCAR-WORTHY (and whoa that didn’t age too well!) FILM, you can read it here immediately!!! open.substack.com/pub/lanemoor...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Sunday afternoon and there's a movie leaving the Criterion Channel after tomorrow. Time to watch #Showgirls for the very first time. 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →going to start scoring movies on how many goth songs are on the soundtrack, which means Showgirls (1995) is more of a goth movie than Queen of the Damned (2002)
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Showgirls for the first time and omg the level of leg flinging that film has, the level of spasms and flailing that film has…
neutral · AI labelView post →Bought tickets to see The Birdcage, Showgirls, and Cabaret in theatres. I love being gay! I love movie theatres!
neutral · AI labelView post →Showgirls (1995) is a christmas movie
neutral · AI labelView post →"Showgirls" is a film about throwing yourself around, smoking indoors, and eating burger.
neutral · AI labelView post →Paul Verhoeven’s camp, deranged “erotic drama” Showgirls was a $45 million Hollywood gamble that became one of the biggest box office flops of the decade. Comedian Chantal Feduchin-Pate joins @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social to ask: was Showgirls really the worst film of the 90s? ➡️ linktr.ee/talk90stome
neutral · AI labelView post →I did the press junket for this film. I zoned out while Jennifer Tilly was talking (I knew the focus of my article would be Gershon surviving SHOWGIRLS) and suddenly noticed it was quiet. Tilly noticed I wasn’t paying attention and was smiling as she noted it before continuing her story.
neutral · AI labelView post →yes, that means Showgirls and Basic Instinct. Deep cuts like Spetters and Soldier of Orange. Even the weird lesbian nun movie that came out four years ago
neutral · AI labelView post →Calmly closes laptop & begins devoting life to funding & producing a film that has exactly the same plot as Showgirls except Nomi is an English major working at Powells. Same level of sex & nudity, but replacing the rape scene with that character being rejected from her Ph.D program.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now is as good a time as ever to bring up the movie Showgirls and how it's probably worth adding to your homework pile.
neutral · AI labelView post →Obscure YT of the day: in tribute to tonight's Bob Dylan concert I saw, 1987s HEARTS OF FIRE, w/ Dylan, Rupert Everett, and Fiona. Joe Eszterhaus (SHOWGIRLS, BASIC INSTINCT) writes, Richard Marquand (RETURN OF THE JEDI, JAGGED EDGE) directs (his last film). youtu.be/wF34lqJPXH0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your fav “so bad, it’s good” film Don’t ask me to choose between my girls. I can’t. #MommieDearest #Showgirls
neutral · AI labelView post →S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night! Dave and introduce a 30th anniversary screening of SHOWGIRLS at the 29 Queer Film Festival. @dlelandwhite.bsky.social #filmsky 📽 www.29qff.com
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