Showgirls

Synopsis: Nomi Malone, a mysterious young girl with the ambition to dance embarks on a journey to Las Vegas to become a showgirl in a high-class hotel show. There she meets Molly, a seamstress at the Stardust Hotel and the two quickly become good friends. She gets a job as a lap dancer at the seedy Cheetah Club but after a chance meeting with Cristal Connors, the star of Goddess, the current show at the hotel where Molly works, Nomi manages to secure an audition for a spot on the chorus line.However she soon realises that fame comes with a price as her friendships, her morals and her soul are put to the test as she works her way up the ladder and eventually becomes the star of the show, stealing Cristal's part. She begins to wonder if all of her work was for nothing and if she can reclaim her life back before it is too late.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Paul Verhoeven
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  10 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.7
Metacritic:
16
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
NC-17
Year:
1995
128 min
3,368 Views


Las Vegas 342

Hop in, pard

Where you going?

Vegas!

Come on. This is your lucky day

You can sit a little closer if you want

Bad idea

Chill,okay? l am chilled

l am glad you will be such good company

l don't like Garth Brooks

Me, neither

l don't know anyone who does

You keeping that open the whole trip?

You got a name?

Look, l'll just pull over|and you can get out

l drove all the way from Kansas

l ain't in the mood to get pig-stuck|for doing someone a favor!

Okay? So l will just pull over

All right?

So.. have you got a name?

l'm Jeff

Nomi

What kind of name is that?

My mom was ltalian

ltalian, huh?

You a Mafia girl?|That's why you got your blade?

Why you going to Vegas?|Going to win?

l'm going to dance

You going to be one of them|private escort dancers?

l'm sorry. l'm sorry

KBlD. You never go to sleep in Vegas

There she is

You been here before?

Sure|My uncle is a host at the Riviera

Do you gamble?

Got to gamble if you want to win

l'm going to win

Then use that Mafia money|in your suitcase

Leave your stuff in the car

l'll talk to my uncle.|See if he can get you a job

Ain't anyone ever been nice to you?

Want to play a slot machine?

Here's ten bucks|lf you win, we split it up

No holding out on me either|l'll go see my uncle

l'll meet you back here

Holy sh*t!

Look at you!|You want to try some silver dollars?

Lose all your money, honey?|Want to make some more?

lt won't take you|any longer than fifteen minutes

Sooner or later,|you'll have to sell it!

F***!

Sh*t!

F***! The f***er left!

What are you doing? That's my car!

l want my suitcase!

Get off my car!

Leave me alone!

So, what was in your suitcase?

Nothing. Just my stuff|Everything l had

F***! l just got here!

Welcome to Vegas

You know anyone here?

Got any family you can call?

l don't have any family

Where are you from?

Back east.|Where back east?

Different places!

Look

You can stay with me|if you need a place to crash

lt's not much

Until you get a job

Are you hitting on me?

You're not a hooker?

6 Weeks Later

Andrew Carver, another smash|''Walk lnto The Wind''

Check it out!

They're great

Neat, huh?

They are neat|You want to come with me?

We have this new lead|She's realy good

l have to go to work

Jerk, you don't have to be|at work for 3 hours

What will you do,|watch TV and eat chips?

Where are the chips?

Did you eat them?

Yes, you did. You did!|l didn't

You did, you did!|Stop!

Come on, Nomi|You can show off your nails

They'll all be jealous

You think?

What can l wear?

Wear the dress l made last week

The fringe?

l'll put my hair up!

We don't have time for that

l'll hurry. l promise!

Okay, you guys, let's go!|We got two minutes!

Robes off!

Ladies, how we doing?|Annie, you're naked

F*** you. Molly!

What happened?|lt ripped

lt's almost done

Molly, they'll see a smiling snatch|if you don't fix this G-string

l'll be right there, Annie

She wants to smile here snatch|Bet she cut the string herself

You're terrible, Julie.|Okay, done

What's that smell?

The monkey act|He feeds them garlic

lt stinks

You want me onstage without a G?

l'm fixing it, Annie!|Give me a minute! Jesus!

Who'd want to see her snatch?

l sure wouldn't

We know that|Nomi!

Come on!

Line up! You got four counts of eight.|Let's go!

Just set them over there

Move it!

Molly, my G!

Don't you wish|she'd fall down the stairs?

Go watch the showroom

Can l go up there?

You got two counts of eight! What are|you doing? Let's go! Move your ass!

Ladies and gentlemen

the Stardust proudly presents|Miss Cristal Connors!

We could have brought anyone|into this show

LaToya, Suzanne, you name it

We wanted Cristal

Cristal Connors defines|what Las Vegas is all about

She's dazzling, exciting|and she's very, very sexy

Are you glad to be back?

How do you feel about the show?

lt's the best show l've ever been in|l hope l can do it justice

You did, and you will|We're thrilled to have you here

l'm thrilled to be here

You, too

Can we have one of you|handing Cristal the flowers?

Zack?

Zack! You do it

That's Zack Carey,|the entertainment director

He's so smooth

Your bouquet, Miss Connors

Can l keep them?

Okay, that's it!|Thank you very much for coming. Thanks

This way, Cristal

They could have gotten me roses

She's great, isn't she?

She doesn't suck

Molly! Cristal needs you

Come with me

You can be my assistant. Come on

Yes, Miss Connors?

Cristal, please.|And you are? l'm sorry

Molly Abrams

This top is too tight|My breasts are getting crushed

l can loosen it for you

To here, maybe. No, a little less

l want my nipples to press,|not look like they're levitating

Thanks, darling

You were really great tonight,|Miss... Cristal

Thanks, darling

Andrew Carver sent you these?

lf that's what the card says

l just love him

This is my friend Nomi. She's a dancer.|ls she now?

Yes, and she's really good

Where do you dance, darling?

At the Cheetah

l don't know how good you are,|or what it is you're good at...

but if it's at the Cheetah,|it's no dancing, l know that

You don't know sh*t!

l'm sorry, Miss Connors

''Cristal''

l told you

Cristal

Your friend has nice nails

She does them herself

Maybe she can do mine sometime

l work here, okay?

l need my paycheck|l don't want her pissed at me

l'm sorry!

l'm sorry!

Jesus, Nomi

l'll drive you to work, okay?

l'm not going

They'll fire you

l don't care

Yes, you do.|No, l don't

Let's go

Where?

You know where

She can dance, can't she?

She thinks she can

l'm gonna go dance with her

You can't do that. You're working!|T.C. will have your ass!

T.C.'s at the Riviera, playing craps

Want to dance?|l am dancing!

You want to dance with me?|Are you good?

Yeah, l'm good

l'm going to get a drink

You can dance|l don't lie

You can't

Then what am l doing?

Teasing my dick

You got potential. l could teach you

l'm not teasing it now, am l?

Watch it!

Be cool

You be cool, buddy!

Nomi!

Hey, you! Hold her!

What are you doing?

She started it!|F*** you!

Party's over

Malone

You're out of here

Your release papers

Yo, what's up?

l bailed you out!|Don't that get me a cup of coffee?

All l said was l'd teach you to dance

l don't need to be taught that

Because you're a bad-ass, saying,|''Back off, motherf***er''

You got that down

Back off, motherf***er!

Know what?|My head hurts, my dick hurts...

and you got me fired from my job!

Sh*t happens

''Sh*t happens.'' That's what l get?|F***ing wisdom?

That's it?!|Yeah, you get wisdom

You're not just a pain in my head|and my dick, you're a pain in my ass

Life sucks, you know?

''Life sucks.'' ''Sh*t happens''|Where you get this, off T-shirts?

All l want is a cup of coffee Yeah?

You got a quarter?

Buy yourself a cup

Al is pissed!|He says if you miss another night...

How did you get out?|He bailed me out

Why?

l kicked him in the nuts

He liked it?|He must have

Nomi...

Nomi, do my b*obs look bigger to you?

Carmi thinks she's pregnant again

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Joe Eszterhas

József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (; Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He wrote the screenplays for the films Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody and Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith. more…

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