Showgirls Page #3

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
3,288 Views


Very nice

Very nice, ladies

Gay! Start the other music!|Change the lights!

Cue ''Angel''

Jack, bring up the side spots!

l want to see some attitude!

l said attitude!|Come on, ladies! Sell!

Sell your bodies!

Cut it!

Try yoga, babe,|or hanging from the ceiling. See ya

Marty, ice

Something wrong with your nipples?

They're not sticking up.|Stick them up

Play with them a little bit

Pinch them|You want me to do it for you, l'll do it

l'm erect

Why aren't you erect?

Here. Put ice on them

l called that right

See ya, Pollyanna!

That's it for today! Thank you

You got me the audition, didn't you?

Why?

Maybe l like the way you dance

Maybe l like you

What difference does it make?

Did you enjoy that out there?

Yeah, darling, l think l did

l hate you

l know

Wipe your nose

The orthodontist convention is|over there!

Realtors come in 20 minutes!

What are you doing here?

l just had an audition

You want to be a showgirl?

Smith, what is this?! Move those bags!

Didn't go too good, huh?

l'm glad

Just don't, okay? l'm not in the mood!

Smith, l'm talking to you!

You don't want to be|in this kind of show

At least what you do is honest

They want tits and ass,|that's what you give

Here, they pretend they want something|else, you still show tits and ass

You want to work her,|work her on your own time

l'm talking to her

l said l'm talking to her|l'm not working her

You're interrupting me and that's rude|Get the f*** out of here!

A**hole

You're fired!

Take this!

Now look what you did.|You got me fired again

You're a real bad-ass.|You got no shame

Look what a beautiful day it is.|The sun is shining, money's flowing

l'm going to cheer you up.|l'll get you the best meal in town

You like that burger!

Where are you from?

Different Places

You like talking about you, huh?

Where are we?|My place

Why?

l want to show you something

Best suite in town|l had to beg and plead to get it

This what you wanted me to see?

What? This nice, big bed here?

l wrote this number. lt's about you

You know nothing about me

l know you're a private dancer

l only need three other girls

We can put it on at the Crave Club

l'll show you

Stand right here. Watch me

Wait a minute, slow down! Like this?

Follow me. l know you can

l have my period

Yeah, right

Check

See?

lt's okay, l got towels

You can f*** me when you love me

Then l do love you!

Yeah, right

You don't fool me. l see you

What do you see?

l see you hiding

From what?

From you

You got into some bad sh*t somewhere

Thanks for the hamburger!

Tony Moss called. He said to call him|right away. Here's the number

Call him! Oh, Jesus. l'll call him

Tony Moss, please. lt's Nomi Malone

l got it

She's the yellow rose of Texas,|she charges 50 bucks

She's the richest girl in Texas,|and all she does is fucks!

You're late.|l'm gone. l got another job

Where? You going to another club?

You getting a better cut?|l'll match it

l'm in ''Goddess'', at the Stardust

What's so f***ing funny?

She's going down to the Stardust!|She's in the show

Well, good for her!

She'll be back

No, l won't. l'll never come back!

You're a stripper. Don't you get it?

l'm a dancer!

lf you're a dancer,|Henry here's the Virgin Mary!

l got bigger tits than the Virgin Mary,|and a bigger mouth, too!

Damn it. You're the only one|who gets my tits popping right

See ya, Al!

l'm not hiring you back, hear me?

Not even if you give me|a f***ing blow job!

James!

Come on!

l got it!

l'm in the show! ln ''Goddess''

What about the number l wrote?

l thought we were working on something

James?

She's in your number?

l'll be right there!

She can't dance

But you'll teach her, right?

She's got talent, right?

You and me, we ain't got no ties

Dancing ain't f***ing. Right?

Yeah...that's right

See ya

Who was that?

Someone who wanted to be in the number

You're not giving her my part,|are you?

Nah, baby. She can't dance

l wrote that number for you,|you know that

Excuse me

Can l help you?

l'm here to see Mr. Moss|Nomi Malone

Okay. Go on in

One day she looks like Pollyanna

the next she looks like l don't know,|Lolita

Nice dress

Thanks. l bought it at Ver-sayce

ln the Forum?

Oh, yeah, Ver-sayce. l love Ver-sayce

Me, too

Okay, you know Marty

Gay is our line captain

lf you let me down, l'll lose reputation|for being an all-knowing prick

l worked very hard for that reputation,|so don't do it.

Deal?

Deal

Gay will show you around

Let's go

Nomi?|We'll do a run-through this afternoon

Good luck

They tell you that here just|before taking your money

You must maintain your weight|Eat brown rice and vegetables

And stay indoors|Tan lines aren't allowed

Make-up and costumes are your|responsibility. Don't take them home

And don't ever,|ever go out onstage crying

You do eat brown rice and vegetables,|don't you?

Good

This is your table

lf you're smart, and l was smart...

you'll figure out a job|and man for later on

How'd you find your guy?

l chipped my tooth on a Quaalude|He was my dentist

You'll run this monster 6 times a night

Hold onto the railing.|l'll take you to personnel

They want some information

What kind of information?

Date of birth

1973/7/3

Place of birth

New York

New York, New York?

Nearest family members

l don't have family

Deceased?

Yes

Have you ever been arrested?|Charged with a criminal offense?

No

Social Security number

l don't know|Let me check on that for you, okay?

You got it! Nice going!

That's great.|Zack, this is Nomi Malone

l remember her. Hi

l bet you do

She's pretty memorable. l'm glad|you're part of the team. Nice dress

lt's a Ver-sayce

lt's Versace

lt's Versace.|lt's pronounced Ver-sa-chee

You have a great taste.|You look beautiful

Girls!

This is Nomi!

Nicky, Julie, Deena and you know Gay

They'll run through it. You watch

Did you eat?

Jack! What do you want?

Burger, fries and soda

Get her some brown rice,|vegetables and an Evian

No, Nomi, come take a look at this

Here we go! Five, six, seven, eight!

You try it now. Ready?

Go! Five, six, seven, hit it!

Kick it! Work it!

Hold it!|Nomi, what kind of turn was that?

Do a pique turn. Come on

That's it. Okay, music!

Go! Hah! Go!

Higher

Not that high

Stay in sync!

One, two, three, one!

Thrust it! Thrust it!

Thrust it! Come on!

Okay! That's enough. Thank you, ladies

Good job

Work on her turns.|l'm worried about her balance

How long before l can do the show?

You start tonight

Tonight?|You'll be fine

How did she do?

She's no butterfly

She's all pelvic thrust. She prowls.|She's got it

l wonder how she got it?

She didn't learn it

She learned it,|but it's not taught in any class

You need more orange. Let me do it

How do you feel?

Don't ask. Don't ask!

Who took my make-up?

Monkey alert! Monkey alert!

Damn it, Hector! l told you!

They get the heat! They make babies!

Babies?

Oh, get it out

Watch it

Go! Go!|Grab her!

Hey! l got one!

The rest are upstairs

Julie, you slut,|don't touch my make-up!

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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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