Showgirls
18 128 mins
18 128 mins
"I'm gonna dance", Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) proclaims in the opening scene of Showgirls, and dance she does.
In this quasi-update of All About Eve, Nomi is a drifter whose sole ambition is to headline the 'Goddess' topless dance show at the Stardust in Las Vegas.
Of course, even Nomi must pay her dues, and she does so at the Cheetah, grinding poles and lap dancing her way to a future.
Fortunately, her roommate, Molly, works at the Stardust and invites her to see the show, where she meets Crystal Conners (Gina Gershon, in the Bette Davis role), with whom she immediately forms a love/hate relationship.
Nomi soon learns what she must do to get ahead, and the rest of the film documents her cat-like crawl up the showgirl ladder of success.