References
All About Eve (1950)
Pollyanna (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Referenced in
The Making of 'Showgirls' (1995) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live: Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler (#21.1)" (1995)
- Mentioned in 'Leg Up'
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Not, I Barbecue (#6.6)" (1995)
- Will and Sandra mention they saw the film
"Roseanne: The Getaway, Almost (#8.7)" (1995)
- Darlene want to watch "Showgirls" but David dont want and Darlene says that she knows that "Showgirls" is bad but funny, too because that all that Joe Eszterhas has written is a revenge for his bad time with girls at college
"NewsRadio: The Song Remains the Same (#2.14)" (1996)
- Mr. James metions that one of his wife candidates was "that girl from Saved by the Bell" until he found out she did a "dirty movie", clearly a reference to Elizabeth Berkley and Showgilrs
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Escape 2000 (#8.5)" (1996)
- "I shouldn't of seen Showgirls"
"Married with Children: Kiss of the Coffee Woman (#10.25)" (1996)
- The ad director refers to an audition for "Showboys".
Chasing Amy (1997)
- When Silent Bob mentions he wanted to be a dancer in Vegas, he does a move from the film
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Scream 2 (1997)
A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV)
"The Simpsons: Brother's Little Helper (#11.2)" (1999)
- Homer and Marge watch the movie in cinema
"Spaced: Art (#1.3)" (1999)
- The famous Showgirls arm gesture is used several times before stage performances as a nod to this movie.
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001) (V)
"Six Feet Under: The Trip (#1.11)" (2001)
- Nate jokes about having wild sex in a swimming pool with "some showgirl", referencing the infamous scene from Showgirls.
The Slim Shady Show (2001) (V)
- A character found a video cassette called Showgirls.
"Gilmore Girls: Richard in Stars Hollow (#2.12)" (2002)
- Two boys giggle over the revealing VHS cover in the video store.
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
- one-sheet poster displayed
"Six Feet Under: That's My Dog (#4.5)" (2004)
- At the beginning of the episode while he is having sex in the hot tub with his wife, Lou Thornton tells her that she "went a little Showgirls" on him, a reference to the infamous swimming pool sex scene from the film.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004) (TV)
- Mentioned in 'Leg Up'
"Gilmore Girls: A Messenger, Nothing More (#5.2)" (2004)
- Lorelai suggests that she and Rory watch the film again.
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- The movie is seen in the box of porn
"Family Guy: Hell Comes to Quahog (#5.3)" (2006)
- Peter is watching TV and a voiceover announces the movie Showgirls
Crap Shoot: The Documentary (2007)
- Dvd cover shown.
Real Time (2008)
- Mentioned by Andy
"In Plain Sight: Pilot (#1.1)" (2008)
- In order to deceive a suspect, Mary adopts a sexy voice on the telephone and says her name is Nomi, then afterward she explains that she got the name from "Showgirls".
"Greek: At World's End (#2.22)" (2009)
- The movie is mentioned
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) (V)
- a girl says that she saw this movie
Features
Halloween (1978)
- contains an audio snippet from "Halloween" of children singing a trick or treat song
Featured in
The Making of 'Showgirls' (1995) (TV)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
- "Showgirls" is an Oops
"X-Rated" (2004)
- footage shown
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
- A pool scene from Showgirls is shown during a montage.
Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV)
- A clip is shown
Spoofs
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Because Showgirls (1995) spoofs, the older/younger star conflict, and trying to move up in the entertainment industry, the conflicts of a young woman in showbusiness.
Spoofed in
Striptease (1996)
"The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.3)" (1996)
- Re-enacted with toys.
Chasing Amy (1997)
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Nowhere (1997)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Gypsy Boys (1999)
"The Rerun Show: Saved by the Bell: Jessie's Song/The Jeffersons: Florence in Love (#1.4)" (2002)
- Jessie finds a "Showgirls" script in her locker and also pole dances in the "Go for It!" music video.
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
- In hot-tub sex scene, the "power bottom" arches back and thrashes around just like Nomi (Elisabeth Berkley).
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