You Don't Nomi Interview: Director Jeffrey McHale on the Unique Legacy of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls
After the success of Basic Instinct, director Paul Verhoeven joined forces again with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas for another highly provocative and sexually-charged film, the biggest Nc-17-rated studio release ever: Showgirls, which follows a young woman during her adventure in the Las Vegas showbiz, where she begins working as a stripper to later join the cast of a top musical show lead by star Cristal (Gina Gershon) and director Zack (Kyle MacLachlan). No one really anticipated what was coming after Showgirls was unleashed in September 1995. It was reviled and mocked by film critics, ultimately bombed at the box office, and the Dutch director gained notoriety when...
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- 6/8/2020
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