Elizabeth Berkley licks the pole in Showgirls - she may want to get tested...
Showgirls: 15th Anniversary Sinsational Edition, will be released on Blu-ray June15th from MGM Home Entertainment. The Paul Verhoeven-directed camp classic starring Elizabeth Berkley as Nomi, a girl on the run who dreams of becoming a dancer but has to bump and grind it a bit before getting to the stage of Las Vegas’ Stardust. Gina Gershon, Robert Davi and Kyle MacLachlan co-star.
I have to say that I’m intrigued to give this film another shot. I remember being very excited to see this in the theater, but ultimately wanted to run out of it screaming. There are few films that have received the sort of overwhelming vilification that Showgirls did. And this is before the internet. But, from how I remember it, the film was a ridiculous disaster. Director Verhoeven wasn’t exactly known for reigning things in, but here he really went off the rails. It didn’t help that Berkley was incredibly wooden in the lead role or that there wasn’t a single person worth giving a damn about in any way, shape or form. Everything about it was…well…”icky”. I’m no prude, so when I say “icky” I don’t mean the sexuality or nudity – but the rather sleazy way in which it’s staged. There was little eroticism in the film. Nudity can only go so far with me.
The Blu-ray edition is busting with special features including the “Pole Dancing: Finding Your Inner Stripper” featurette, a lap dance tutorial from the world-famous Girls of Scores, commentary from Showgirls connoisseur David Schmader, a full-length trivia track and more.
The Showgirls: 15th Anniversary Sinsational Edition two disc set includes the
Blu-ray disc and standard DVD and will be available for a suggested retail price of
$29.99.DVD Specs: (Catalog # M122169)
● Pole Dancing: Finding Your Inner Stripper
● Lap Dance Tutorial Featuring the World-Famous Girls of Scores
● “The Greatest Movie Ever Made” – A Commentary by David Schmader
● Showgirls Fact-Up Trivia
● A Showgirls Diary
Gina Gershon & Elizabeth Berkley have a fire only the other can put out
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