It's no great stretch to call Showgirls a notorious film. Paul Verhoeven's 1995 stripper fiasco is almost equally reviled as a terrible piece of crap and celebrated as a legitimate masterpiece of over-the-top camp trash. One element that received much bile upon release, and that has gained a cult following in the interim, is the performance of lead Elizabeth Berkley. As it turns out, that wasn't entirely the actress' choice as much as it was Verhoeven's. Showgirls turns 20 this years (that fact ...
It's no great stretch to call Showgirls a notorious film. Paul Verhoeven's 1995 stripper fiasco is almost equally reviled as a terrible piece of crap and celebrated as a legitimate masterpiece of over-the-top camp trash. One element that received much bile upon release, and that has gained a cult following in the interim, is the performance of lead Elizabeth Berkley. As it turns out, that wasn't entirely the actress' choice as much as it was Verhoeven's. Showgirls turns 20 this years (that fact ...
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