Showgirls

  • Theatrical - Wide 1995-09-22
Box Office Gross: $20,367,472
Running Time: 131 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Chargeurs, Charles Evans Productions, Carolco Pictures, Joe Eszterhas Productions, Ben Myron Productions
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JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle... See more and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.

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