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 and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
Production
$45 million budget for what looks like a fever dream
Acting
Berkley's feral commitment to every flailing limb
Costume
Thongs, sequins, and architectural hair
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Elizabeth Berkley
Nomi Malone
Kyle MacLachlan
Zack Carey
Gina Gershon
Cristal Connors
Glenn Plummer
James Smith
Robert Davi
Al Torres
Alan Rachins
Tony Moss
Gina Ravera
Molly Abrams
Lin Tucci
Henrietta Bazoom
Greg Travis
Phil Newkirk
Al Ruscio
Mr. Karlman
Patrick Bristow
Marty Jacobsen
William Shockley
Andrew Carver
Michelle Johnston
Gay
Dewey Weber
Jeff
Rena Riffel
Penny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas was paid a record $2 million for the script in 14 days. He later called it 'my guilty pleasure.'
The NC-17 rating killed its theatrical run, but midnight screenings transformed it into a Rocky Horror-style participatory phenomenon complete with thrown rice and call-and-response.
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