

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
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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