"You're out there on stage, hoping on a spot, someone gets in your way - step on ’em." Pathe is planning a 4K restoration re-release of the cult classic, critically-panned film from Paul Verhoeven that killed his career in Hollywood - Showgirls. To announce the upcoming re-release in theaters as well as on Blu-ray and VOD, they've unveiled a new trailer for the film which starred Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle Maclachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer and Robert Davi. Showgirls actually received the "NC-17" rating for "nudity and erotic sexuality throughout", perhaps because Verhoeven was given final cut after the success of Basic Instinct and didn't hold back, and it bombed at the box office. This trailer is obviously NSFW with nudity throughout, but that should be expected. Perhaps there are a few devoted Verhoeven fans out there.
Here's the new restored re-release trailer for Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, direct from Pathe's YouTube:
Nomi, a young drifter, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls. Showgirls was directed by acclaimed Dutch director Paul Verhoeven back in 1995, after he made Basic Instinct, and was infamously known as the film that killed his career in Hollywood. It ended up receiving a total of seven Golden Raspberry Awards for 1995, including Worst Picture and Worst Director. Despite dismal reviews and the negativity during release, the film has earned a kind of cult following in the years since. Pathe in France will be re-releasing Showgirls as a 4K restoration in theaters starting September 14th this fall. For more details on the French re-release, visit their website. No word if it will be hitting US theaters again. Anyone want to see this on the big screen?
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