Showgirls (1995)
Showgirls (1995)
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Cast & Crew.
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
Patrick Bristow
Marty Jacobsen
Al Ruscio
Mr. Karlman
Paul Verhoeven
Director
William Shockley
Andrew Carver
Bobbie Phillips
Dee
Joe Eszterhas
Writer
Dewey Weber
Jeff
Charles Evans
Producer
Rena Riffel
Penny / Hope
Alan Marshall
Producer
Dave Stewart
Composer
Lisa Boyle
Sonny
Jost Vacano
Cinematographer
Jack McGee
Jack
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Caroline Key Johnson
Nadia
Mark Helfrich
Editor
Julie Pop
Nurse
Jacob Witkin
Caesar
Elaine J. Huzzar
CastingDirector
Kristen Knittle
Al Torres' Girl
Johanna Ray
CastingDirector
Allan Cameron
ProductionDesigner
Carrie Ann Inaba
Goddess Dancer
Ashley Nation
Julie's Daughter
Kevin Stea
Daryl
Michelle Johnston
Gay Carpenter
Michael Cooke
Casino Lecher
Joan Foley
Jail Matron
Bethany Chesser
Finalist Dancer
Melinda Songer
Nicky
María Díaz
Yoga Dancer
Melissa Williams
Julie
Danté McCarthy
Carmi
Madison Clark
Classes Dancer
Ungela Brockman
Annie
Lance Davis
Bell Captain
Jim Ishida
Mr. Okida
Terry Beeman
Felix
Alexander Folk
Booking Sergeant
Matt Battaglia
Andrew Carver's Bodyguard
Teo
Andrew Carver's Bodyguard
Melanie Jeffcoat
Versace Saleswoman
Alexander Zale
Doctor
Irene Olga López
Personnel Woman
Pamela Anderson
Party Singer
Jana Walker
Secretary
Christina Robinette
Receptionist
Jim Wise
Loudmouth at Cheetah
Michael Shure
Drunk at Cheetah
Geoff Callan
Drunk at Cheetah
Rick Marotta
Long-Haired Drunk
Paul Bates
Bouncer at Cheetah
Jean Barrett
Change Girl
Gary Devaney
Texan at Spago
Gene Ellison-Jones
Texan at Spago
Fernando Celis
Hector
Bob Dunn
Chimp Trainer
Cory Melander
Julie's Son
Sean Breen
Reporter
Elizabeth Kennedy
Photographer
Katherine Manning
Reporter
Warren Reno
Crave Club Bouncer
Ken Enomoto
Cheetah Customer
Y. Hero Abe
Cheetah Customer
Rodney Ueno
Cheetah Customer
Kathleen McTeague
Al Torres' Girl
Sage Peart
Paramedic
Michael Washington
Crave Club Heckler
Sebastian La Cause
Sal
Debbie Ables
Goddess Dancer
Lindsley Allen
Dancer
Bryan Anthony
Goddess Dancer
Christopher D. Childers
Goddess Dancer
Tyce Diorio
Goddess Dancer
Eric L. Ellis
Goddess Dancer
Deena Grassia
Goddess Dancer
John Jacquet Jr.
Goddess Dancer
Laurie Kanyok
Goddess Dancer
Caitlin McLean
Goddess Dancer
Suzi McDonald
Goddess Dancer
Lisa Ratzin
Goddess Dancer
Salvatore Vassallo
Goddess Dancer
Kim Wolfe
Goddess Dancer
Jamy Woodbury
Goddess Dancer
Jason Yribar
Goddess Dancer
Judette Warren
Goddess Dancer
Lonetta Pugh
Baby Fat Dancer
Kelly St. Romaine
Melon Dancer
Danielle Burgio
Ear and Nose Dancer
Micki Duran
Dancer
Michelle Elkin
Other Audition Dancer
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
Other Audition Dancer
Andrea Moen
Other Audition Dancer
Nancy O'Meara
Other Audition Dancer
Sandra Plazinic
Other Audition Dancer
Laurie Sposit
Other Audition Dancer
Tonya Tovias
Other Audition Dancer
Michelle Zeitlin
Other Audition Dancer
Chris Tedesco
Jazz Combo
Larry Washington
Jazz Combo
Patrick Seymour
Jazz Combo
Robb Vallier
Jazz Combo
Anne Gaybis
Cheetah Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Anderson
Pool Partygoer (uncredited) / Driver
Justin Armao
Club Goer (uncredited)
Richard Atchley
Club Patron (uncredited)
Stephen Austin-Skordiles
Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Anthony Backman
Cheetah Customer / Club Dancer (uncredited)
JoAnn Bush
Wardrobe Assistant (uncredited)
Trevor Coppola
Dancer (uncredited)
David Garry
Crave Club Heckler #2 (uncredited)
Amber Herrel
Cheetah Dancer (uncredited)
Tyler Keegan
Caesar's Palace Forum Shopper (uncredited)
Gorja Max
Policeman (uncredited)
Joe Everett Michaels
Goddess Dancer (uncredited)
Matty J Murillo
Club Patron (uncredited)
Christy Oldenkamp
Clubgoer (uncredited)
Bruce Pobanz
Tourist (uncredited)
Timothy Scott Ralston
Penny's Friend (uncredited)
Eric Ritter
Car Driver / Fighter (uncredited)
Lisa Robinson
Club Patron (uncredited)
Richard Roraback
Clubgoer (uncredited)
Andreanna Veith
Goddess Dancer (uncredited)
Lenny Wilson
Lenny the Meatcarver (uncredited)
Stephen McLaughlin
Music Score Producer
Matthias Gohl
Conductor / Music Arranger / Orchestrator
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
William F. O'Brien
Art Direction
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
Timothy A. Miguel
Makeup Artist
Thomas E. Surprenant
Makeup Artist
Marvin Walowitz
Sound Editor
Elliott Koretz
Sound Editor
Heather Burton
Stunts
Kirk A. Holland
Driver
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Donna Evans
Stunts
Ben Myron
Co-Producer
Marie-Ange Ripka
Hairstylist
Ellen H. Schwartz
First Assistant Director
Robert Latham Brown
Unit Production Manager
Amy Lauritsen
Second Second Assistant Director
Maggie Murphy
Second Assistant Director
Jamie Marshall
Second Second Assistant Director
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Laura M. O'Brien
Art Department Coordinator
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joseph Geisinger
Production Sound Mixer
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Burt Dalton
Special Effects Coordinator
LaFaye Baker
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Steve Blalock
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts / Stunt Coordinator
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Mark De Alessandro
Stunts
Danny Epper
Stunts
Joe Dunne
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Lanier Edwards
Stunts
Marcia Holley
Stunts
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Chris Howell
Stunts
Brett A. Jones
Stunts
Maria R. Kelly
Stunts
Vinita McClennon
Stunts
Jean Malahni
Stunts / Stunt Double
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Chris Palermo
Stunts
Alan Oliney
Stunts
Ruth A. Redfern
Stunts
J. Suzanne Rampe
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Kurtis Epper
Stunts
Jennifer Watson-Johnston
Stunts
Kira Tashjian
Stunts
Jim Grce
Gaffer
Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor
Lynn Ehrensperger
Associate Producer
Jane Aull
Makeup Artist
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Diane Cummings
Makeup Artist
Laura De'Atley
Makeup Artist
Lyssa Wittlin Baumert
Makeup Artist
Julie M. Woods
Additional Hairstylist
Alicia M. Tripi
Hairstylist
Jennifer Dawson
First Assistant Property Master
Dick Girod
Paint Coordinator
Dwayne Grady
Assistant Property Master
Sean Haworth
Other
Scott Kennedy
Set Dresser
Anthony Klaiman
Leadman
Gary A. Lee
Assistant Art Director
John Leimanis
Assistant Art Director
Gregory Lynch Jr.
Carpenter
Jack M. Marino
Property Master
Randy Martens
Greensman
James F. Orendorff
Construction Foreman
Sandra Renfroe
Set Dresser
Mike Rutgard
Set Dresser
Jerry Sargent
Construction Foreman
Mike Sasgen
Carpenter
John Schacht
Leadman
James E. Tocci
Assistant Art Director
David Touster
Assistant Property Master
Stan Tropp
Set Designer
Randy L. Childs
Propmaker
Steven Kissick
Propmaker
Dale Snyder
Prop Maker
Jason Vanover
Greensman
Lyndell Wolff
Carpenter
Ulrika Akander
ADR Editor
Michael J. Benavente
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Dean Beville
Sound Effects Editor
Joseph A. Brennan
Sound Engineer
Raul A. Bruce
Boom Operator
Mike Chock
Foley Editor
James Christopher
Sound Effects Editor
Susan Dudeck
Supervising ADR Editor
Ezra Dweck
Sound Effects
Judee Flick
Foley Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Fowler
Sound Recordist
Don Givens
Foley Recordist
Aaron Glascock
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Dana Gustafson
Sound Assistant
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
David Jobe
Foley Mixer
R.J. Kizer
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Lindemann
Foley Editor
Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist
Rudy Pi
Sound Recordist
Randy Piotroski
ADR Recordist
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Lucifer Roesch
Foley Artist
Monique 'Nico' Salvato
ADR Editor
Curt Schulkey
ADR Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Editor
Charles Ewing Smith
Foley Editor
Mark Steinbeck
Boom Operator
Robert Ulrich
ADR Editor
Hugo Weng
Dialogue Editor
Linda Yeaney
Sound Assistant
William Aldridge
Special Effects Technician
Rodney M. Byrd
Special Effects Manager
Gary D'Amico
Special Effects Technician
Albert Delgado
Special Effects Technician
Jim Doyle
Special Effects Technician
Chuck Hessey
Special Effects Technician
Corey Pritchett
Special Effects
Michael Wilmot
Special Effects Technician
Thad Beier
Visual Effects
Daniel Chuba
Visual Effects
Jamie Dixon
Visual Effects
Larry Weiss
Visual Effects
Shelley S. Boyle
Stunts
Greg Brickman
Stunts
Steven Chambers
Stunts
Michael John
Stunts
Jamie Sue Johnson
Stunts
Gene Williams
Stunts
Jack Anderson
Additional Camera
John Armstrong
Generator Operator / Driver
Huston Beaumont
Grip
David R. Christensen
Best Boy Electric
Murray Close
Still Photographer
Jacquiline Compton
Second Assistant 'B' Camera
Pam Connor
Grip
Frank Dorowsky
Rigging Gaffer
Sean Finnegan
Grip
Gavin Gharrity
Camera Production Assistant
Jeff Gregos
Electrician
Anette Haellmigk
Second Unit Director of Photography / Additional Camera
Daniel R. Haizlip
Best Boy Grip
Paul Hazard
Lighting Artist
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
Key Grip
Larry Huston
First Assistant 'A' Camera / Steadicam Operator
Gregory Irwin
Additional First Assistant Camera
Michael Keller
Lighting Technician
Anton Leach
Grip
Bob Leitelt
Rigging Gaffer
Jeffrey S. Lorenz
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Brian Lukas
Lighting Artist
Charles May II
Video Assist Operator
Larry McConkey
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Jack E. McLean Jr.
Lighting Artist
Peter Morse
Lighting Design
Ron Newburn
Rigging Gaffer
Bill O'Drobinak
Additional Camera
Tom O'Halloran
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Steve Owen
Rigging Grip
John Owens
Lighting Artist
Louis Ramos
Lighting Artist
Frank Ryan
Grip
Darrell B. Sheldon
Dolly Grip
Chris Silver
Grip
Charles Smith
Rigging Grip
Nick Storr
Generator Operator
Andrew Taylor
Key Rigging Grip
Joseph T. Terranova
Lighting Technician
Rick Uva
Grip
Jeff White
Rigging Gaffer
Susan Zwilling
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Jacqueline Brennan Berardi
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Brian Dzyak
Camera Loader
Douglas Kirkland
Still Photographer
Henry Minski
Assistant Camera
Ajay Dass
Extras Casting
Mary Jane Fendler
Casting Assistant
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Talia Jones
Casting Assistant
Marilee Lear
Extras Casting
Sally Lear
Extras Casting
Randy Sabusawa
Casting Associate
Marjorie Noble
Location Casting
Robin Borman-Wizan
Costumer
Ann Culotta
Costumer
Lois DeArmond
Costume Illustrator
Cynthia L. Hamilton
Assistant Costume Designer
Deborah Hopper
Costume Supervisor
Cheryl Scarano
Costumer
Peggy A. Schnitzer
Costumer
Gianni Versace
Costume Designer
Timothy A. Wonsik
Costumer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
John Bickford
Dailies Technician
Nicolas De Toth
Assistant Editor
Teressa Longo
Assistant Editor
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Caroline Ross
Additional Editor
Ian Slater
First Assistant Editor
Michael Anthony
Assistant Location Manager
William Bowling
Location Manager
Petra Frazer
Location Production Assistant
Patrick Mignano
Assistant Location Manager
Peter Afterman
Music Consultant
Liam Bates
Orchestrator
Chris 'Snake' Davis
Musician
Terry Disley
Musician
Steve Durkee
Scoring Mixer
Kat Evans
Musician
Claudia Fontaine
Vocals
Robin Glenn
Music Supervisor
Eileen Gregory
Music Coordinator
Chucho Merchan
Musician
Chris Sharrock
Musician
Phil Todd
Musician
Cleveland Watkiss
Vocals
Elizabeth Wendel
Music Consultant
Richard Whitfield
Music Editor
Nick Wollage
Score Engineer
Mark Berrow
Musician
Steve Mair
Musician
Brian L. McCarty
Music Coordinator
Clay Bartholomew
Driver
Ken Bellanca
Driver
Kenneth G. Bilbee
Driver
Jim Chesney
Transportation Coordinator
Frank D. DeFries
Driver
John Hood
Driver
John 'J.P.' Pratt
Driver
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 22, 1995
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Content RatingNC-17
Budget$45,000,000
Box Office$20,350,754
Filming LocationsLas Vegas Valley · Riviera Hotel and Casino, United States of America · Los Angeles, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Showgirls is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven from a script written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera.
Produced on a then-sizable budget of around $45 million, significant controversy and hype surrounding the film's amounts of sex and nudity preceded its theatrical release. In the United States, the film was rated NC-17 for "nudity and erotic sexuality throughout, some graphic language, and sexual violence." Showgirls was the first (and to date only) NC-17-rated film to be given a wide release in mainstream theaters. Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) dispatched several hundred staffers to theaters across North America playing Showgirls to ensure that patrons would not sneak into the theater from other films, and to make sure film-goers were over the age of 17. Audience restriction due to the NC-17 rating, coupled with poor reviews, resulted in the film becoming a box-office bomb, grossing just $37.8 million against a budget of $45 million.
Despite a negative theatrical and critical consensus, Showgirls enjoyed success on the home video market, generating more than $100 million from video rentals, allowing the film to turn a profit and became one of MGM's top-20 all-time bestsellers. For its video premiere, Verhoeven prepared an R-rated cut for rental outlets that would not carry NC-17 films. This edited version runs 3 minutes shorter (128 minutes) and deletes some of the more graphic footage. Showgirls was universally panned upon release and is consistently ranked as one of the worst films ever made. Despite this, Showgirls has become regarded as a cult film and has been subject to critical re-evaluation, with some notable directors and critics considering it a serious satire worthy of praise.