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1. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 6856213 Stripped-Down Facts About ‘Showgirls’ - Mental Floss

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   9. Showgirls is the highest-grossing NC-17 rated film of all time. Though getting slapped with an NC-17 is usually a death knell at the box office, Showgirls was made with that rating in mind ...

2. www.jstor.org › stable › 1350195The Naked Truth: 'Showgirls' and the Fate of the X/NC-17 Rating

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   The NC-1i7's immediate inheritance of the veneer of the X rating, and the subsequent box-office failure of Showgirls (1995), reaffirmed the economic liability of the rating system's adults-only category. When Henry &June (1990) and Showgirls (1995) received the NC-17 rating, it res- urrected hopes among filmmakers, critics, and audiences that ...

3. www.denofgeek.com › movies › how-showgirlsHow Showgirls (Eventually) Turned Into a Hit Movie

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   Jul 7, 2015 · “A waste of a perfectly good NC-17 rating” said Roger Ebert. “Showgirls would be offensive if it hadn’t been hyped,” wrote Empire.. “But it has.” “Though the filmmakers ...

4. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › showgirlsShowgirls Movie Review - Common Sense Media

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   Written by Anonymous. July 22, 2023. age 18+. Showgirls is a Women Movie in Las Vegas and is a Good Movie. But, Not for Babies, Kids or Teens. For Babies, If You Want a Best Good Movie, Watch Cars or Sesame Street Elmo Movies. For Kids, If You Want a Best Good Movie, Watch Daddy’s Home or Angry Birds Movie.

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   • Director: Paul Verhoeven

5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1995/09/22-caMOVIE REVIEWS : The Naked Truth About ‘Showgirls’

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   Sep 22, 1995 · Of all the opportunities “Showgirls” missed, the saddest one is the inability to make good use of its NC-17 rating by turning out a genuine piece of erotica or even good hearty trash.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › culture › articleHow Showgirls exposed the rot of our misogynistic culture - BBC

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   Jul 15, 2020 · A melodrama about backstabbing exotic dancers in Las Vegas, it was proudly sold as the first film to receive a wide, mass-market release on an adult-only NC-17 rating – which had replaced the ...

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   Is showgirls a waste of a NC-17 rating?

   • For Eszterhas, a second high profile project in Jade would meet a similar fate three weeks later. But Showgirls was the one taking the bigger criticisms. “A waste of a perfectly good NC-17 rating” said Roger Ebert. “ Showgirls would be offensive if it hadn’t been hyped,” wrote Empire.

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   Did Roger Ebert call showgirls a 'waste of a good NC-17 rating?

   • Below, discover more titillating facts about the flick that Roger Ebert once called a “waste of a perfectly good NC-17 rating.” 1. Joe Eszterhas came up with the idea while he was on vacation. Joe Eszterhas was fresh off the success of 1992’s Basic Instinct when he came up with the idea for Showgirls while on vacation in Maui.

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   Is Showgirls a good movie in Las Vegas for adults?

   • Showgirls is a Women Movie in Las Vegas and is a good movie for adults. However, it is not suitable for babies, kids, or teens. For babies, consider watching Cars or Sesame Street Elmo Movies instead. For kids, consider watching Daddy’s Home or Angry Birds Movie. For teens, consider watching A Quiet Place or Ted.

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   Is showgirls a good movie?

   • Adam Nayman, for one, has written a fascinatingly-argued book called It Doesn’t Suck: Showgirls, where across 128 pages, he contends that the movie is a misunderstood masterpiece. Certainly, as a piece of entertainment, Nayman has a case. I’d argue that Showgirls is a better film than Basic Instinct.

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   What is the highest-grossing NC-17 rated movie of all time?

   • 9. Showgirls is the highest-grossing NC-17 rated film of all time. Though getting slapped with an NC-17 is usually a death knell at the box office, Showgirls was made with that rating in mind. Showgirls has a lifetime gross of $20,350,754, which is good enough for first place.

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   Can someone who is 18 years old watch Showgirls?

   • You have to be at least 18 years old to watch Showgirls. If anyone under 18 years old watches Showgirls, please change the movie to appropriate movies such as Daddy’s Home or others that are not rated NC-17 or Adult. Rated R is still OK for persons under 18 years old. Thank you for the warning! What's the story?

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8. screenrant.com › showgirls-paul-verhoeven-behind10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Making Of Showgirls

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   Sep 1, 2020 · Verhoeven deliberately set out to make an elicit NC-17-rated movie and signed a contract to receive total control over the final cut of the film. This was unheard of at the time, as most filmmakers try to avoid NC-17 ratings from the get go, since the rating is seen as a box office death sentence.