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Revisiting 'Showgirls', 30 Years Later : Pop Culture Happy Hour Showgirls stars Elizabeth Berkley as a Vegas dancer trying to move up from a seedy club to a glamorous hotel show. Paul Verhoeven’s NC-17 movie was a notorious flop, but it is now considered a camp classic and a window into a moment of moral panic. Showgirls turns 30 this year, so today we’re revisiting our conversation about the film.


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Revisiting 'Showgirls', 30 Years Later

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Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls.

Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls. Murray Close/United Artists/ Supplied by Online USA, INC./Getty Images / Handout hide caption

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Showgirls stars Elizabeth Berkley as a Vegas dancer trying to move up from a seedy club to a glamorous hotel show. Paul Verhoeven's NC-17 movie was a notorious flop, but it is now considered a camp classic and a window into a moment of moral panic. Showgirls turns 30 this year, so today we're revisiting our conversation about the film.

Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture