The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes24%
Metacritic25/100
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
1,436 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Dave StewartOriginal Music Composer
- Joe EszterhasWriter
Cast
- Elizabeth BerkleyNomi Malone
- Kyle MacLachlanZack Carey
- Gina GershonCristal Connors
- Glenn PlummerJames Smith
- Robert DaviAl Torres
- Alan RachinsTony Moss
- Gina RaveraMolly Abrams
- Lin TucciHenrietta Bazoom
- Greg TravisPhil Newkirk
- Al RuscioMr. Karlman
- Patrick BristowMarty Jacobsen
- William ShockleyAndrew Carver
Stills
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Themes
dancinggo-go dancerstripteasespanneraffectationseductionsexappealstrip clubrivalrylas vegascampymalicious