Anatomy of a Nude Scene: Elizabeth Berkley and Gina Gershon in Showgirls

The dangers of high camp

Showgirls can finally be recognized for its achievements in the realm if high camp. Elizabeth Berkley (at the time, best-known as “Jessie” from the sitcom Saved by the Bell) steps into the role of Nomi, a not-so-wide-eyed woman determined to make it big on the Las Vegas stage. First, she takes a job at the Cheetah Club, careful not to do anything that might get her branded a “whore,” even though she gives “Zack” (a character in the film who coincidentally has the same name as Jessie’s former Saved by the Bell classmate) quite a lapdance in the club and later on, a hilariously enthusiast ride in the pool of his mansion.


 

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