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You Don't Nomi

Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.

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Jeffrey McHale

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Grade Five Films,XYZ Films

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Out to rule the world." - You Don't Nomi

Out to rule the world."

Woman: "The filmmaker's
incessant talk about vision, - You Don't Nomi

Woman: "The filmmaker's incessant talk about visio...

The real culprit is eszterhas,
swami of the high concept." - You Don't Nomi

The real culprit is eszterhas, swami of the high concept.&qu...

Woman: "If verhoeven hadn't
proven that he was once capable - You Don't Nomi

Woman: "If verhoeven hadn't proven that he was onc...

Woman:
"Showgirls" was also awarded - You Don't Nomi

Woman: "Showgirls" was also awarded

Worst picture of the decade
is "showgirls"! - You Don't Nomi

Worst picture of the decade is "showgirls"!

Schmader: The first time I saw
"showgirls" was in 1999, - You Don't Nomi

Schmader: The first time I saw "showgirls" was in ...

And in 1999,
my best friend mindy called, - You Don't Nomi

And in 1999, my best friend mindy called,

She was the one in high school
who was like, - You Don't Nomi

She was the one in high school who was like,

Read Margaret atwood." - You Don't Nomi

Read Margaret atwood."

It opens with nomi,
who is hitchhiking - You Don't Nomi

It opens with nomi, who is hitchhiking

And even the way
she holds her thumb - You Don't Nomi

And even the way she holds her thumb

Within, like,
the first six minutes, - You Don't Nomi

Within, like, the first six minutes,

Schmader:
This is the first of nomi - You Don't Nomi

Schmader: This is the first of nomi

Schmader: Why delicately
pull to the side of the road - You Don't Nomi

Schmader: Why delicately pull to the side of the road

Schmader: You can't look away
from "showgirls." - You Don't Nomi

Schmader: You can't look away from "showgirls.&quo...

Schmader: Molly saves her life
in a split second - You Don't Nomi

Schmader: Molly saves her life in a split second

The love theme comes in, - You Don't Nomi

The love theme comes in,

But it adds up to something, - You Don't Nomi

But it adds up to something,

Must be weird not having
anybody come on you. - You Don't Nomi

Must be weird not having anybody come on you.

That was the thing,
was the kind of, - You Don't Nomi

That was the thing, was the kind of,

I don't know how good you are,
darling, - You Don't Nomi

I don't know how good you are, darling,

And one of them was on the board - You Don't Nomi

And one of them was on the board

Like, the audience got into it, - You Don't Nomi

Like, the audience got into it,

And that's how the first public - You Don't Nomi

And that's how the first public

Nayman: I mean, it was an
easy target, and, you know, - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: I mean, it was an easy target, and, you know,

The angles that people tried
to hit it from - You Don't Nomi

The angles that people tried to hit it from

Nayman:
"Showgirls" is also signaling - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: "Showgirls" is also signaling

My first viewing of “showgirls” - You Don't Nomi

My first viewing of “showgirls”

But I think what was atypical
about that - You Don't Nomi

But I think what was atypical about that

The critics at the time
who panned it, - You Don't Nomi

The critics at the time who panned it,

Nayman: Where I think
the initial reviews - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: Where I think the initial reviews

Why is the film so ugly?
Where's verhoeven's craft gone?" - You Don't Nomi

Why is the film so ugly? Where's verhoeven's craft...

There's wit not just
in the choreography, - You Don't Nomi

There's wit not just in the choreography,

At the stardust,
it moves from, like, - You Don't Nomi

At the stardust, it moves from, like,

It's like a history of musicals
and a history of exploitation. - You Don't Nomi

It's like a history of musicals and a history of exploi...

It has these wonderfully
expressionist images, - You Don't Nomi

It has these wonderfully expressionist images,

Nayman: Or Kyle maclachlan
having that evil cellphone call - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: Or Kyle maclachlan having that evil cellphone call

Phil, you dumb fuck.
Get back up here, would you? - You Don't Nomi

Phil, you dumb fuck. Get back up here, would you?

Nayman: This stuff
is very accomplished - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: This stuff is very accomplished

In terms of
the three claims in my book, - You Don't Nomi

In terms of the three claims in my book,

Nayman: It is tremendously
and unapologetically tacky... - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: It is tremendously and unapologetically tacky...

Nayman: But it is also, in ways
that don't cancel that out, - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: But it is also, in ways that don't cancel that ...

Nayman:
The "masterpiece of shit" - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: The "masterpiece of shit"

And I would even go so far
as to say - You Don't Nomi

And I would even go so far as to say

Or bounces off of the stuff
that's good on purpose - You Don't Nomi

Or bounces off of the stuff that's good on purpose

The number of scenes - You Don't Nomi

The number of scenes

You know, I think that
the cheetah and the stardust, - You Don't Nomi

You know, I think that the cheetah and the stardust,

The opening scene and the
closing scene mirror each other. - You Don't Nomi

The opening scene and the closing scene mirror each other.

I mean, there's a lot
of really kind of deep-core - You Don't Nomi

I mean, there's a lot of really kind of deep-core

There's also, of course, - You Don't Nomi

There's also, of course,

Miss Malone, how did you feel
about the show tonight? - You Don't Nomi

Miss Malone, how did you feel about the show tonight?

I just hope that I can be
as good as the show. - You Don't Nomi

I just hope that I can be as good as the show.

Nayman:
Whether nomi is the next cristal - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: Whether nomi is the next cristal

But I also think that the mirror
works in "showgirls," - You Don't Nomi

But I also think that the mirror works in "showgirls,&q...

I don't think that mgm thought
they were gonna fill - You Don't Nomi

I don't think that mgm thought they were gonna fill

It's sort of supposed to be
an escape, - You Don't Nomi

It's sort of supposed to be an escape,

Are the mirrors here better, - You Don't Nomi

Are the mirrors here better,

In all the years
that I've been a critic, - You Don't Nomi

In all the years that I've been a critic,

And I always wondered, you know, - You Don't Nomi

And I always wondered, you know,

It's drearily pedestrian
and mainstream. - You Don't Nomi

It's drearily pedestrian and mainstream.

It pretends that the open
display of body parts and sex - You Don't Nomi

It pretends that the open display of body parts and sex

In its basic structure,
it's as formulaic - You Don't Nomi

In its basic structure, it's as formulaic

But, you know, then you have - You Don't Nomi

But, you know, then you have

Nayman: Paul verhoeven
basically invented the idea - You Don't Nomi

Nayman: Paul verhoeven basically invented the idea

You know, his biography
is really fascinating - You Don't Nomi

You know, his biography is really fascinating

And so verhoeven, who, you know,
came out of the box - You Don't Nomi

And so verhoeven, who, you know, came out of the box

It's not that it's necessarily
a hostile or a repressive place, - You Don't Nomi

It's not that it's necessarily a hostile or a repr...

A film like "turkish delight”
is not gonna pass unnoticed, - You Don't Nomi

A film like "turkish delight” is not gonna pass unnotic...

I mean,
it got an Oscar nomination, - You Don't Nomi

I mean, it got an Oscar nomination,

"Spetters,” which is about
three young men - You Don't Nomi

"Spetters,” which is about three young men

Not a film
that is itself homophobic, - You Don't Nomi

Not a film that is itself homophobic,

Verhoeven's Dutch films
are the work of somebody - You Don't Nomi

Verhoeven's Dutch films are the work of somebody

It's funny that for a lot
of European filmmakers, - You Don't Nomi

It's funny that for a lot of European filmmakers,

In verhoeven's case, it's semi
where he kind of got sent to - You Don't Nomi

In verhoeven's case, it's semi where he kind of go...

And then you have
this whole second cycle, - You Don't Nomi

And then you have this whole second cycle,

Sconce: Even in the mid-'90s, - You Don't Nomi

Sconce: Even in the mid-'90s,

And the same thing was said
about "starship troopers." - You Don't Nomi

And the same thing was said about "starship troopers.&q...

This is a narrative
that Hollywood historians - You Don't Nomi

This is a narrative that Hollywood historians

They got these very European
avant-garde takes - You Don't Nomi

They got these very European avant-garde takes

Enroll in the federal service
for not less than two years - You Don't Nomi

Enroll in the federal service for not less than two years

Mlotek: His motivation when it
comes to depicting America - You Don't Nomi

Mlotek: His motivation when it comes to depicting America

The enforcement droid,
series 209, - You Don't Nomi

The enforcement droid, series 209,

209 is currently programmed
for urban pacification, - You Don't Nomi

209 is currently programmed for urban pacification,

Mlotek: When you look
at his movies as a whole, - You Don't Nomi

Mlotek: When you look at his movies as a whole,

I think you'd better do
what he says, Mr. Kinney. - You Don't Nomi

I think you'd better do what he says, Mr. Kinney.

Ed-209: You now have
five seconds to comply. - You Don't Nomi

Ed-209: You now have five seconds to comply.

I am now authorized to use
physical force. - You Don't Nomi

I am now authorized to use physical force.

Mlotek: Or you look
at "basic instinct” - You Don't Nomi

Mlotek: Or you look at "basic instinct”

Honey, I thought I'd seen
everything before. - You Don't Nomi

Honey, I thought I'd seen everything before.

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Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.

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Director: Jeffrey McHale

Writer: N/A

Production: Grade Five Films,XYZ Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Jun 2020

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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