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You Don't Nomi

The parallelsbetween "showgirls" and the gay experienceare that nomi sets out on her own...

Baume: The parallels
between "showgirls" and the gay experience
are that nomi sets out on her own to reinvent herself,
to set out into the world and find the big city
and chase her dreams

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Baume: The parallels between "showgirls"
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and the gay experience are that nomi sets out
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on her own to reinvent herself, to set out into the world
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and find the big city and chase her dreams.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:06
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Grade Five Films,XYZ Films

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Movie Summary

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.
That is something that a lot of queer people do. - You Don't Nomi 00:04
That is something that a lot of queer people do.
They leave whatever unfortunate circumstances are behind, - You Don't Nomi 00:19
They leave whatever unfortunate circumstances are behind,
Another reason that nomi resonates is because - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Another reason that nomi resonates is because
Baume: She is starving for sexual attention, - You Don't Nomi 00:08
Baume: She is starving for sexual attention,
Often they're victims, or they don't realize their power, - You Don't Nomi 00:06
Often they're victims, or they don't realize their...
I'm not saying that it's a good thing, - You Don't Nomi 00:16
I'm not saying that it's a good thing,
Baume: Nomi has a chosen family that she builds and looks after. - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Baume: Nomi has a chosen family that she builds and looks af...
They all seem very fixated on unhealthy sexual attention - You Don't Nomi 00:10
They all seem very fixated on unhealthy sexual attention
That's one of the other reasons that I think "showgirls" - You Don't Nomi 00:05
That's one of the other reasons that I think "show...
When one of her friends is bashed, she bashes back. - You Don't Nomi 00:05
When one of her friends is bashed, she bashes back.
And so that's a revenge fantasy - You Don't Nomi 00:19
And so that's a revenge fantasy
Schmader: I'd been doing the screenings - You Don't Nomi 00:07
Schmader: I'd been doing the screenings
I was working at the stranger newspaper, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I was working at the stranger newspaper,
And I was absolutely sure - You Don't Nomi 00:07
And I was absolutely sure
They were excited about what I was doing, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
They were excited about what I was doing,
And after that, everything changed - You Don't Nomi 00:07
And after that, everything changed
Once they had a product that they could sell - You Don't Nomi 00:12
Once they had a product that they could sell
I was ready for a cease and desist, - You Don't Nomi 00:08
I was ready for a cease and desist,
Sconce: In 2003, I was asked to contribute to a special forum - You Don't Nomi 00:15
Sconce: In 2003, I was asked to contribute to a special foru...
I'll admit the first time I saw it, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I'll admit the first time I saw it,