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You Don't Nomi

If you make a movie thateverybody considers as bad, and it disappearsinto no-man's-land...

If you make a movie that
everybody considers as bad, and it disappears
into no-man's-land immediately, that's much worse, I think, than being glorified
for the worst movie of the year

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If you make a movie that everybody considers as bad,
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and it disappears into no-man's-land immediately,
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that's much worse, I think,
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than being glorified for the worst movie of the year.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:38
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.
Schmader: At the time, it seemed really healthy, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Schmader: At the time, it seemed really healthy,
I used a style - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I used a style
The best comparison would be to look at, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
The best comparison would be to look at,
That was perhaps difficult, at that time, - You Don't Nomi 00:07
That was perhaps difficult, at that time,
I mean, that's another theory. - You Don't Nomi 00:05
I mean, that's another theory.
Nayman: Even in trying to write about the relationship - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Nayman: Even in trying to write about the relationship
Nayman: There's a queer line that runs through the movie - You Don't Nomi 00:11
Nayman: There's a queer line that runs through the movi...
Baume: The parallels between "showgirls" - You Don't Nomi 00:11
Baume: The parallels between "showgirls"
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