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You Don't Nomi

Or you lookat "basic instinct” which says a lot about the wayAmerican men of lesser...

Mlotek: Or you look
at "basic instinct” which says a lot about the way
American men of lesser intelligence
like to think about themselves as the hero
of their own stories, which is my favorite
part of it

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Mlotek: Or you look at "basic instinct”
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which says a lot about the way American men
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of lesser intelligence like to think about themselves
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as the hero of their own stories,
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which is my favorite part of it...
Duration
13 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:42
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.
Honey, I thought I'd seen everything before. - You Don't Nomi 00:04
Honey, I thought I'd seen everything before.
I've told her. I thought it was the fuck of the century. - You Don't Nomi 00:04
I've told her. I thought it was the fuck of the century...
Mlotek: And then you get to "showgirls," - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Mlotek: And then you get to "showgirls,"
Like, you think it's this den of responsible hedonism, - You Don't Nomi 00:19
Like, you think it's this den of responsible hedonism,
He's trying to, like, best somebody we consider - You Don't Nomi 00:27
He's trying to, like, best somebody we consider
And sex was sort of just in the background - You Don't Nomi 00:12
And sex was sort of just in the background
Nayman: You know, the coed showers in "starship troopers." - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Nayman: You know, the coed showers in "starship trooper...
Whenever he moves that stuff to the foreground - You Don't Nomi 00:19
Whenever he moves that stuff to the foreground
People just sort of said, "what a pervert." - You Don't Nomi 00:07
People just sort of said, "what a pervert."
In 1992, Paul verhoeven and Joe eszterhas - You Don't Nomi 00:09
In 1992, Paul verhoeven and Joe eszterhas
They were really doubling down - You Don't Nomi 00:06
They were really doubling down
So if it's by using sexuality or nudity or whatever, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
So if it's by using sexuality or nudity or whatever,
I thought, you know, we could do a musical - You Don't Nomi 00:13
I thought, you know, we could do a musical
There is no one better at that as a director - You Don't Nomi 00:09
There is no one better at that as a director
Nayman: Joe eszterhas for a while - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Nayman: Joe eszterhas for a while
He's a guy who began his career as a journalist - You Don't Nomi 00:10
He's a guy who began his career as a journalist
Hustler-trashy-pulpy side to him. - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Hustler-trashy-pulpy side to him.
Nayman: Something like "flashdance," - You Don't Nomi 00:08
Nayman: Something like "flashdance,"
I mean, that's the kind of storyteller he is. - You Don't Nomi 00:06
I mean, that's the kind of storyteller he is.
And I think it's not a surprise - You Don't Nomi 00:08
And I think it's not a surprise