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You Don't Nomi

In 2003, I was askedto contribute to a special forum on "showgirls"in film quarterly, and...

Sconce: In 2003, I was asked
to contribute to a special forum on "showgirls"
in film quarterly, and I was glad
to do so at that time because by then my opinion
of the film had really changed

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Sconce: In 2003, I was asked to contribute to a special forum
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on "showgirls" in film quarterly,
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and I was glad to do so at that time
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because by then my opinion of the film had really changed.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:20
Uploaded
Jun 12, 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.
I'll admit the first time I saw it, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I'll admit the first time I saw it,
But I think it's easy just to sort of see it as a failed film. - You Don't Nomi 00:04
But I think it's easy just to sort of see it as a faile...
J nanananalj - You Don't Nomi 00:14
J nanananalj
If you see it a second time, you start to realize - You Don't Nomi 00:15
If you see it a second time, you start to realize
Once I kind of made the jump, you know, the leap of faith - You Don't Nomi 00:24
Once I kind of made the jump, you know, the leap of faith
Sconce: The scene that really sort of made me realize - You Don't Nomi 00:17
Sconce: The scene that really sort of made me realize
And, you know, if you watch this scene with an audience, - You Don't Nomi 00:06
And, you know, if you watch this scene with an audience,
And I think it's obviously... It's meant to be funny - You Don't Nomi 00:07
And I think it's obviously... It's meant to be fun...
There is a certain cynicism, I think, - You Don't Nomi 00:21
There is a certain cynicism, I think,
Is this meant to be a portrayal of sex, - You Don't Nomi 00:06
Is this meant to be a portrayal of sex,
Seeing as this is all being staged in her attempts - You Don't Nomi 00:11
Seeing as this is all being staged in her attempts
Nayman: The choreography in that dolphin-fountain sex scene - You Don't Nomi 00:12
Nayman: The choreography in that dolphin-fountain sex scene
There it was, "look, don't touch." - You Don't Nomi 00:05
There it was, "look, don't touch."
There's an idea of a barrier between them - You Don't Nomi 00:04
There's an idea of a barrier between them
He was in her establishment earlier, - You Don't Nomi 00:11
He was in her establishment earlier,
This is so she can be in the show - You Don't Nomi 00:09
This is so she can be in the show
The film's view of the world - You Don't Nomi 00:08
The film's view of the world
Schmader: After the pool scene, I stopped and asked - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Schmader: After the pool scene, I stopped and asked
A great question about "showgirls" - You Don't Nomi 00:07
A great question about "showgirls"
There's a point when cristal Connors - You Don't Nomi 00:05
There's a point when cristal Connors