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You Don't Nomi

That was the thing,was the kind of, "what the fuck?" Moments,where you're like, "did I...

That was the thing,
was the kind of, "what the fuck?" Moments,
where you're like, "did I really hear that?
Did I really see that?" If you knew the backstory,
a little bit of the dreams for what it was meant to be, it just made it
the most poignant comedy

Full Transcript

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That was the thing, was the kind of,
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"what the fuck?" Moments, where you're like,
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"did I really hear that? Did I really see that?"
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If you knew the backstory, a little bit of the dreams
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for what it was meant to be,
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it just made it the most poignant comedy.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:09
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.
I don't know how good you are, darling, - You Don't Nomi 00:08
I don't know how good you are, darling,
And one of them was on the board - You Don't Nomi 00:08
And one of them was on the board
Like, the audience got into it, - You Don't Nomi 00:06
Like, the audience got into it,
And that's how the first public - You Don't Nomi 00:06
And that's how the first public
Nayman: I mean, it was an easy target, and, you know, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Nayman: I mean, it was an easy target, and, you know,
The angles that people tried to hit it from - You Don't Nomi 00:07
The angles that people tried to hit it from
Nayman: "Showgirls" is also signaling - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Nayman: "Showgirls" is also signaling
My first viewing of “showgirls” - You Don't Nomi 00:10
My first viewing of “showgirls”
But I think what was atypical about that - You Don't Nomi 00:13
But I think what was atypical about that
The critics at the time who panned it, - You Don't Nomi 00:20
The critics at the time who panned it,
Nayman: Where I think the initial reviews - You Don't Nomi 00:13
Nayman: Where I think the initial reviews
Why is the film so ugly? Where's verhoeven's craft gone?" - You Don't Nomi 00:13
Why is the film so ugly? Where's verhoeven's craft...
There's wit not just in the choreography, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
There's wit not just in the choreography,
At the stardust, it moves from, like, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
At the stardust, it moves from, like,
It's like a history of musicals and a history of exploitation. - You Don't Nomi 00:04
It's like a history of musicals and a history of exploi...
It has these wonderfully expressionist images, - You Don't Nomi 00:11
It has these wonderfully expressionist images,
Nayman: Or Kyle maclachlan having that evil cellphone call - You Don't Nomi 00:08
Nayman: Or Kyle maclachlan having that evil cellphone call
Phil, you dumb fuck. Get back up here, would you? - You Don't Nomi 00:04
Phil, you dumb fuck. Get back up here, would you?
Nayman: This stuff is very accomplished - You Don't Nomi 00:07
Nayman: This stuff is very accomplished
In terms of the three claims in my book, - You Don't Nomi 00:27
In terms of the three claims in my book,