Whenever he movesthat stuff to the foreground and makes a moviethat has a texture that's...
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Whenever he moves
that stuff to the foreground and makes a movie
that has a texture that's more overtly sexual,
like "basic instinct,” which is still enough
of a thriller that people could watch it, where "showgirls," all of
a sudden people didn't think he was a satirist
or a commentator or that he was being funny
or that he was being sly
that stuff to the foreground and makes a movie
that has a texture that's more overtly sexual,
like "basic instinct,” which is still enough
of a thriller that people could watch it, where "showgirls," all of
a sudden people didn't think he was a satirist
or a commentator or that he was being funny
or that he was being sly
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Whenever he moves
that stuff to the foreground
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and makes a movie
that has a texture
00:00:05.922 --> 00:00:09.164
that's more overtly sexual,
like "basic instinct,”
00:00:09.217 --> 00:00:11.172
which is still enough
of a thriller
00:00:11.219 --> 00:00:12.008
that people could watch it,
00:00:12.846 --> 00:00:15.212
where "showgirls," all of
a sudden people didn't think
00:00:15.265 --> 00:00:17.999
he was a satirist
or a commentator
00:00:17.999 --> 00:00:18.868
or that he was being funny
or that he was being sly.
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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.
