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Saturday October 21
11:00pm

SHOWGIRLS with David Schmader

Upon its release in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's SHOWGIRLS was immediately lambasted as one of the worst films ever -- a big, gaudy, vulgar, and perverse cinematic disaster of epic proportions. Revisiting SHOWGIRLS in 2000, writer and performer DAVID SCHMADER discovers that Verhoeven's humiliating failure is also the single most entertaining movie ever made. Don't miss this one-night-only screening of SHOWGIRLS, hosted by the venerable Mr. Schmader. He'll cast a fresh aesthetic eye over the ruins of Verhoeven's "hard-hitting portrait of the sexy, gritty lives of Las Vegas dancers" as he uncovers a new world of meaning. Join us as he exposes pertinent motifs, provides live-action commentary, and introduces a new breed of filmgoers to the sublime pleasure of watching others fail.

SHOWGIRLS; Paul Verhoeven, director; 1995; USA; 90 minutes; video

Egyptian Theatre