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Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

Documentary

A look at the production and enduring popularity of a modern trash classic from those bad boys behind 1992's Basic Instinct, the infamous screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and the envelope pushing director Paul Verhoeven. In 1995, their next film collaboration, Showgirls, was unleashed upon the world.

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Language

EN

Status

Post Production

Cast

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Self

Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley

Self

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Self

Joe Eszterhas

Joe Eszterhas

Self

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Self

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