Packed with more bonuses than a lap dancer’s bustier including games, juicy extras and exclusive party pack items, MGM Home Entertainment’s outrageously provocative camp classic makes a seductive limited edition DVD debut on July 27th with the Showgirls V.I.P. Edition. Directed by Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, RoboCop) and starring Elizabeth Berkley (The First Wives Club), Gina Gershon (Face/Off) and Kyle MacLachlan (“Sex And The City”), Showgirls is a “one-of-a-kind” (Washington Post) film that has reached cult status since its premiere nearly a decade ago. Showgirls follows the story of a naïve young dancer determined to find fame and fortune on the glittering Vegas strip.
Packaged as the definitive party-in-a-box DVD set for the suggested retail price of $39.98, the Showgirls V.I.P. Edition comes fully-clothed with a “Pin-The-Pasties-On-The-Showgirl” game (pasties and blindfold included), a deck of Showgirls playing cards, two Showgirls shot glasses to be used with non-alcoholic beverages, Elizabeth Berkley photo cards and a series of party games. In addition, the DVD boasts well-endowed features, including a new 16X9 widescreen format, a trivia track, a lap dance tutorial by the world-famous girls of Scores, an audio commentary by Showgirls expert David Schmader which also includes a video commentary by the Scores girls for the “Cheetahs Club” scene and an animated storyboard-to-film comparison (see next page for details).
The Showgirls V.I.P. Edition includes:
Party Pack Items Description
- “Pin-The-Pasties-On-The-Showgirl” game Includes two pasties, a blindfold, game rules and a Showgirls poster pin-up of Berkley.
- Showgirls shot glasses Two collectable shot glasses featuring the new Showgirls logo to be used with non-alcoholic beverages.
- Showgirls playing cards A collectable deck of playing cards featuring the new Showgirls logo.
- Photo cards Six photos featuring Berkley.
- Party games Includes four games that fans can play using the Showgirls party pack items and non-alcoholic beverages:
- “Sip Or Strip”
- “Showgirls A To Z”
- “Bad Tipper”
- “Champagne Room”
DVD Special Features Description
- Trivia track – feature-length, tongue-in-cheek trivia track.
- “Lap Dance Tutorial Featuring The World-Famous Girls Of Scores” featurette – Sitting in the perspective of a strip club customer, viewers receive a lesson on how to give a lap dance from the Scores girls.
- “Showgirls Diary” Animated storyboard-to-film comparison of four racy scenes, including sketches by Verhoeven.
- “The Greatest Movie Ever Made” audio commentary – Optional feature-length commentary by Showgirls expert David Schmader which also includes a video commentary by the Scores girls for the “Cheetahs Club” scene.
Showgirls is the story of Nomi Malone (Berkley) who has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl – what she doesn’t have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal (Gershon), Vegas’ reigning showgirl, Nomi wants everything she has – including her boyfriend (MacLachlan). And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive that it drives Nomi to desperate lengths – and devious heights – for fame in Sin City.
