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Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 5:05 pm
by brian
Showgirls (1995)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon
Running Time: 131 minutes
Budget: $45 million
Box Office: $37.8 million
Streaming availability: Appears to be none.
On-demand/PPV: $2.99/$3.99 on Amazon/most streaming, cable services
Start Time: 9 p.m. (movie starts at 9:10 p.m.)

(I've never seen this movie. I'm pretty psyched to do a movie I haven't seen.)

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:23 pm
by A_B
Real genius should be in the queue.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:37 pm
by EdRomero
Swamp Quarantine Circle Jerk!

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:56 pm
by brian
EdRomero wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:37 pm Swamp Quarantine Circle Jerk!
Not using my Zoom account for that.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:01 pm
by Johnny Carwash
Have never seen it, either.

(Showgirls, not brian jerking off.)

(I mean, not that either...)

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:18 pm
by DSafetyGuy
I feel like the overwhelming majority of us will b seeing it for the first time.

And, you can direct your ire to me when its over, as this was my suggestion.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:38 pm
by Pruitt
Oh, it is so fucking bad!

And there's tits in it as well.

So, so bad.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:57 pm
by Johnny Carwash
Pruitt wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:38 pm And there's tits in it as well.
Shit, would have seen it if I had known.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:58 pm
by Giff
Another one I've never seen.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:59 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Johnny Carwash wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:57 pm
Pruitt wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:38 pm And there's tits in it as well.
Shit, would have seen it if I had known.
This. This is a good post.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:00 pm
by brian
I'm looking forward to augmenting my vast knowledge of the Las Vegas strip club industry.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:14 pm
by sancarlos
I have seen it in all it's glory. On the negative side, Elizabeth Berkley is a poor actress. On the positive side, she spends much of this film being nekkid.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:18 pm
by Nonlinear FC
To the point that you kind of start forgetting to care about boobs by the end.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 17 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:19 pm
by bfj
The 17th is a Friday.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:46 pm
by brian
Thanks I edited the title. It is still Thursday.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:50 pm
by Johnnie
"See, darling, you really are a whore."

Gina Gershon was the chick when I was 12 that made me go "Holy shit, I fucking love brunettes now." And her lips are incredible. I had just never seen a chick with a face like hers.

Then she did a movie called Bound with Jennifer Tilly that is still an all timer because of their sex scene.

Excellent good 'bad' movie.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:26 pm
by Johnny Carwash
Yeah, Gina Gershon was hot as fuck (and judging by an image search, still looks pretty good in her mid-50s). And I say this without having seen Showgirls.

Was going to say she is the type where if you described her to someone else, wouldn't sound that hot, but then watch her and you get it.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:48 am
by The Sybian
Am I the only one who saw this movie when it came out? Sophomore year of college, and the excitement we all had to see Jessie Spano naked in sex scenes was must see material. It was sooooo bad, nobody cared about anything other than how painfully bad it was. The big sex scene had everyone laughing out loud at the horrible acting.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:35 pm
by EdRomero
The Sybian wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:48 am Am I the only one who saw this movie when it came out? Sophomore year of college, and the excitement we all had to see Jessie Spano naked in sex scenes was must see material. It was sooooo bad, nobody cared about anything other than how painfully bad it was. The big sex scene had everyone laughing out loud at the horrible acting.
It was very exciting coming out. It was supposed to be the next Basic Instinct but with the nerd form Saved by the Bell -- what's better than that. I remember junior year in college, they played the movie on E! all the time and they forgot to blur out the boobs in the background. Good times.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:56 pm
by mister d
Is it commonly accepted that Jessie was clearly ranked 3rd of the 3, or is my anti-tall bias showing?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:10 pm
by A_B
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:56 pm Is it commonly accepted that Jessie was clearly ranked 3rd of the 3, or is my anti-tall bias showing?
Well some of us actually can used as a marker for correct social distancing unlike you. And I think Jessie was very hit or miss depending on the hairstyle.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:07 pm
by The Sybian
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:56 pm Is it commonly accepted that Jessie was clearly ranked 3rd of the 3, or is my anti-tall bias showing?
Yes, and height wasn't a factor.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:19 am
by mister d
A_B wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:10 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:56 pm Is it commonly accepted that Jessie was clearly ranked 3rd of the 3, or is my anti-tall bias showing?
Well some of us actually can used as a marker for correct social distancing unlike you. And I think Jessie was very hit or miss depending on the hairstyle.
Does AB stand for A Baneful (guy)?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:50 am
by EdRomero
1. Back then it was a big deal to see any actress get naked.
2. Seeing the nerdy girl in a show becoming a slut is fun.
3. So what if she was the 3rd hottest on the show? You take what you can get.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:59 pm
by mister d
Oh, I "watched" it for sure (if you know what I mean), just wondering if that opinion was the consensus.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:52 pm
by brian
What’s your guys’ take on skipping next week because of the NFL Draft?

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:43 pm
by A_B
Do draft day at 6 pm.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:50 pm
by brian
A_B wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:43 pm Do draft day at 6 pm.
That was judged to be the most mediocre movie of the 2010s by the NYT and that sounds about right. It’s not something I’m eager to see again though the I get your thought.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:05 am
by DSafetyGuy
brian wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:52 pm What’s your guys’ take on skipping next week because of the NFL Draft?
We can push back a week.

I found what looks like a pause point for tonight's feature, will post details later today.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:10 am
by brian
I can see both points. It's about as close to actual live sports content as we're likely to get for a little while, so don't really want to make anyone choose.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:20 pm
by rass
I (bought the DVD and) would prefer we push it off a week.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:22 pm
by brian
rass wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:20 pm I (bought the DVD and) would prefer we push it off a week.
OK, I'm sold. Hell, I haven't watched the draft since Fisher was taken #1 overall, so this will be the first time in about a decade for me.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:25 pm
by rass
brian wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:22 pm
rass wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:20 pm I (bought the DVD and) would prefer we push it off a week.
OK, I'm sold. Hell, I haven't watched the draft since Fisher was taken #1 overall, so this will be the first time in about a decade for me.
Yeah, I've probably sat down and watched all (most) of night one only once in that same time range, but I'm excited for the event of this year's edition.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:53 pm
by DSafetyGuy
There are MGM and United Artists roll-ins, then the movie starts. For simplicity, we'll just start prior to the MGM logo/lion roar.

Tonight's pause point will be around the 1:04 mark. Elizabeth Berkeley gets into a car while holding a bouquet of roses outside of a casino, then the screen fades to black, which is when we'll pause.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:52 pm
by sancarlos
Instead of leaving a Swamp event to go eat dinner, tonight, with regrets, I'm going to miss the event to make dinner. I've never made chicken parmigiana before, but with the help of Cerrano's new grandfather's video, I think I can swing it. (Pretty sure the missus will be really tired of my fake italian accent by the end of dinner.)

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:56 pm
by brian
sancarlos wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:52 pm Instead of leaving a Swamp event to go eat dinner, tonight, with regrets, I'm going to miss the event to make dinner. I've never made chicken parmigiana before, but with the help of Cerrano's new grandfather's video, I think I can swing it. (Pretty sure the missus will be really tired of my fake italian accent by the end of dinner.)
Whenever I make anything Italian, I say "gabbagool" at least a half-dozen times and that will never change.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:50 pm
by DSafetyGuy
brian wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:56 pm
sancarlos wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:52 pm Instead of leaving a Swamp event to go eat dinner, tonight, with regrets, I'm going to miss the event to make dinner. I've never made chicken parmigiana before, but with the help of Cerrano's new grandfather's video, I think I can swing it. (Pretty sure the missus will be really tired of my fake italian accent by the end of dinner.)
Whenever I make anything Italian, I say "gabbagool" at least a half-dozen times and that will never change.
I think you should identifying yourself in the third person as "Chef (last name, but Italian-izing the pronunciation in a very bad Italian accent)" throughout the cooking process.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:42 pm
by brian
Feel like I'm going to be filling in a gap in my cinematic knowledge tonight.

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:43 pm
by brian
Also, I was pleasantly surprised to learn it is free on-demand if you have Starz by the way (I could have sworn I checked last week and that wasn't the case so may have just been added in last few days).

Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Showgirls (1995), Thursday, April 16 9 PM ET

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:01 pm
by tennbengal
Ok, I am in and on. I have it frozen on the lion MGM screen. Someone remind me to cancel Starz free trial before next Thursday at 9.