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

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:04 pm

Also, this one is truly a terrible movie.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:05 pm

Posting to get onto a new page and give a five-minute warning. Starting at 9:10 p.m. ET.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:06 pm

That's funny. I saw it was on one of the Starz channels a couple weeks ago when DirecTV graced us with a couple weeks of the Start networks a few weeks ago and DVR'd it for this project.

I recorded a few other selections for this, as well.

ETA: Let me know if I should mention some of the other movies should there be interest in recording some of them.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:07 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:06 pm That's funny. I saw it was on one of the Starz channels a couple weeks ago when DirecTV graced us with a couple weeks of the Start networks a few weeks ago and DVR'd it for this project.

I recorded a few other selections for this, as well.

I could have thought I checked and didn't, but I did for the first few and thought I did for this as well. Alas. Free is nice. Saving $3 buys me a couple extra beers at ye olde convenience store

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:07 pm

If that's a thing you guys might be interested in by the way, DSafe and I can flesh out a schedule through May starting with The Room on 4/30. We've had some early discussions about some ideas.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm

What is everyone starting on? The MGM lion?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:07 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:06 pm That's funny. I saw it was on one of the Starz channels a couple weeks ago when DirecTV graced us with a couple weeks of the Start networks a few weeks ago and DVR'd it for this project.

I recorded a few other selections for this, as well.
I could have thought I checked and didn't, but I did for the first few and thought I did for this as well. Alas. Free is nice. Saving $3 buys me a couple extra beers at ye olde convenience store

It was on Starz Encore Black, so... I don't know.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm What is everyone starting on? The MGM lion?

Same.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:08 pm What is everyone starting on? The MGM lion?

Yes, at 9:10pm Eastern.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:09 pm

At the time I believe this was the highest-ever fee paid to a screenwriter to Joe Esterhaus (sp?). Worth every penny, MGM.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:10 pm

WE'RE OFF!

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:11 pm

"Las Veqas 342"

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:11 pm

Any movie that starts with a woman being picked up with a hitchhiker? I'm in!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:12 pm

She's clearly hard-scrabble, hitching like a boss. Oh lord, I had forgotten how bad this movie is.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:12 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:11 pm Any movie that starts with a woman being picked up with a hitchhiker? I'm in!

Woman hitchhiker being picked up I should say.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:12 pm

I'm out on this one. I'm dragging, and having to go through the extra step of signing up for and then cancelling yet another service is enough of a barrier to bail.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:13 pm

Her name is trouble, dude.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:13 pm

Honestly, Sisters of Mercy on the radio is pretty fuckin' badass.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:13 pm

Doctor Jeep is a motherfuckin' jam.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:13 pm

No one has ever waited to physically be in Vegas to announce "there she is".

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:14 pm

It's truly, TRULY amazing how bad this script is. Like, work of art, amazing.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:14 pm

True story -- I was banned from the Westward Ho (where they parked) for card counting.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:14 pm

You know she's bright because she leaves all of her possessions in plain sight in the truck.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:15 pm

A little bit of insider Las Vegas movie trivia -- most movies set in Las Vegas were filmed at the Riviera because it had no theme and therefore could stand in for "any Las Vegas casino". In later years they aggressively courted productions as a way to make money.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:16 pm

Jesus, this is a trainwreck.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:17 pm

That is a rough introduction to Vegas. Like, she's doing it all wrong.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:17 pm

The Peppermill! Always worth a visit when you're on the Strip. It's like stepping back into the 60s. Somehow, they've managed to not make that clear here.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:17 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:16 pm Jesus, this is a trainwreck.

You have no idea. This is the high point. It gets so, so, so, much worse.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:17 pm

Pretty sure this movie was underwritten by the Las Vegas Visitors Bureau.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:18 pm

How many takes to get her to slump back and bleat "different places"? Take 101, try it again, Elizabeth, more frustration!

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:18 pm

I'm hoping they explain why the guy would steal her suitcase.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:19 pm

Silly chips, all being eaten up and stuff.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:20 pm

I wonder how many actresses have this movie as their only credit on their imdv page.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:21 pm

No choice but to believe tickets for this show were free to preferred hotel guests.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:22 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:21 pm No choice but to believe tickets for this show were free to preferred hotel guests.

As ridiculous as this show is, there are still productions similar to this in Vegas -- maybe a half-dozen or so at a given time.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:22 pm

Gershon's boobs are aight though.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:23 pm

I knew exactly, and have known exactly, ZERO women in 50 years on this earth who dreamed of dancing on-stage in Vegas. Like, this is her fucking dream and stuff, and it is just so bizarre. Esterhaus had to have been so blitzed on coke the entire time he was writing this.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:23 pm

The "entertainment director for the Stardust hotel" had a KNTV (ABC-13) microphone

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:24 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:23 pm I knew exactly, and have known exactly, ZERO women in 50 years on this earth who dreamed of dancing on-stage in Vegas. Like, this is her fucking dream and stuff, and it is just so bizarre. Esterhaus had to have been so blitzed on coke the entire time he was writing this.

Yeah, they're making this a career to aspire to when it's a fourth choice for women who can't make it as a legit dancer on Broadway who end up with Eastern European boyfriends who sell coke in Vegas.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:25 pm

Fun fact -- they had no professional nail salons in Las Vegas in the 90s.