Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

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.

Cast

Paul Verhoeven

as Self

Elizabeth Berkley

as Self

Gina Gershon

as Self

Joe Eszterhas

as Self

Kyle MacLachlan

as Self

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