She was a controversial box office bomb. She was a young girl with a dream to be the biggest name in Las Vegas. Through 25 years of infamy, Nomi Malone has evolved into cult classic and LGBTQ sensation. Showgirls is unlike any other movie to ever gaze the big screen. It is the highest grossing NC-17 movie of all time and one of the most infamous films to ever be set to reel. Kelly Reynolds, from Boobies and Noobies Podcast (http://bit.ly/330guest), joins us to share our own memories, the ever growing reflective nature of the movie, question whether or not we understand showgirls and much more as they try and navigate what Showgirls even is. This episode covers Showgirls, You Don’t Nomi & It Doesn’t Suck: Showgirls by Adam Nayman. A portion of this podcast does address sexual assault, as did the movie, listener discretion is advised. If needed, here are the links to resources for sexual assault: http://bit.ly/330sar

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This episode of Victims and Villains was written and produced by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms).

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