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Showgirls’ Nearly Killed Her Career. Now She’s Touring the World With It
Yahoo ^ | November 10, 2025 | David Canfield

Posted on 11/11/2025 5:27:55 PM PST by DoodleBob

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It IS a terrible movie.

I’m glad she’s not on skid row. Good for her.


1 posted on 11/11/2025 5:27:55 PM PST by DoodleBob
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Vanessa Berkley

Huh?? It's Elizabeth Berkley.

2 posted on 11/11/2025 5:32:08 PM PST by montag813
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Gnarls Berkley’s sister, right?


3 posted on 11/11/2025 5:34:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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Then there's Ann Margaret on the Johnny Carson Show in 1975. What talent!
4 posted on 11/11/2025 5:35:31 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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Nearly killed her career?? What’s she done since?


5 posted on 11/11/2025 5:35:53 PM PST by ealgeone
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Ha ha. She was on that crappy high school show. Then, off to Trampland.


6 posted on 11/11/2025 5:37:15 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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I think she’s married to Ralph Lauren’s nephew. I doubt she goes hungry very often.


7 posted on 11/11/2025 5:38:01 PM PST by The_Sword_of_Groo (A Winch usually gets mounted on the front of a jeep...a wench usually gets mounted in the back )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I remember Ann-Margaret from “Tommy.” I think she was wallowing in baked beans at one point. I haven’t seen it in forever. I only saw it back then with my BFF so we could ogle Roger Daltrey.


8 posted on 11/11/2025 5:40:42 PM PST by Allegra
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Nearly killed her career?? What’s she done since?

A whole bunch of stuff!

She has never had to beg for work.

9 posted on 11/11/2025 5:41:31 PM PST by Drew68
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Huh?? It's Elizabeth Berkley.

As it is in the linked article, with no mention of a correction.

10 posted on 11/11/2025 5:44:19 PM PST by Drew68
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What did Johnny say after that?


11 posted on 11/11/2025 5:45:09 PM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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I only saw it back then with my BFF so we could ogle Roger Daltrey.

That was one weird movie. Roger needed a haircut.
12 posted on 11/11/2025 5:45:11 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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That threw me too


13 posted on 11/11/2025 5:46:14 PM PST by digger48
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Married to nephew of Ralph Lauren. Presumably a billionaire’s nephew and family won’t go hungry, especially in Jewish families. Surprising to see a list of screen credits she has.


14 posted on 11/11/2025 5:48:43 PM PST by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of Showgirls, Vanessa Berkley’s...

She's so famous the article didn't even get her name right.

15 posted on 11/11/2025 5:50:29 PM PST by ealgeone
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I saw the Ooo on this farewell tour.

Rog had about three senior moments live, where he forgot lyrics or forgot to come in.

I’m glad they called it quits. It was a great show though, even if his screams on WGFA and Love, Reign O’er Me were pre-recorded.


16 posted on 11/11/2025 6:04:01 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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Berkeley bombs is the lesbian porno creep show, "Showgirls."

17 posted on 11/11/2025 6:09:55 PM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that in practice it's been disastrous." —Thomas Sowell.)
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Wow. I haven’t seen the Who since the 80s - saw them a few times back then and even once in the 70s. We thought the laser lights during “See Me, Feel Me…”were so modern.

They did put on a good, energetic show back then.

But think I would have liked seeing them on the farewell tour.


18 posted on 11/11/2025 6:10:03 PM PST by Allegra
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I actually liked the movie.

Berkeley’s acting was terrible, but the rest of the cast were professionals that did just fine.

Plot was fine. Scenes were fine. Lots of eye candy in a story where it wasn’t actually gratuitious, beyond the entire theme of the moving being gratuitous nudity stripping in Las Vegs.

Hollywood can’t make a good movie today. If Showgirls came out today, it would probably not be panned the way it was back when Hollywood was making better films overall.

I guess I am just dumb. I liked “Showgirls”. I like “Indian Jones Crystal Skull”. Whatever. I just like what I like.


19 posted on 11/11/2025 6:11:45 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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“so we could ogle Roger Daltrey”

LOL...I saw that Ann Margaret clip today for the very first time. Talk about ogling!


20 posted on 11/11/2025 6:17:45 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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