Abstract
Famously decried by critics as the worst film of 1995, Showgirls was quickly revived as a camp extravaganza. A quarter century later, the film is reified as a prime example of the organic camp, cult object, backed by decades of viewers "reading against the grain." Following this logic, the film's production studio (MGM/United Artists) are typically framed as the lucky beneficiaries of a chance cultural and commercial windfall.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Year's Work in Showgirls Studies |
| Editors | Melissa Hardie, Meaghan Morris, Kane Race |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 60-99 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780253068170 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780253068156 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Showgirls
- Camp
- Reception Studies
- Guilty Pleasure
- Badfilm
- Paracinema
- Fandom