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Showgirls

United States, 1995
film

Topping worst film of the year lists and castigated by critics as “distasteful”, “sleazy” and “high gloss trash”, Paul Ver..

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Show girls

Canada, 1998
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Whore

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United States, 1979
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Basic instinct (E)

United States, 1992
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Basic instinct (Captioned) (E)

United States, 1992
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That's showbiz

Australia, 1973
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Variety

United States, 1983
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Insignificance

United States, 1985
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United States, 1965
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Gilda [DVD]

United States, 1946
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Trash = Andy Warhol presents Trash

United States, 1970
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Scenes from the class struggle in Beverly Hills

United States, 1989
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Boogie nights

United States, 1997
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Strip Jack naked: nighthawks 2

United Kingdom, 1991
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Hairspray

United States, 1988
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Shampoo

United States, 1975
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Showbiz ballyhoo

United States, 1982
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Topless women talk about their lives

New Zealand, 1997
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