Series Six
14 April, 2024
Episode #603 - Exploitation!: Showgirls
Welcome to the 1990s, the era of the NC-17 movie rating, and the mysterious world of Las Vegas "Showgirls." In this episode, the panel examines mystique of the Vegas showgirl, the titillation of the NC-17 rating, the rise, fall and fall of Joe Eszterhas, the relative merits of receiving a movie with your pizza, and the strange happenings at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
On This Episode
Jason Rutledge
Producer / Host
Producer, researcher, and part-time space explorer.
Nathan Martin
Professor of Exploitation Films
Movie buff. Videophile. Loathes onions.
Joe Francis
Not a Professor
Not a professor, but plays one in the tub when the submarine isn't available.