Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (2011)

Directed by

Rena Riffel

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stripper named Penny moves from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. She tries to get a job as a dancer on a popular television show. The movie follows her attempts to make it in show business.

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What happens

Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven is a 2011 American erotic drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Rena Riffel. A sequel to Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995), the film stars Riffel, reprising her role as stripper Penny Slot / Helga, alongside Glenn Plummer, Peter Stickles, Greg Travis, Shelley Michelle, Ford Austin, Jade Paris and Andrew Štefánik. The plot follows Penny as she relocates to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer on a hit television show. An early script and Kickstarter fundraising campaign for the project was titled Showgirl, and the script was originally titled Stardancer. The film was released in theatres at midnight film showings, art house theatres, film festivals, and charity non-profit organizations, and also received worldwide distribution on DVD and VOD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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