It Doesn't Suck
Showgirls
by Adam Nayman
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Pub Date Apr 15 2014 | Archive Date Mar 31 2014
Description
Enough time has passed since Showgirls flopped spectacularly that it’s time for a good, hard look back at the sequined spectacle. A salvage operation on a very public, very expensive train wreck, It Doesn’t Suck argues that Showgirls is much smarter and deeper than it is given credit for. In an accessible and entertaining voice, the book encourages a shift in critical perspective on Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, analyzing the film, its reception, and rehabilitation. This in-depth study of a much-reviled movie is a must read for lovers and haters of the 1995 Razzie winner for Worst Picture.
Advance Praise
“The book is virtually a legal defense dressed as film criticism. Adam Nayman gives us heart, soul, and history, yes, but he also gives us something more: tools to win at ‘Showgirls sucks.’ It doesn't. Adam demonstrates not only the ways in which the movie means something to all of us, he allows for the possibility that the movie isus.” — Pulitzer Prize-winning Grantland film critic Wesley Morris
“In his delectable close reading that situates Paul Verhoeven’s masterpiece in its broader context, Adam Nayman circles and penetrates his objet d’art without being overly defensive. This treatiste resistance made me want to see Showgirls for a sixth time, and not just to make sure the author isn’t full of shit.” — Mark Peranson, editor and publisher of Cinema Scope
“Nayman heroically rescues Showgirls from the gulag of so-bad-it's-good.” — Rodney Ascher, director of Room 237
“In his delectable close reading that situates Paul Verhoeven’s masterpiece in its broader context, Adam Nayman circles and penetrates his objet d’art without being overly defensive. This treatiste resistance made me want to see Showgirls for a sixth time, and not just to make sure the author isn’t full of shit.” — Mark Peranson, editor and publisher of Cinema Scope
“Nayman heroically rescues Showgirls from the gulag of so-bad-it's-good.” — Rodney Ascher, director of Room 237
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781770411746 |
| PRICE | CA$16.99 (CAD) |
