The Last Showgirl (2024)

After thirty years as the face of a Las Vegas revue, a fifty-ish showgirl (Pamela Anderson) faces an uncertain future when she is informed the show will close for good. What does a fifty-ish ex-showgirl do when she has to start over at her age? Based on the play BODY OF WORK by Kate Gersten and directed by Gia Coppola (MAINSTREAM). A poignant look at someone who has their career pulled out from under her. Being a showgirl is all she knows. One can say it's her own fault for not planning ahead but she loves what she does and retirement was never an option. Unrealistic of her? I don't know, I can relate. Shot in 16 millimeter (it has a dark, gritty look to it) for under two million dollars in 18 days, it's tight economical film making (it runs just under 90 minutes). There's no fat, every moment counts. It's a good little film and an opportunity to showcase Pamela Anderson's vulnerable performance. There's also a nice turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as Anderson's aging ex-showgirl pal struggling to make ends meet as a cocktail waitress. With Dave Bautista, Billie Lourd, Brenda Song, Jason Schwartzman and Kiernan Shipka.