Pretty much all gay men like Showgirls, no? It’s one of the biggest camp faves that most gays have played at a drinking-game party at one point in their lives. If the trials and tribulations of that ragtag group of Vegas showgirls left you screaming SEQUEL!!! you weren’t alone. The adventures of Nomi Malone and pals were too hilarious to be left to just one overly-long movie. All of that time on your knees praying has payed off because the trailer has just come out for …

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… Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven

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Yes, this film is centered around the character Penny, played by Rena Riffel. Though she was hardly a main character in the original, Riffel has taken it on herself to write and direct and star in this sequel, which is bound to be amazing. I mean, look at that poster! Look at that tagline! Look at this other picture!

It seems pretty obvious that Riffel has her tongue planted firmly in cheek with this (at least I hope it’s not supposed to be 100% serious…) and some of the dialogue in the trailer is bound to make for future drinking games, just like pretty much every line in the first one. “It’s a Versace”, anyone? Read the fantastic official synopsis below. Will you be lining up with me to see it?!

John xo

“Let the show begin… Again!  It’s “Showgirls” meets “Sunset Boulevard” meets “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?” meets “Mommy Dearest” in a G-String!

Showgirls’ actress Rena Riffel is back with “Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven”, an erotic suspense thriller/dark satire.

Las Vegas stripper, Penny Slot (Rena Riffel), sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show. With stars in her eyes, she tries to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but instead finds danger in a town more wicked than Sin City. Romance then leads her down a path towards her dream of stardom, fame, and fortune.  But danger lurks at every twist and turn while Penny Slot becomes lured by a dangerous love triangle full of temptation and seduction.  Penny’s longtime fiance/boyfriend, James “Jimmy” Smith (Glenn Plummer) warns her that she needs formal technique training if she wants to be taken seriously as a real dancer, so Penny Slot heeds his advice and sets out to take ballet classes and practices her pique turns.  But, she must pay the price.  And there is a price to pay for success, sacrifices to be made at every imaginable level, and it all comes down to… How bad do you want it?!?”

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