Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven presented by Frowzy Films
About the event
Screening at the Prince Charles Cinema and in the UK for the first time, Frowzy Films is proud to present SHOWGIRLS 2: PENNY’S FROM HEAVEN. The sequel to Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, Showgirls 2 is written, edited, directed and produced by Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Mulholland Drive), who reprises her role as Penny in Showgirls and stars in the film. We follow Penny as she hitchhikes from Las Vegas to LA, desperate to become a professional dancer at the exclusive Stardancer club. However, she quickly descends into the city's seedy underbelly, encountering vicious dancers and manipulative men at every turn of her rise to success. Part INLAND EMPIRE, part 70s erotic film, part threadbare reimagining of the original, Rena Riffel’s vision was put together on a crowdfunded budget of just $30,000. Produced via consumer grade camera equipment, borrowed hotel rooms and guerilla filming, Showgirls…
