7 Leicester Place, London
Thu 17 Sept · 20:15
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 2: Penny’s From Heaven is a must watch for any fan of low budget cinema or the original Showgirls. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the film. This screening will include a prerecorded video introduction from Rena Riffel. Showgirls 2: Penny’s From Heaven is presented by Frowzy Films, co-curated by Molly Miles (Category H) and Pete Cann (Scour Cinema). Frowzy Films is a film club which explores microbudget genre cinema from a place of genuine love, putting small budget films on the big screen and celebrating them in a fresh light.
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.