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The Last Showgirl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGia Coppola
Written byKate Gersten
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAutumn Durald Arkapaw
Edited by
  • Blair McClendon
  • Cam McLauchlin
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byRoadside Attractions
Release dates
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) (TIFF)
  • December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$50,300[1]

The Last Showgirl is a 2024 American drama film directed by Gia Coppola and written by Kate Gersten. It stars Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Billie Lourd, and Jason Schwartzman.

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, and was released in the United States on December 13, 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It received two nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Anderson and Best Original Song for "Beautiful That Way".

Premise

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After a successful thirty-year run, a seasoned showgirl must plan her future after the show closes abruptly.[2]

Cast

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Production

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In February 2024, as principal photography had wrapped, it was announced that a drama film titled The Last Showgirl was being directed by Gia Coppola and written by Kate Gersten. Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd rounded out the main cast.[3] It was shot over the course of 18 days.[4] In May 2024, unveiling the first look for the film, Goodfellas and Utopia, the latter of which was co-founded by Coppola's cousin once removed Robert Schwartzman, announced that they would be teaming up to handle international sales on the film, which had already generated much interest among distributors, at the Marché du Film.[5]

The script was adapted from the unproduced play Body of Work (developed at Roundabout Theatre) Gersten had been inspired to write in conjunction with her visits to the Jubilee! show before it closed.[6][7][8]

Music

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The Last Showgirl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Andrew Wyatt
ReleasedDecember 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)
Length31:30
LabelMilan
ProducerAndrew Wyatt
Andrew Wyatt chronology
Barbie (Score from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2023) 		The Last Showgirl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2024)
Singles from The Last Showgirl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Beautiful That Way"
    Released: December 9, 2024

The film's score was written by Andrew Wyatt; Coppola sent him some stills and invited him to the film's shoot in Las Vegas in order to persuade him to join the project.[9] Wyatt watched the film's final cut the day after his "I'm Just Ken" performance at the 96th Academy Awards, and suggested to Coppola to incorporate an original song instead of a Dean Martin song that was previously present at the end of the film.[9] He reached out to Swedish musician Lykke Li, as he felt he needed a female perspective to go with the film's themes; the two had known each other for decades and founded Ingrid together in 2012.[9] The film's closing song, "Beautiful That Way", was performed by Miley Cyrus, and written by Wyatt, Li, and Cyrus.[10] Wyatt was working on Cyrus's upcoming studio album, and felt that her career from child star to adult musician would provide a good perspective while writing the song.[11] The song was a last-minute addition to the film; Jamie Lee Curtis persuaded Cyrus to get involved at the 2024 ceremony when they were both inducted as Disney Legends and Cyrus got in touch with Wyatt the following day.[9] Wyatt aimed for "Beautiful That Way" to sound like a Patsy Cline song.[11] The ballad was released as a single on December 9, 2024, and received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.[12] It was also nominated for Best Song at the 30th Critics' Choice Awards, but it was not shortlisted for Best Original Song at the 97th Academy Awards, which was widely regarded as a snub.[13][14][15][16] The score was released digitally on December 20, 2024, through Milan Records.[17]

All tracks are written by Andrew Wyatt, except where noted.

The Last Showgirl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Last Showgirl"1:38
2."Shelly's Dream"1:36
3."Sparkle"0:36
4."Bells in Heaven"0:21
5."Rooftop Prelude"0:55
6."A No Better Place to Go"1:35
7."Rooftop Night"1:08
8."Gold Reflections from the Wynn"1:26
9."A No Better Place to Go, Pt. 2"1:58
10."Classifieds"0:55
11."Break in the Clouds"1:42
12."Shelly's Dream (Piano)"0:53
13."Shelly's Dream (Reprise)"1:20
14."Razzle Dazzle"1:56
15."Who to Blame"1:49
16."Razzle Dazzle, Pt. 2"2:48
17."True Romance"0:44
18."Rooftop Reprise"1:19
19."Dream Finale"4:21
20."Beautiful That Way" (performed by Miley Cyrus; written by Wyatt, Lykke Li, and Cyrus)2:20

Release

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It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.[18][19] It also made it to the main competition slate of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[20] On September 27, Roadside Attractions acquired distribution rights to the film.[10] A few days later, it was announced that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had acquired all remaining international distribution rights to the film, including Latin America, France, Scandinavia, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, Eastern Europe excluding Poland, Asia, and Africa.[21] The film was released in one theater in Los Angeles for one week beginning December 13, 2024 in order to qualify for the 97th Academy Awards, before receiving a wide expansion on January 10, 2025.[22]

Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 81 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A wistful showcase for Pamela Anderson in a refreshingly dramatic role, The Last Showgirl pays homage to the working class of Las Vegas with a superb collection of performances."[23] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[24] Writing for KTLA News in Los Angeles, critic Russell Falcon positively compared the film's themes to those of Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, opining that both films observe the prices women pay for their beauty and career. Time's Stephanie Zacharek named Anderson's performance as one of the 10 best of 2024, writing that her "take-me-as-I-am face intensifies both the vulnerability and the defiance she brings to the role."[25] Writing out of the film's world premiere RogerEbert.com's Marya E. Gates praised Anderson for her nuanced performance, writing, "As Shelly, Anderson is a revelation, bringing the same balance of buoyancy and pathos that Judy Holliday brought to each of her roles.[26]" Sheila O'Malley also compared Anderson to Judy Holliday, further writing, "And so “comeback” isn’t the right word at all for Anderson’s performance, one of the best of the year. Her performance is an inadvertent indictment of an industry who pumped her up while simultaneously de-valuing her, barely considering her an “actress” at all. Nobody could play Shelly the way Anderson plays it.[27]" Citing Pamela Anderson's turn as Shelly as one of the ten best performances of the year The Boston Globe's Odie Henderson writes, "Anderson gives the kind of lived-in performance that proves the actor knew her character inside and out.[28]"

Accolades

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Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
San Sebastián International Film Festival September 28, 2024 Golden Seashell The Last Showgirl Nominated [29]
Special Jury Prize Cast of The Last Showgirl[a] Won [30]
Zurich Film Festival October 4, 2024 Golden Eye Award Pamela Anderson Won [31]
Newport Beach Film Festival October 24, 2024 Outstanding Feature Narrative The Last Showgirl Won [32]
SCAD Savannah Film Festival November 2, 2024 Marquee Award Pamela Anderson Won [33]
Miami Film Festival November 3, 2024 Art of Light Acting Award Won [34]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 20, 2024 Best Original Song – Independent Film "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Won [35]
Gotham Awards December 2, 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance Pamela Anderson Nominated [36]
Winter IndieWire Honors December 5, 2024 Performance Award Won [37]
Sun Valley Film Festival December 6, 2024 Pioneer Award Pamela Anderson and Gia Coppola Won [38]
Astra Film Awards December 8, 2024 Best Indie Feature The Last Showgirl Won [39]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 9, 2024 Best Costume Design Jacqueline Getty and Rainy Jacobs Runner-up [40]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society December 13, 2024 Best Song "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Won [41]
St. Louis Film Critics Association December 15, 2024 Best Actress Pamela Anderson Nominated [42]
Pandora International Film Critics Awards December 18, 2024 Song Composing "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Nominated [43]
Online Association of Female Film Critics December 23, 2024 Best Supporting Female Jamie Lee Curtis Nominated [44]
The Rosie The Last Showgirl Nominated [44]
North Texas Film Critics Association December 30, 2024 Best Actress Pamela Anderson Pending [45]
Golden Globe Awards January 5, 2025 Best Original Song "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Pending [46]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Pamela Anderson Pending [46]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association January 4, 2025 Lead Actress Pending [47]
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 11, 2025 Best Actress Pending [48]
Critics Choice Awards January 12, 2025 Best Song "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Pending [49]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 2025 Best Woman Director Gia Coppola Pending [50]
Society of Composers & Lyricists February 12, 2025 Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production "Beautiful That Way" – Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt Pending [51]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild February 15, 2025 Best Contemporary Hair Styling Katy McClintock, Marc Boyle and Stephanie Hobgood Pending [52]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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