Seduction, passion and power struggles unfold when the creators of Basic Instinct, director Paul Verhoeven ( Starship Troopers) and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas ( Original Sin) blow the lid off the seemingly glamorous world of Las Vegas show dancing to create one of the most controversial and shocking films of all time. Nomi Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas show girl what she doesn't have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal (Gina Gershon), Vegas' reigning show girl, Nomi wants everything she has including her boyfriend (Kyle MacLachlan). And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive that it drives Nomi to desperate lengths and devious heights for fame in Sin City.