Pamela Anderson’s ‘The Last Showgirl’ Wows Toronto Film Festival: ‘I’ve Been Getting Ready My Whole Life for This’
variety.comTatiana Siegel The Toronto International Film Festival upped the razzle dazzle factor on the second day of its 49th edition with the world premiere of “The Last Showgirl,” a Vegas-set drama that sees star Pamela Anderson enter the awards-season conversation for the first time in her iconic career.
The film, directed by Gia Coppola (“Palo Alto”), follows a 30-year veteran dancer, who toils in sequin in the last remaining traditional floor show in the gambling mecca known as Sin City.
Dave Bautista plays the show’s stage manager, who must deliver the news to the dancers that their act will close permanently in two weeks. “Mad Men” star Kiernan Shipka and Brenda Song are the next-gen dancers who perform alongside Anderson, while Billie Lourd portrays her estranged daughter.
Recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, with a perma-tan and frosted lipstick, brings the comic relief as a Vegas cocktail waitress who must endure degrading customers as she continues to hustle for tips in a casino.
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