Her protagonist, Shelly, faces a stark contrast between the glamorous past and the uncertain future.
Gersten originally wrote the script a decade ago before going into production.
I wrote it as a play while I was studying playwriting at Juilliard.
Pamela Anderson in ‘The Last Showgirl’Roadside Attractions
And somehow, ten years later, this film script still stays very true to the original play.
The intimacy of the world of these characters is the same.
Pamela is the only person who could have ever actually played this role.
It fit her like a glove from day one.
And she brought her own beautiful artistry to it as well.
Jamie Lee Curtis steals the show as the vivacious Annette, Shellys best friend, a revue dancer-turned-casino waitress.
Dave Bautista offers a more subdued performance as Eddie, Shellys floor manager and ex-lover.
The Last Showgirlis produced by Robert Schwartzman, Natalie Farrey and Coppola.
