The Leroy Awards

Thanks to VH1, an entire generation of children will grow up watching Showgirls and think that young Jessie Spano made her fame under the Vegas lights rather than the tutelage of Mr. Belding.

Showgirls is a fascinating movie because the dubbing required to get it on cable TV actually makes it better. In the theater, movie-goers had to struggle through the brutal acting of Gina Ravera (and others) - but thanks to FCC requirements, the horrific dubbing throughout the movie adds an element of necessary comedic relief and eases the pain of Molly Abrams inability to convey trepidation, passion and intelligence as Naomi Malone’s caring best friend.

Gina Ravera deserves a Leroy because her inability to act single-handedly deflected the criticism due to Elizabeth Berkley… thus enabling young Spano to rehabilitate her career into a Bravo reality show about (clothed) dancing.

If we didn’t award Gina Ravera a Leroy, Elizabeth Berkley certainly would have.