Nomi Malone (Showgirls)

Nomi Malone (Real Name: Polly Ann Costello) is the main anti-hero of the 1995 7-time Razzie Award winning erotic-drama film Showgirls. She is portrayed by Elizabeth Berkely (who is better known for her role as Jessie Spano in Saved by the Bell).

Why She Sucks

 * 1) She has little to no character development and personality.
 * 2) She is a jerk to everyone one around her and seems more like a sociopath.
 * 3) She is very mean-spirited, greedy and selfish towards everyone around her.
 * 4) The sex scene between her and Zack having sex in the swimming pool and her having a lap dance were both absolutley laughable that felt like an unintentional comedy and not arousing at all.
 * 5) In one scene she attacked Molly and her car. What does Molly do about it? Take her for dinner, of course.
 * 6) She nearly killed Elizabeth Berkeley's carrer.
 * 7) She overreacts to the smallest things, such as being asked a simple question.
 * 8) For some reason, the characters accept and love her despite being a jerk and psychopath.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) She managed to avenge Molly by beating Andrew in his hotel room.
 * 2) She got a taste of her own medicine when Zack scolded her for her sordid past.
 * 3) Her being a jerk in the movie is because she was a runaway and a former prostitute and her mom was killed by her dad and shot himself when she was 15.

Trivia

 * The name "Nomi Malone" came from Joe Eszterhas's wife's nickname, Nomi (her real name is Naomi). He chose "Malone" because he thought of Nomi as being "alone" in the world.
 * Drew Barrymore was originally going to play Nomi.