It stars Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, and Kiernan Shipka.

Its plot focuses on a middle-aged Las Vegas showgirl who is faced with an uncertain future after learning that the revue she has performed in for three decades is scheduled to close.

Shelly Gardner is a 57-year-old showgirl who has performed for three decades in Le Razzle Dazzle, a classic French-style revue at a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Mary-Anne and Jodie begin auditioning for roles in other shows on the Las Vegas Strip, despite Shelly's objections that they are low-class and too risqué.

At the next show, Jodie refuses to help Shelly get ready, leading her to rip part of her costume and ultimately miss her cue, breaking down on the floor backstage.

The director stops Shelly early and plainly tells her she is not a talented dancer, and made up for it with youth and looks when she was hired years ago at Le Razzle Dazzle.

Before driving off, Shelly verbally attacks Mary-Anne in her grief over giving up her life for this unforgiving industry, telling her she is not their mother and she does not love them.

Kate Gersten adapted the screenplay from her own unproduced play Body of Work (developed at Roundabout Theatre), which she had been inspired to write in conjunction with her visits to the Jubilee!

"[6] The casting of Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd was announced in February 2024 as filming had wrapped.

'"[10] Anderson likened the film's style and her emotional trust with Coppola to the works of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.

[12][13] Similarly to Anderson and Curtis, Coppola instantly thought of Bautista for his part after recalling a conversation between the two from years prior about his desire for dramatic roles.

Coppola reunited with cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who shot her 2013 directorial feature film debut Palo Alto as well as 2020's Mainstream.

Arkapaw shot The Last Showgirl on 16mm film to capture a raw, grainy quality, using a handheld camera and custom anamorphic lenses.

[12][16] The showgirl costumes worn by the cast in the film were archival pieces designed by Peter Menefee[17] and Bob Mackie, some of which were used in the actual Jubilee!

[20] A few days later, it was announced that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had acquired all remaining international distribution rights to the film, including Latin America, France, Scandinavia, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Israel, Eastern Europe excluding Poland, Asia, and Africa.

[31] Upon its expanded theatrical release on January 10, 2025, it grossed $620,700 on its first day from 870 theaters, and went on to finish in tenth place at the box office with $1.5 million.

The website's consensus reads: "A wistful showcase for Pamela Anderson in a refreshingly dramatic role, The Last Showgirl pays homage to the working class of Las Vegas with a superb collection of performances.

Time's Stephanie Zacharek named Anderson's performance as one of the 10 best of 2024, writing that her "take-me-as-I-am face intensifies both the vulnerability and the defiance she brings to the role.