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Rena Riffel (born March 5, 1969) is an American actress, singer, dancer, model, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her supporting roles in films such as ''Showgirls'', ''Striptease'', and ''Mulholland Drive''. ==''Showgirls''== Riffel landed her breakthrough role in the 1995 film ''Showgirls'' starring Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, and Kyle MacLachlan. Initially reading for the lead role of Cristal Connors, Riffel was cast in the supporting role of Penny/Hope after director Paul Verhoeven decided that she was too young to play an aging showgirl. While on the set of ''Showgirls'', Riffel approached the music supervisor with a song she recorded, "Deep Kiss". The music supervisor tested the song on the production office (without telling them it had been written by one of the actresses) to determine if it was suitable for the film. Director Paul Verhoeven listened to the song and decided to include it in the lap dance scene at the Cheetah strip club. Although an initial box office failure, ''Showgirls'' enjoyed success in the home video market, generating more than $100 million in video rentals and became one of MGM's top 20 all-time best sellers. For the 2004 re-release as a DVD limited edition box set, Riffel, along with cast members Lin Tucci and Patrick Bristow, had their hand prints and names put in cement in front of the Hollywood Vista Theater at the red carpet event where they were also interviewed by ''Access Hollywood''. Riffel and Bristow were also special guests at Peaches Christ's Midnight Mass midnight screening of ''Showgirls'' in 2008 in San Francisco, California. They were interviewed on stage after the live performance of the Goddess volcano dance performed by drag queens in gold lamé and featuring Peaches Christ as Goddess. When asked if she expected ''Showgirls'' to produce such a cult legacy, Riffel replied, "No. I went into it thinking it would be a really erotic, serious, shocking exposé. People would be sitting on the edge of their seats from suspense. (But ) some people were trying to play straight comedy – I played my character with comedy, I was hoping to get a laugh – but no one was acting with tongues in cheeks. I know that everyone went into it thinking it would be like ''Basic Instinct''. () Maybe it's Verhoeven. Even (Instinct'' ) seems kind of campy now () I think it's something with European filmmakers. I think – and this is my theory – () that there's something that European filmmakers have, a punched-up, extreme vibe. Everything's extreme." She is also quoted as saying, "''Showgirls'' just keeps getting more and more popular, it's a total phenomenon. I don't think a film could even try to have this afterlife happen to it. This cult status and celebration is all created by the fans and the people who saw something special in the film. I seem to be one of the only actors that represents and gets involved with the cult status. I think Elizabeth (Berkley) is still upset about how the film was received initially. I think she is brilliant in her role and she should have won best actress at some film festivals, and I think Joe Eszterhas's writing is remarkably brilliant. I suspect because the way they marketed the film, that is what led to the backlash. The marketing campaign was misleading. But at the end of the day, it all worked out for the best." A sequel to ''Showgirls'' was announced in ''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine in its July 23, 2010 issue. Rena wrote, directed and starred in the film, released in 2011. Initially entitled ''Showgirl'', it was later renamed ''Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven''. It is a follow-up to ''Showgirls'' (1995) and inspired by the original. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rena Riffel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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