The Last Showgirl Q&A with Gia Coppola

This week on On Story, a conversation with Gia Coppola on her process directing The Last Showgirl. This dazzling drama follows the sunset years of Shelly Gardner, a middle-aged Las Vegas showgirl, played by Pamela Anderson. Shelly faces an uncertain future after the iconic revue she's been starring in for decades stages its final performance. At the same time, Shelly must navigate her relationships with her fellow dancers, and her estranged daughter, played by Billie Lourd. The film had its Texas premier at the 2024 Austin Film Festival, and went on to receive nominations at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards. Gia Coppola is a director and screenwriter who made her directorial debut in 2013 with Palo Alto, a coming-of-age drama following a group of self-destructive teenagers in a California suburb. I sat down with Coppola to talk about her collaborations with her star–studded cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, and John Bautista, and her process bringing the glitz and glam of The Las Vegas Strip to the big screen. Clips of The Last Showgirl provided by Roadside Attractions.

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The Last Showgirl Q&A with Gia Coppola is an episode from AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S ON STORY PODCAST by Austin Film Festival.

This episode is 24:54 long.

This episode was published on Sep 17, 2025.

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