Did Charlize Theron escape career suicide before it began? What can we consider career suicide? Luckily, it was a success, and his career was fine, but not everyone can say the same. Regardless of your opinion on Showgirls, the film certainly destroyed the career of Elizabeth Berkley, who dedicated herself to the daring part. Would her career have taken a different direction if she’d got the part in the raunchy cult classic instead?