seedy

Im scraped together low-value land in a backwater known for its seedy motels and opened the theme park — a decision his friends disparaged.

Coppola has an eye for Vegas’ seedy glamour, particularly in the frenetic sequences depicting the showgirls backstage during costume changes, where we see the panic that fuels the razzle-dazzle.

Many exploded with seedy information, and exposed a tale of corruption and big money.

The staging, which can seem cluttered and breathless in the early going, traipses through these seedy locales with a theatrical swiftness that captures the milieu that bred the syncopated rhythm of the Jazz Age.

“I’ve got a bit of a seedy mind. I try to look for the underbelly of life a little.”