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Flashdance (1983)

R 95 min  -  Drama | Romance | Music  -   15 April 1983 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.7/10 from 17,393 users   Metascore: 35/100 
Reviews: 109 user | 46 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com

A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers:

Thomas Hedley Jr. (screenplay), Joe Eszterhas (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Beals ...
Michael Nouri ...
Lilia Skala ...
Sunny Johnson Sunny Johnson ...
Kyle T. Heffner ...
Lee Ving Lee Ving ...
Ron Karabatsos Ron Karabatsos ...
Belinda Bauer ...
Malcolm Danare Malcolm Danare ...
Philip Bruns Philip Bruns ...
Frank Szabo (as Phil Bruns)
Micole Mercurio ...
Lucy Lee Flippin Lucy Lee Flippin ...
Secretary
Don Brockett Don Brockett ...
Cynthia Rhodes Cynthia Rhodes ...
Durga McBroom Durga McBroom ...
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Storyline

Alex Owens is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company, though, and with encouragement from her boss/boyfriend, she may get her chance. The city of Pittsburgh co-stars. What a feeling! Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Ballet School | Steel Worker | Dance | Audition  | See more »

Taglines:

What a feeling. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Electrodanza See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$94,900,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The hit song "Maniac" was originally intended for the film Maniac, but was cut out. Soon after the lyrics were toned down and used for this movie. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the climactic dance, Alex is played by several noticeably different people. See more »

Quotes

Nick: What was he before he was a dog?
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Connections

Referenced in Men Don't Leave (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"Manhunt"
Performed by Karen Ichiuji-Ramone (as Karen Kamon)
Music and Lyrics by Doug Cotler and Richard Gilbert
Produced by Phil Ramone See more »