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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   11,446 votes
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Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers:

Thomas Hedley Jr. (screenplay) and
Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 1983 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music more

Tagline:

Every day, she works in a man's world. Every night, she dances through the universe that is her dream. more

Plot:

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

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(28 articles)

Eisenberg's First Kiss Was Killer Smooch With Beals
 (From WENN. 18 September 2009, 12:26 PM, PDT)

Scenes We Love: Flashdance
 (From Cinematical. 30 August 2009, 5:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

"Flashdance, What A Feeling". more (97 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Beals ... Alex Owens
Michael Nouri ... Nick Hurley

Lilia Skala ... Hanna Long
Sunny Johnson ... Jeanie Szabo

Kyle T. Heffner ... Richie
Lee Ving ... Johnny C.
Ron Karabatsos ... Jake Mawby
Belinda Bauer ... Katie Hurley
Malcolm Danare ... Cecil

Philip Bruns ... Frank Szabo (as Phil Bruns)

Micole Mercurio ... Rosemary Szabo
Lucy Lee Flippin ... Secretary
Don Brockett ... Pete
Cynthia Rhodes ... Tina Tech
Durga McBroom ... Heels
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Additional Details

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

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


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Jennifer Beals' trend-setting collarless sweatshirt came about by accident. The sweatshirt, which Beals brought from home, had shrunk in the wash and she had to cut the collar off in order to get it over her head. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Alex does the break-dancing spin in the audition, the dancer's wig is gone and her hair is noticeably shorter. more

Quotes:

Nick: When you give up your dream, you die. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Chasers (#9.21)" (1997) more

Soundtrack:

Carmen Suite No. 2: Garde montant more


FAQ

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9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
"Flashdance, What A Feeling"., 1 July 2001
Author: famousgir1 from London/England

Jennifer Beals stars as Alex Owens a welder by day and a dancer by night, who dreams of going to a ballet school. She really wants to make her dreams reality but is to nervous to audition. With a little encouragement and help from her good friend Hannah Long (Lilia Skala.) and her boyfriend/boss, Nick Hurley. (Michael Nouri.) she finally does audition. And, what an audition it was. The dance sequence at the end was brilliant. Flashdance is a great film full of fun music, (Including Irene Cara's hit song, "Flashdance, What a feeling".) great dancing and just lots of fun. Flashdance is an instant classic. I give it a 10/10.

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