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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   11,519 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Thomas Hedley Jr. (screenplay) and
Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 April 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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An 80's iconic movie more (97 total)
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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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Runtime:
95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
Earlier drafts of the screenplay included Alex having a gay man for a best friend. Director Adrian Lyne liked this story because it was rare at that time for films to show straight women having close friendships with gay men. But the storyline was cut from the final script. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alex is dancing in the red suit and white face makeup, she just has the red suit on. When we see her again moments later, she has blue leggings on underneath the skirt, which weren't there before. more
Quotes:
Nick: When I was a kid all I wanted was to be able to afford to eat in restaurants like this.
Alex Owens: Were you poor?
Nick: I was so poor I had hand-me-down lunches.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Office: Cafe Disco (#5.25)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Gloria more

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An 80's iconic movie, 1 September 2007
5/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

I know how much Flashdance became such a huge hit of the 80's, it defined a whole new generation of clothes, behavior, and dance moves. That's what made Flashdance so special. Now I was born in '85 so I kinda missed out on these things, but I understand it's importance. I just bought this movie yesterday, it was back to back with Footloose, two iconic 80's movies, and I watched Flashdance this afternoon. While this film defined a huge part of the 80's, it was an average film with a simple plot. The acting and story is just pretty average, but it's a cute and fun one.

Alex is a welder by day, but at night she is a sexy exotic dancer who grabs the attention of all the men. But she has big time dreams to become a ballet dancer, she has promised her grandmother that she would apply to the top ballet school and try to get an audition. But Alex is always intimidated by the other "proper looking" dancers with tons more experience than her. She falls in love with a fellow co-worker, Nick, who wants her to make it just as badly. She goes through rough times, but she just wants to make it and will do anything for that chance.

Flashdance is one of those must see movies if you wanna see the important films of the 80's. I just wanted to see what this movie was about since it's such a huge part of film culture. Jennifer Beals actually did a great job as Alex, she was absolutely beautiful and made the character very likable. While this film did not live up to my expectations, it still was a good film. It has an awesome sound track and really is a lot of fun to dance too. Now excuse me, but I wanna try to take my bra off without removing my shirt, lol.

5/10

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