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Flashdance (1983)

R  95 min  -  Drama | Romance | Music   -  15 April 1983 (USA)
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Reviews: 107 user | 45 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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Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations See more awards »
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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

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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

Then-struggling actor Kevin Costner auditioned for the part of Nick Hurley but lost out to Michael Nouri. He was the runner-up for the part. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Near the end of the "Imagination" (strobe light) dance sequence, some of the black tape used to create squares on the "rice paper" backdrop alternates between untouched and torn and drooping. See more »

Quotes

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

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Maniac (#3.35)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Imagination"
Performed by Laura Branigan
Courtesy of Atlantic Records
Music by Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey and Phil Ramone
Lyrics by Michael Sembello
Produced by Phil Ramone See more »