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Title: Flashdance (1983)
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| 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 | |
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Durga McBroom | ... | Heels |
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>
Jennifer Beals makes a career debut on "Flashdance" as Alexandra Owens,who works a double job as a welder at day on a steel yard and an exotic dancer at night at Mawbry's.
What happened to the beauteous star's career next? Well,to cut the story short,she became a star in his movie after it surprisingly grossed more than a $100 million at the box office during its release but she decided to pursue her studies at Yale University and never never made another box office hit comparable to this film that she dwindled into the being part of the supporting cast. In an interview,she stated that she is happy not meriting too much attention considering that she does not have the fortitude to it.
Going back to her film debut for which she is primarily identified with,it tells the story of a young teen-ager who aspire for a dance career particularly in a conservatory.Although we know what is going to be the conclusion of the plot,it was evident that the movie tries to provide a wonderful journey as Alex pursues that dream. The elements in her journey includes the friends who also pursues dreams of their own. Added to it,there is a romantic story involved between her and her boss on the steel mill. Finally,there are great songs involved from Irene Cara's Oscar-winning song "What a feeling(Flashdance)?" and a lot more.
Overall,it was a cultural phenomenon during its decade of release in the 80's. It also provides the viewer hopes of aspiring and pursuing their dreams no matter the obstacles and hindrances to it. No wonder it remains popular many decades later.