Flashdance (1983)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writers:

Thomas Hedley Jr. (screenplay) and
Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Dreams | Steel Worker | Dance | Ballet School

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Carnegie Institute - 4615 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Irene Cara wrote the lyrics to the film's Oscar-winning theme song while riding in a car to the recording studio the day she recorded the song.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the strobe light dance sequence at the end of song, the camera moves in close. The shadow of the camera person can clearly be seen on the right side of the screen.

Quotes:

Nick: I'll bring him a doggy bag if you'll have dinner with me.
Alex Owens: I told you, I don't think it's a good idea to go out with the boss.
Nick: OK. Have it your way. You're fired. I'll pick you up tomorrow at eight.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blonde and Blonder (2007)

Soundtrack:

It's Just Begun

"Flashdance, What A Feeling".

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.