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1983 American romantic drama film by Adrian Lyne

This article is about the 1983 film. For other uses, see [Flashdance (disambiguation)](/source/Flashdance_(disambiguation)).

Flashdance Theatrical release poster Directed by Adrian Lyne Screenplay by Tom Hedley Joe Eszterhas Story by Tom Hedley Produced by Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer Starring Jennifer Beals Michael Nouri Cinematography Donald Peterman Edited by Walt Mulconery Bud Smith Music by Giorgio Moroder Production company PolyGram Pictures Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release dates April 14, 1983 (1983-04-14) (Warner Theater) April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (United States) Running time 97 minutes[1] Country United States Language English Budget $7 million Box office $201.5 million

***Flashdance*** is a 1983 American [romantic drama](/source/Romance_film#Romantic_drama) [dance film](/source/Dance_film) directed by [Adrian Lyne](/source/Adrian_Lyne) and starring [Jennifer Beals](/source/Jennifer_Beals) as a passionate young dancer, Alex Owens, who aspires to become a professional [ballerina](/source/Ballerina), alongside [Michael Nouri](/source/Michael_Nouri), who plays her boyfriend and the owner of the [steel mill](/source/Steel_mill) where she works by day in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh).

It was the first collaboration of producers [Don Simpson](/source/Don_Simpson) and [Jerry Bruckheimer](/source/Jerry_Bruckheimer), and the presentation of some sequences in the style of [music videos](/source/Music_video) was an influence on other 1980s films including *[Footloose](/source/Footloose_(1984_film))*, *[Purple Rain](/source/Purple_Rain_(film))*, and *[Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun)*, Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. It was also one of Lyne's first major film releases, building on [television commercials](/source/Television_advertisement).[2] Alex's elaborate dance sequences were shot using [body doubles](/source/Body_double) (Beals's main double was the uncredited French actress [Marine Jahan](/source/Marine_Jahan), while a [breakdance](/source/Breakdance) move was doubled by the male dancer [Crazy Legs](/source/Crazy_Legs_(dancer))).[3]

The film opened to negative reviews by professional [critics](/source/Film_criticism), including [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert), who panned it as "[great sound and flashdance, signifying nothing](/source/Tomorrow_and_tomorrow_and_tomorrow)" (and eventually placed it on his "most hated" list).[4] It was a surprise box-office success, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States.[5] Its worldwide box-office gross exceeded $200 million.[6] The [soundtrack](/source/Flashdance_(soundtrack)), compiled by [Giorgio Moroder](/source/Giorgio_Moroder), spawned several hit songs, including "[Maniac](/source/Maniac_(Michael_Sembello_song))" (performed by [Michael Sembello](/source/Michael_Sembello)), and the [Academy Award](/source/56th_Academy_Awards)–winning "[Flashdance... What a Feeling](/source/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling)", which was written for the film by Moroder, with lyrics by [Keith Forsey](/source/Keith_Forsey) and the singer [Irene Cara](/source/Irene_Cara). *Flashdance* is also often remembered for its [film poster](/source/Film_poster) featuring Beals sporting a [sweatshirt](/source/Sweatshirt) with a large neck hole (according to the actress, her look in the scene came about by accident after she simply cut a large hole at the top of one that had shrunk in the wash).

## Plot

[Jennifer Beals](/source/Jennifer_Beals) and [Michael Nouri](/source/Michael_Nouri) star in *Flashdance*

Alex Owens is an 18-year-old [welder](/source/Welding) at a [steel mill](/source/Steel_mill) in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), who lives with her male [pit bull](/source/Pit_bull) dog, Grunt, in a converted warehouse. She aspires to become a professional dancer, but has no formal dance training and works as a nightly cabaret performer at Mawby's, a neighborhood bar and grill.

Lacking family, Alex bonds with her coworkers at Mawby's, some of whom also aspire to greater artistic achievements. Jeanie, a waitress, is training to be a [figure skater](/source/Figure_skater). Her boyfriend, short-order cook Richie, hopes to become a [stand-up comic](/source/Stand-up_comic).

One night, Alex catches the eye of customer Nick Hurley, the owner of the steel mill where she works. After learning that she is one of his employees, he pursues her on the job, though she turns down his advances. Alex is also approached by Johnny C., who wants her to dance at his nearby [strip club](/source/Strip_club), Zanzibar.

After seeking counsel from her mentor, retired [ballerina](/source/Ballerina) Hanna Long, Alex attempts to apply to the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory. Intimidated by the scope of the application process, which includes listing all prior dance experience and education, she leaves without applying. Leaving Mawby's one evening, Richie and Alex are assaulted by Johnny C. and his bodyguard, Cecil. Nick intervenes, and after following Alex home, the two begin a relationship.

In a skating competition, Jeanie falls twice during her performance and sits defeated on the ice before being helped away. Discouraged by her failure and the departure of Richie, who has decided to try his luck in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), Jeanie begins dating Johnny C. and working as one of his strippers at Zanzibar. After finding out about Jeanie's situation from Jake, the owner of Mawby's, Alex finds her and drags her out of Zanzibar. Jeanie is angry, but she soon realizes her mistake.

After seeing Nick with a woman at the ballet one night, Alex throws a rock through a window of his house, only to discover that it was his [ex-wife](/source/Ex-wife_(divorce)), whom he was meeting for a charity function. Alex and Nick reconcile, and she gains the courage to apply to the Conservatory. He covertly uses his connections with the arts council to get Alex an audition, as she does not have formal dance training.

Upon discovering this, Alex is furious with Nick because she did not get the opportunity based on her own merit, so she decides not to go to the audition. After the sudden death of Hanna and seeing the results of others' failed dreams, Alex becomes despondent over her future. However, following an encouraging conversation with another dancer at Mawby's, Alex has a change of heart and goes through with the audition after all.

At the audition, Alex falters, but begins again and successfully completes a dance number composed of moves that she has studied and practiced, including [breakdancing](/source/Breakdancing) which she has seen on the streets of Pittsburgh. The board responds favorably, and she joyously emerges from the Conservatory to find Nick and Grunt waiting for her with a bouquet of roses.

## Cast

- [Jennifer Beals](/source/Jennifer_Beals) as Alexandra "Alex" Owens

- [Michael Nouri](/source/Michael_Nouri) as Nick Hurley

- [Lilia Skala](/source/Lilia_Skala) as Hanna Long

- [Sunny Johnson](/source/Sunny_Johnson) as Jeanie Szabo

- [Kyle T. Heffner](/source/Kyle_T._Heffner) as Richie Blazek

- [Lee Ving](/source/Lee_Ving) as Johnny C.

- [Ron Karabatsos](/source/Ron_Karabatsos) as Jake Mawby

- [Belinda Bauer](/source/Belinda_Bauer_(actress)) as Katie Hurley

- [Malcolm Danare](/source/Malcolm_Danare) as Cecil

- [Don Brockett](/source/Don_Brockett) as Pete

- [Cynthia Rhodes](/source/Cynthia_Rhodes) as Tina Tech

- [Durga McBroom](/source/Durga_McBroom) as Heels

- [Phil Bruns](/source/Phil_Bruns) as Frank Szabo

- [Micole Mercurio](/source/Micole_Mercurio) as Rosemary Szabo

- [Lucy Lee Flippin](/source/Lucy_Lee_Flippin) as Secretary

- Stacey Pickren as Margo

- Bob Harks as Priest

- [Liz Sagal](/source/Liz_Sagal) as Sunny

- [Marine Jahan](/source/Marine_Jahan) (*uncredited*) as Alexandra Owens in dance sequences

- Jumbo Red as Grunt

## Production

### Development

In April 1980, [Thomas Hedley](/source/Thomas_Hedley) sold the film idea for development to Casablanca, a [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) production company, for $300,000 and 5% of the net, as reported in *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail).* Hedley based the concept on the lives of exotic dancers he had met while editor of *[Toronto Life](/source/Toronto_Life)* magazine such as Gina Healey and Maureen Marder. Marder and Healey were paid $2,500 each for their life stories.[7][8]

Hedley's script was eventually sold to [Peter Guber](/source/Peter_Guber) and [Jon Peters](/source/Jon_Peters) for [PolyGram Pictures](/source/PolyGram_Pictures), who took the script with them to [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures). However, the latter studio had less confidence in the film and placed it into turnaround for two years. Development of the film resumed when [Don Simpson](/source/Don_Simpson), who believed the film could be successful, resigned from his executive post at Paramount Pictures to co-produce the film with [Jerry Bruckheimer](/source/Jerry_Bruckheimer) in their first collaboration. They got Paramount to greenlight the film by hiring [Joe Eszterhas](/source/Joe_Eszterhas) to rewrite Hedley's script.[7]

[Adrian Lyne](/source/Adrian_Lyne) was not the first choice as [director](/source/Film_director) of *Flashdance*. [David Cronenberg](/source/David_Cronenberg) had turned down an offer to direct as he felt he would have destroyed the film, as had [Brian De Palma](/source/Brian_De_Palma), who instead chose to direct *[Scarface](/source/Scarface_(1983_film))* (1983). At the time, Lyne's background was primarily in directing [television commercials](/source/Television_advertisement), such as his 1970s UK commercials for [Brutus Jeans](/source/Brutus_Jeans) (which may conceivably be seen as anticipating the visuals and style of *Flashdance*).[2][9] Lyne agreed to direct because he wanted to establish enough confidence from studios in his directorial skills to get his next film *[9½ Weeks](/source/9%C2%BD_Weeks)* (1986) approved.[10] Executives at Paramount were unsure about the film's potential and sold 25% of the rights prior to its release.

### Casting

Three candidates, [Jennifer Beals](/source/Jennifer_Beals), [Demi Moore](/source/Demi_Moore) and [Leslie Wing](/source/Leslie_Wing), were the finalists for the role of Alex Owens. Two different stories exist regarding how Beals was chosen. One states that then-Paramount president [Michael Eisner](/source/Michael_Eisner) asked women secretaries at the studio to select their favorite after viewing screen tests. The other: the film's screenwriter Eszterhas claims that Eisner asked "two hundred of the most macho men on the [Paramount] lot, Teamsters and gaffers and grips ... 'I want to know which of these three young women you'd most want to fuck.'"[11][12][13]

The role of Nick Hurley was originally offered to [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band)) founding member [Gene Simmons](/source/Gene_Simmons),[14] who turned it down because it would conflict with his "demon" image. [Kevin Costner](/source/Kevin_Costner), a struggling actor at the time, came very close for the role of Nick, which went to [Michael Nouri](/source/Michael_Nouri).[14]

### Crew

*Flashdance* was the first success of a number of filmmakers who became successful in the 1980s and beyond. The film was the first collaboration between Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who went on to produce *[Beverly Hills Cop](/source/Beverly_Hills_Cop)* (1984) and *[Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun)* (1986). Eszterhas received his second screen credit for *Flashdance*, while Lyne went on to direct *9½ Weeks* (1986), *[Fatal Attraction](/source/Fatal_Attraction)* (1987), *[Indecent Proposal](/source/Indecent_Proposal)* (1993), and *[Lolita](/source/Lolita_(1997_film))* (1997). [Lynda Obst](/source/Lynda_Obst), who developed the original story outline, went on to produce *[Adventures in Babysitting](/source/Adventures_in_Babysitting)* (1987), *[The Fisher King](/source/The_Fisher_King_(film))* (1991), and *[Sleepless in Seattle](/source/Sleepless_in_Seattle)* (1993).

### Filming

The film was shot between October 18, 1982, and December 30, 1982, in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh) and Los Angeles.

The dimly lit [cinematography](/source/Cinematography) and [montage](/source/Montage_(filmmaking))-style [editing](/source/Film_editing) are due in part to the fact that most of Jennifer Beals' dancing in the film was performed by a [body double](/source/Body_double).[15] Her main dance double is the French actress [Marine Jahan](/source/Marine_Jahan),[16][17][18][19] while the [breakdancing](/source/Breakdancing) that Alex performs in the audition sequence at the end of the film was doubled by the male dancer [Crazy Legs](/source/Crazy_Legs_(dancer)).[20] The shot of Alex diving through the air in slow motion during the audition sequence was performed by [Sharon Shapiro](/source/Sharon_Shapiro), who was a professional [gymnast](/source/Gymnast).[20] The producers of the film stated they had made no secret of having used a double for Beals, and that Jahan's name did not appear because Paramount Pictures shortened the closing credits.[15] Marine Jahan was told that her involvement was hidden because "they didn't want to break the magic of the film".[21][22]

*Flashdance* is often remembered for the [sweatshirt](/source/Sweatshirt) with a large neck hole that Beals wore on the poster advertising the film. Beals said that the look of the sweatshirt came about by accident when it shrank in the wash and she cut out a large hole at the top so that she could wear it again.[23]

#### Locations

Much of the film was shot in locations around [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania.[7] The opening sequence of scenes with Alex riding her bicycle starts in the [Fineview](/source/Fineview_(Pittsburgh)) neighborhood.[24] The last scene of the sequence shows Alex riding east over the [Smithfield Street Bridge](/source/Smithfield_Street_Bridge), which is a continuity error. Alex's apartment was located in the [South Side](/source/South_Side_(Pittsburgh)) neighborhood.[24] When Alex goes to visit Hanna Long ([Lilia Skala](/source/Lilia_Skala)), she is seen riding one of the [Duquesne Incline](/source/Duquesne_Incline) cable cars.[25] Hanna's apartment is located at 2100 Sidney Street at the southeast corner of South 21st Street.[25]

The fictional Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory was filmed inside the lobby and in front of Carnegie Music Hall, a part of the [Carnegie Museum of Art](/source/Carnegie_Museum_of_Art), located near the campuses of [Carnegie Mellon University](/source/Carnegie_Mellon_University) and the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh) in the [Oakland](/source/Oakland_(Pittsburgh)) neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[24]

The interior of Alex's apartment was filmed in Los Angeles at what was the Feit Electric Building on [Los Angeles Street](/source/Los_Angeles_Street).[25] Additionally, the set for Mawby's was located in downtown Los Angeles.[7] The ice skating rink scene on which Jeanie Szabo ([Sunny Johnson](/source/Sunny_Johnson)) performs was filmed at Culver Ice Rink in [Culver City, California](/source/Culver_City%2C_California).[26]

## Music

Main article: [Flashdance (soundtrack)](/source/Flashdance_(soundtrack))

"[Flashdance... What a Feeling](/source/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling)" was performed by [Irene Cara](/source/Irene_Cara), who also sang the title song for the similar 1980 film *[Fame](/source/Fame_(1980_film))*. The music for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" was composed by [Giorgio Moroder](/source/Giorgio_Moroder), and the lyrics were written by Cara and [Keith Forsey](/source/Keith_Forsey). The song won an [Academy Award for Best Original Song](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song), as well as a [Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) and numerous other awards. It also reached number one on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) in May 1983. Despite the song's title, the word "Flashdance" itself is not heard in the lyrics. The song is used in the opening title sequence of the film, and is the music Alex uses in her dance audition routine at the end of the film.

[Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flashdance.ogg)

listen to a clip from the song.

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[Michael Sembello - "Maniac"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac.ogg)

listen to a clip from the track.

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Another song used in the film, "[Maniac](/source/Maniac_(Michael_Sembello_song))", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by [Michael Sembello](/source/Michael_Sembello) and Dennis Matkosky. A popular [urban legend](/source/Urban_legend) holds that the song was originally written for the 1980 [horror film](/source/Horror_film) *[Maniac](/source/Maniac_(1980_film))*, and that lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so the song could be used in *Flashdance*. The legend is discredited in the special features of the film's [DVD](/source/DVD-Video) release, which reveal that the song was written for the film, although only two complete lyrics ("Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night" and "She's a maniac") were available when filming commenced. Like the title song, it reached number one on the *Billboard* Hot 100 in September 1983.[27][28]

Other songs in the film include "[Lady, Lady, Lady](/source/Lady%2C_Lady%2C_Lady)", performed by [Joe Esposito](/source/Joe_Esposito_(singer)), "Imagination" performed by [Laura Branigan](/source/Laura_Branigan), and "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is", performed by [Kim Carnes](/source/Kim_Carnes).

The [soundtrack album](/source/Soundtrack_album) of *Flashdance* sold 700,000 copies during its first two weeks on sale and has gone on to sell over six million copies in the U.S. alone. In 1984, the album won the [Grammy Award](/source/26th_Annual_Grammy_Awards) for [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Score_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media) at the [26th Annual Grammy Awards](/source/26th_Annual_Grammy_Awards).

## Release

*Flashdance* was released in the United States on April 15, 1983.[7] On April 14, 1983, the night before the general release of the film, a special benefit premiere of *Flashdance* was shown at the Warner Theater in Pittsburgh. It was the last film at the theater. Several months later it was torn down to make way for the [Warner Centre](/source/Warner_Centre), a retail and office complex. [29]

### Home media

*Flashdance* has been issued originally on [VHS](/source/VHS) and [Laserdisc](/source/Laserdisc) with a [Paramount Home Entertainment](/source/Paramount_Home_Entertainment) [DVD](/source/DVD) release on October 8, 2002, and a Special Collector's Edition DVD in 2010.[30][31] It was first released on [Blu-ray](/source/Blu-ray) Disc on August 13, 2013, by [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros.) with seven special features including a 15-minute featurette, "The History of *Flashdance*", a 9-minute featurette, "The Look of *Flashdance*", "*Flashdance*: The Choreography" and a teaser and [theatrical trailers](/source/Theatrical_trailer).[32] The film was re-released on Blu-ray in the U.S. on May 19, 2020, by Paramount Presents with a new 4K remaster and packaging. It includes a new Filmmakers Focus interview with the director but excludes a few special features from the previous Blu-ray release.[33]

## Reception

### Critical response

The film received negative reviews from critics. On [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) the film has an approval rating of 37% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 4.80/10. The site's consensus is: "All style and very little substance, *Flashdance* boasts eye-catching dance sequences—and benefits from an appealing performance from Jennifer Beals—but its narrative is flat-footed".[34]

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[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which uses a [weighted average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean), assigned the film a score of 39 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[35]

[Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert) placed it on his list of most hated films,[4] and in giving the film 1.5 out of 4 stars in his review, stated: "Jennifer Beals shouldn't feel bad. She is a natural talent, she is fresh and engaging here, and only needs to find an agent with a natural talent for turning down scripts".[36] In his review for the *[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)*, Ebert said "If *Flashdance* had spent just a little more effort getting to know the heroine of its story, and a little less time trying to rip off *[Saturday Night Fever](/source/Saturday_Night_Fever)*, it might have been a much better film."[36] *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* compared the film to a series of music videos, "Watching *Flashdance* is pretty much like looking at [MTV](/source/MTV) for 96 minutes. Virtually plotless, exceedingly thin on characterization and sociologically laughable, pic at least lives up to its title by offering an anthology of extraordinarily flashy dance numbers."[37] [Janet Maslin](/source/Janet_Maslin) of *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* wrote: "With a score by Giorgio Moroder, and with ingenious costumes that are utterly au courant, *Flashdance* contains such dynamic dance scenes that it's a pity there's a story here to bog them down."[38]

In a 1984 essay for the journal *[Jump Cut](/source/Jump_Cut_(journal))*, critic Kathryn Kalinak questioned the characterization of Alex: "How could an 18 year-old woman land a skilled labor job as a welder in the unionized steel industry of an economically depressed union town? ... Not only are any other women missing in the factory, so are employees, male or female, under 30."[39]

### Accolades

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards Best Cinematography Donald Peterman Nominated [40] Best Film Editing Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery Nominated Best Original Song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara Won "Maniac" Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky Nominated American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Feature Film Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery Nominated Blue Ribbon Awards Best Foreign Film Adrian Lyne Won British Academy Film Awards Best Editing Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery Won [41] Best Score for a Film Giorgio Moroder Nominated Best Original Song Written for a Film "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara Nominated Best Sound Don Digirolamo, Robert Glass, Robert Knudson, and James E. Webb Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated [42] Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Jennifer Beals Nominated Best Original Score – Motion Picture Giorgio Moroder Won Best Original Song – Motion Picture "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara Won "Maniac" Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky Nominated Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screenplay Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas; Story by Tom Hedley Nominated [43] Grammy Awards Album of the Year Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Various Artists and Giorgio Moroder Nominated [44] Record of the Year "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara and Giorgio Moroder Nominated "Maniac" – Phil Ramone and Michael Sembello Nominated Song of the Year "Maniac" – Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello Nominated Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male "Maniac" – Michael Sembello Nominated Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara Won Best Pop Instrumental Performance "Love Theme from Flashdance" – Helen St. John Nominated Best Instrumental Composition "Love Theme from Flashdance" – Giorgio Moroder Won Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello and Shandi Sinnamon Won Hochi Film Awards Best International Picture Adrian Lyne Won Japan Academy Prize Outstanding Foreign Language Film Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Jennifer Beals Won National Music Publishers' Association Best Song in a Movie Irene Cara Won People's Choice Awards Favorite Theme/Song from a Motion Picture "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Won Satellite Awards Best DVD Extras Nominated [45]

The film is recognized by [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute) in these lists:

- 2004: [AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs](/source/AFI's_100_Years...100_Songs): - "[Flashdance... What a Feeling](/source/Flashdance..._What_a_Feeling)" – #55[46]

## Legacy

There were discussions about a sequel, but the film was never made. Beals turned down an offer to appear in a sequel, saying: "I've never been drawn to something by virtue of how rich or famous it will make me. I turned down so much money, and my agents were just losing their minds."[47]

In March 2001, a [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) musical version was proposed with new songs by [Giorgio Moroder](/source/Giorgio_Moroder), but failed to materialize.[48] In July 2008, a stage musical adaptation *[Flashdance The Musical](/source/Flashdance_(musical))* premiered at the [Theatre Royal](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Plymouth) in [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth), England. The [book](/source/Libretto) is co-written by [Tom Hedley](/source/Thomas_Hedley), who created the story outline for the original film, and the [choreography](/source/Choreography) is by [Arlene Phillips](/source/Arlene_Phillips).[49]

In October 2020, Paramount announced plans to reboot the film as a TV series for [Paramount+](/source/Paramount%2B).[50]

Jennifer Beals' performance started her reputation as a [lesbian icon](/source/Gay_icon).[51]

### Connection to MTV

*Flashdance* is not a [musical](/source/Musical_film) in the traditional sense as none of the characters sing or dance, although the Alex character is portrayed as an amateur dancer, but rather the songs are presented in the style of self-contained [music videos](/source/Music_video). Its success has been attributed in part to the 1981 launch of the [cable](/source/Cable_television) channel MTV (Music Television) since it was the first feature film to exploit the new popularity of music videos effectively.[52] By excerpting segments of the film and running them as music videos on MTV, the studio benefited from extensive free promotion, establishing the new medium as an important marketing tool for films.[53] In the mid-1980s, it became almost obligatory to release a music video to promote a major motion picture—even if the film was not especially suited for one.[54]

## Legal action

### Suit against the filmmakers

*Flashdance* was inspired by the real-life story of Maureen Marder, a construction worker/welder by day and dancer by night at Gimlets, a [Toronto](/source/Toronto) strip club.[8] Like Alex Owens in the film, she aspired to enroll in a prestigious dance school. Tom Hedley wrote the original story outline for *Flashdance*, and on December 6, 1982, Marder signed a release document giving Paramount Pictures the right to portray her life story on screen, for which she was given a one-off payment of $2,300. *Flashdance* is estimated to have grossed more than $200 million worldwide. In June 2006, the [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit) in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California) affirmed a lower court's ruling that Marder gave up her rights to the film when she signed the release document in 1982. The panel of three judges stated in its ruling: "Though in hindsight the agreement appears to be unfair to Marder—she only received $2,300 in exchange for a release of all claims relating to a movie that grossed over $150 million—there is simply no evidence that her consent was obtained by [fraud](/source/Fraud), [deception](/source/Deception_offences), [misrepresentation](/source/Misrepresentation), [duress](/source/Duress_(contract_law)) or [undue influence](/source/Undue_influence)." The court also noted that Marder's [attorney](/source/Lawyer) had been present when she signed the document.[55]

### Suit against Jennifer Lopez and filmmakers over music video

In 2003, following the use of dance routines from the film by [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez) in her music video "[I'm Glad](/source/I'm_Glad)" (directed by [David LaChapelle](/source/David_LaChapelle)), Marder sued Lopez, [Sony Corporation](/source/Sony) (the makers of the music video) and Paramount in an attempt to gain a [copyright](/source/Copyright) interest in the film. Although Lopez argued that her video for "I'm Glad" was intended as a tribute to *Flashdance*, Sony settled a copyright infringement lawsuit out of court for the use of dance routines and other story material from the film in the video.[56][57]

## See also

- *[It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown](/source/It's_Flashbeagle%2C_Charlie_Brown)*

- [List of American films of 1983](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1983)

- [Duquesne Brewery Clock](/source/Duquesne_Brewery_Clock)

- *[Dance, Girl, Dance](/source/Dance%2C_Girl%2C_Dance)*

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## External links

- [*Flashdance*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085549/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Flashdance*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4572/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived)

- [*Flashdance*](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=flashdance.htm) at [Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)

v t e Flashdance Media Soundtrack "Flashdance... What a Feeling" "Lady, Lady, Lady" "Maniac" Flashdance the Musical Related It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown "Gloria" "I'm Glad" "Flashdance" (2004 song)

v t e Works by Joe Eszterhas Screenplays F.I.S.T. (1978) Flashdance (1983) Jagged Edge (1985) Big Shots (1987) Hearts of Fire (1987) Betrayed (1988) Checking Out (1988) Music Box (1989) Basic Instinct (1992) Nowhere to Run (1993) Sliver (1993) Showgirls (1995) Jade (1995) Telling Lies in America (1997) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) Children of Glory (2006) Books American Rhapsody (2000) Hollywood Animal (2004)

v t e Films directed by Adrian Lyne Short films The Table (1973) Mr. Smith (1976) Feature-length films Foxes (1980) Flashdance (1983) 9½ Weeks (1986) Fatal Attraction (1987) Jacob's Ladder (1990) Indecent Proposal (1993) Lolita (1997) Unfaithful (2002) Deep Water (2022)

v t e Films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Jerry Bruckheimer Films Farewell, My Lovely (1975) March or Die (1977) American Gigolo (1980) Defiance (1980) Thief (1981) Young Doctors in Love (1982) Flashdance (1983) Thief of Hearts (1984) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Top Gun (1986) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Days of Thunder (1990) Dangerous Minds (1995) Crimson Tide (1995) Bad Boys (1995) The Rock (1996) Con Air (1997) Armageddon (1998) Enemy of the State (1998) Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Coyote Ugly (2000) Remember the Titans (2000) Pearl Harbor (2001) Black Hawk Down (2001) Bad Company (2002) Kangaroo Jack (2003) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Bad Boys II (2003) Veronica Guerin (2003) King Arthur (2004) National Treasure (2004) Glory Road (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Déjà Vu (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) G-Force (2009) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) The Lone Ranger (2013) Deliver Us from Evil (2014) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) 12 Strong (2018) Gemini Man (2019) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Secret Headquarters (2022) The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) Young Woman and the Sea (2024) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) F1 (2025)

Awards for Flashdance v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Film Sunset Boulevard (1951) Monsieur Verdoux (1952) Forbidden Games (1953) The Wages of Fear (1954) East of Eden (1955) Gervaise (1956) La Strada (1957) The Old Man and the Sea (1958) 12 Angry Men (1959) On the Beach (1960) Two Women (1961) The Grapes of Wrath (1962) Sundays and Cybele (1963) Lilies of the Field (1964) Mary Poppins (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Lenny (1975) Taxi Driver (1976) Rocky (1977) Conversation Piece (1978) The Deer Hunter (1979) Kramer vs. Kramer (1980) The Tin Drum (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Flashdance (1983) The Right Stuff (1984) Witness (1985) The Color Purple (1986) The Untouchables (1987) Wings of Desire (1988) Die Hard (1989) Field of Dreams (1990) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) JFK (1992) Jurassic Park (1993) Pulp Fiction (1994) The Bridges of Madison County (1995) Seven (1996) Titanic (1997) L.A. Confidential (1998) Life Is Beautiful (1999) Dancer in the Dark (2000) Joint Security Area (2001) Shaolin Soccer (2002) Infernal Affairs (2003) Mystic River (2004) Million Dollar Baby (2005) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Dreamgirls (2007) The Dark Knight (2008) Gran Torino (2009) District 9 (2010) Black Swan (2011) Les Misérables (2012) Gravity (2013) Jersey Boys (2014) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Rogue One (2016) Hidden Figures (2017) Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Joker (2019) Parasite (2020) No Time to Die (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Oppenheimer (2024) Conclave (2025) v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 1940s Life with Father – Max Steiner (1947) The Red Shoes – Brian Easdale (1948) The Inspector General – Johnny Green (1949) 1950s Sunset Boulevard – Franz Waxman (1950) September Affair – Victor Young (1951) High Noon – Dimitri Tiomkin (1952) On the Beach – Ernest Gold (1959) 1960s The Alamo – Dimitri Tiomkin (1960) The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin (1961) To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein (1962) (1963) The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin (1964) Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1965) Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein (1966) Camelot – Frederick Loewe (1967) The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North (1968) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969) 1970s Love Story – Francis Lai (1970) Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971) The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972) Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973) The Little Prince – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (1974) Jaws – John Williams (1975) A Star is Born – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams (1976) Star Wars – John Williams (1977) Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (1978) Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola (1979) 1980s The Stunt Man – Dominic Frontiere (1980) No Award (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982) Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder (1983) A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (1984) Out of Africa – John Barry (1985) The Mission – Ennio Morricone (1986) The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su (1987) Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre (1988) The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (1989) 1990s The Sheltering Sky – Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990) Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1991) Aladdin – Alan Menken (1992) Heaven & Earth – Kitarō (1993) The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (1994) A Walk in the Clouds – Maurice Jarre (1995) The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1996) Titanic – James Horner (1997) The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass (1998) The Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone (1999) 2000s Gladiator – Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard (2000) Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong (2001) Frida – Elliot Goldenthal (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (2003) The Aviator – Howard Shore (2004) Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2005) The Painted Veil – Alexandre Desplat (2006) Atonement – Dario Marianelli (2007) Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (2008) Up – Michael Giacchino (2009) 2010s The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010) The Artist – Ludovic Bource (2011) Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (2012) All Is Lost – Alex Ebert (2013) The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson (2014) The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone (2015) La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2016) The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat (2017) First Man – Justin Hurwitz (2018) Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019) 2020s Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020) Dune – Hans Zimmer (2021) Babylon – Justin Hurwitz (2022) Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023) Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2024) Sinners – Ludwig Göransson (2025)

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