Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals as a passionate young dancer who aspires to become a professional ballerina, alongside Michael Nouri playing her elder suitor and the owner of the steel mill where she works by day in Pittsburgh. It was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and the presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films including Footloose, Purple Rain, and Top Gun, Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. It was also one of Lyne's first major film releases, building on a reputation for making popular television commercials. Alex's elaborate dance sequences were shot using body doubles. The film opened to negative reviews by professional critics, including Roger Ebert, who panned it as "great sound and flashdance, signifying nothing".
| Director | Adrian Lyne |
| Produced by | Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Screenplay by | Tom Hedley, Joe Eszterhas |
| Story by | Tom Hedley |
| Starring | Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri |
| Music | Giorgio Moroder |
| Cinematography | Donald Peterman |
| Edited by | Walt Mulconery, Bud Smith |
| Production, company | PolyGram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Released | April 15, 1983 (United States) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $201.5 million |
| Netflix ID | 60010351 |
About Flashdance
A woman working jobs as a welder and exotic dancer aspires to be a professional dancer by first attending ballet school.
Achievement of Flashdance
The movie was a box-office hit, earning more than $200 million at the box office and becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1983 in the US.
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