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15 April 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
Every day, she works in a man's world. Every night, she dances through the universe that is her dream. morePlot:
A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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80s flash and trash moreCast
(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 | |
| Durga McBroom | ... | Heels |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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:18Fun Stuff
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According to his autobiography "Is That It?" Bob Geldof was offered a role in this film, after director Adrian Lyne was impressed by his performance in Pink Floyd The Wall (1982). Geldof turned it down. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the first dance number ("He's a Dream"), there is a three-second cutaway to the audience, and when we return to Alex, the pull chain for the water-dump has appeared from nowhere. Later in the dance, another shot from a similar angle shows that it has disappeared again. We know that Mawby's Bar didn't go to the unlikely trouble of elevating the chain out of sight except for the time when it was needed, because if they had, the sudden movement would set it swinging, and we don't see that. moreSoundtrack:
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Sure, Flashdance will never make the AFI's Top 100, but it has an infectious charm. Jennifer Beals is really only so-so in the leading role, and her leading man Michael Nouri is no better off, but it doesn't matter. What does matter here is the great music! Really, the whole film is played like a 90-minute ad for MTV! Laugh at the dopey plot and listen to the great tunes. Great film to earmark the 80s.