An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 16 nominations total
Philip Bruns
- Frank Szabo
- (as Phil Bruns)
Storyline
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- TriviaJennifer Beals' trend-setting collarless sweatshirt came about by accident. The sweatshirt, which Beals brought from home, had shrunk in the wash and she had to cut the collar off in order to get it over her head. When director Adrian Lyne and costume designer Michael Kaplan saw it at the wardrobe fitting, they both loved it and Kaplan improved the overall look of the sweatshirt for the shoot.
- GoofsIn the climactic dance, Alex is played by several noticeably different people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Irene Cara: Flashdance... What a Feeling (1983)
- SoundtracksImagination
Performed by Laura Branigan
Courtesy of Atlantic Records
Music by Michael Boddicker, Jerry Hey and Phil Ramone
Lyrics by Michael Sembello
Produced by Phil Ramone
Featured review
40 years later
I just rewatched this movie with my teenage daughter 40 years after its release. It was great nostalgia for me, though the choreographies seemed way better when I was a child. All in all it is a great representation of everything 80's: the music, the fashion and the American Dream. All style and looks and no depth.
The storyline is underdeveloped, and dialogues (and acting) are bad. There is some kind of voyeurism feeling with the close ups on body parts, especially thighs and legs throughout the dancing and working out scenes that I didn't get as a child, of course.
What struck me the most is how Alex is able to leave her bicycle anywhere ouside with no lock and it's always still there when she comes back.
The 80's were good times!
The storyline is underdeveloped, and dialogues (and acting) are bad. There is some kind of voyeurism feeling with the close ups on body parts, especially thighs and legs throughout the dancing and working out scenes that I didn't get as a child, of course.
What struck me the most is how Alex is able to leave her bicycle anywhere ouside with no lock and it's always still there when she comes back.
The 80's were good times!
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- Apic74
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Vũ Điệu Đam Mê
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,921,203
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,076,124
- Apr 17, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $92,921,203
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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