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.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 16 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jennifer Beals | ... |
Alexandra Owens
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Michael Nouri | ... |
Nick Hurley
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Lilia Skala | ... |
Hanna Long
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Sunny Johnson | ... |
Jeanie Szabo
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Kyle T. Heffner | ... |
Richie Blazik
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Lee Ving | ... |
Johnny C.
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Ron Karabatsos | ... |
Jake Mawby
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Belinda Bauer | ... |
Katie Hurley
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Malcolm Danare | ... |
Cecil
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Philip Bruns | ... |
Frank Szabo
(as Phil Bruns)
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Micole Mercurio | ... |
Rosemary Szabo
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Lucy Lee Flippin | ... |
Secretary
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Don Brockett | ... |
Pete
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Cynthia Rhodes | ... |
Tina Tech
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Durga McBroom | ... |
Heels
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Stacey Pickren | ... |
Margo
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Liz Sagal | ... |
Sunny
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Norman Scott | ... |
Normski
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Mr. Freeze | ... |
Mr. Freeze
(as Marc Lemberger)
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Frosty Freeze | ... |
Frosty Freeze
(as Wayne Frost)
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Prince Ken Swift | ... |
Prince Ken Swift
(as Kenneth Gabbert)
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Crazy Legs | ... |
Crazy Legs
(as Richard Colon)
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Robert Wuhl | ... |
Mawby's Regular
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Steve Price | ... |
Mawby's Regular
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Matt Landers | ... |
Mawby's Regular
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Darren Roy | ... |
Mawby's Regular
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Frank Pesce | ... |
Mawby's Regular
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Larry John Meyers | ... |
Welder #1
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David DiManna | ... |
Welder #2
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Helen Dexter | ... |
Dancer at Repertory #1
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Mark Anthony Moschello | ... |
Dancer at Repertory #2
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Debra Gordon | ... |
Dancer at Repertory #3
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Erika Leslie | ... |
Blonde Skater
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Jim McCardle | ... |
Ice Rink Official #1
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Ernie Tate | ... |
Ice Rink Official #2
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Bettina Birnbaum | ... |
Stripper #1
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Deirdre L. Cowden | ... |
Stripper #2
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Colin Hamilton | ... |
Maitre D'
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Tony De Santis | ... |
Waiter #2
(as Tony de Santis)
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Marjean Dennis | ... |
Woman at Restaurant
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Bob Harks | ... |
Priest
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Ann Muffly | ... |
Woman at Hanna Long's
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Henry Crowell Jr. | ... |
Racquetball Player
(as Hank Crowell)
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Frank Tomasello | ... |
Harry
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Jumbo Red | ... |
Grunt
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Evette De Marco | ... |
Ballet Dancer
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Richard Fritz | ... |
Ballet Dancer
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Mike Berro | ... |
Dance Judge #5 (uncredited)
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Vic Cianca | ... |
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
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Ella Demler | ... |
Little Dancing Girl (uncredited)
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Monique Gabrielle | ... |
Stripper (uncredited)
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Denise Kozuch | ... |
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
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Jim Painter | ... |
Mawby's Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Joe Shelby | ... |
Street Person (uncredited)
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Directed by
Adrian Lyne |
Written by
Thomas Hedley Jr. | ... | (screenplay) (as Tom Hedley) and |
Joe Eszterhas | ... | (screenplay) |
Thomas Hedley Jr. | ... | (story) (as Tom Hedley) |
Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer | ... | producer |
Peter Guber | ... | executive producer |
Tom Jacobson | ... | associate producer |
Lynda Obst | ... | associate producer (as Lynda Rosen Obst) |
Christine Peters | ... | executive producer |
Jon Peters | ... | executive producer |
Don Simpson | ... | producer |
Music by
Giorgio Moroder |
Cinematography by
Donald Peterman | ... | director of photography (as Don Peterman) |
Editing by
Walt Mulconery | ||
Bud S. Smith | ... | (as Bud Smith) |
Editorial Department
Richard Alderete | ... | associate editor |
Robert Lederman | ... | associate editor (as Bob Lederman) |
Mitchell Sinoway | ... | associate editor |
M. Scott Smith | ... | associate editor (as Scott Smith) |
Joe D'Augustine | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Gretchen Rennell |
Production Design by
Charles Rosen |
Set Decoration by
Marvin March |
Costume Design by
Michael Kaplan |
Makeup Department
Rick Sharp | ... | makeup artist |
Robert L. Stevenson | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Tom Jacobson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marty P. Ewing | ... | second assistant director (as Marty Ewing) |
Albert M. Shapiro | ... | first assistant director (as Albert Shapiro) |
Art Department
Andrew P. Flores | ... | labor forman |
Walt Hadfield | ... | construction coordinator (as Walton D. Hadfield) |
Robby Vandermark | ... | Set Painter |
Mark Wade | ... | property master |
Camille Abbott | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Andrew Probert | ... | pre-production artist (uncredited) |
Peter Van Zyl | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Don Digirolamo | ... | re-recording mixer |
Louis L. Edemann | ... | sound effects editor |
Robert Glass | ... | re-recording mixer |
David W. Gray | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as David Gray) |
Cecelia Hall | ... | sound effects editor |
Sean Hanley | ... | looping editor |
Robert Knudson | ... | re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson) |
George Watters II | ... | sound effects editor |
James E. Webb | ... | sound mixer (as Jim Webb) |
Crew Chamberlain | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Samuel C. Crutcher | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Greg Morton | ... | playback operator (uncredited) |
Dan O'Connell | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Michael Lantieri | ... | special effects |
Marvin Gardner | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Joe Dunne | ... | stunt coordinator |
Louie Elias | ... | stunts |
George Fisher | ... | stunts |
Ted Grossman | ... | stunts |
Victor Paul | ... | stunts |
George Robotham | ... | stunts |
John Robotham | ... | stunts |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
Sharon Shapiro | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Victoria Vanderkloot | ... | stunt double: Jennifer Beals (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John J. Connor | ... | camera operator |
Kal Manning | ... | gaffer (as Wright K. Manning) |
Herb Ritts | ... | still photographer: photographs on the wall |
John R. Shannon | ... | still photographer |
Dickson P. Sorensen | ... | additional photographer |
Calvin Sterry | ... | key grip |
Albert Watson | ... | still photographer: photographs on the wall |
Clay H. Wilson | ... | dolly grip (as Clay Wilson) |
Richard Clark | ... | video playback supervisor (uncredited) |
Lawrence Grauman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Norman Lang | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Keith Peterman | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Scott Rathner | ... | second assistant camera: Pittsburgh (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Donna Belajac | ... | location casting (as Donna M. Belajac) |
Matt Casella | ... | casting assistant |
Rita Clarke Holt | ... | location casting |
Julie Selzer | ... | casting assistant |
Franklyn Warren | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Cain | ... | costume supervisor |
Mark Peterson | ... | costumer: men |
Bobbie Read | ... | costumer: women |
Kate Lindsay | ... | costume assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
John R. Woodward | ... | location manager |
David Israel | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Charles Newirth | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
Adam Fields | ... | music supervisor |
Jim Henrikson | ... | music editor |
Sylvester Levay | ... | conductor (as Sylvestor Levay) / music arranger (as Sylvestor Levay) |
Phil Ramone | ... | music supervisor |
Russ Regan | ... | music consultant: PolyGram Records |
Ken Topolsky | ... | music coordinator |
Jellybean Benítez | ... | additional production & remix: "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (uncredited) / additional production & remix: "Man Hunt" (uncredited) / additional production & remix: "Maniac" (uncredited) |
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Andy D'Addario | ... | Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited) |
Sylvester Levay | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Joanie Blum | ... | script supervisor |
Katherine Reback | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Joel Marrow | ... | transportation coordinator |
Dan Marrow | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Anne Coe | ... | assistant: Mr. Lyne |
Mauri Syd Gayton | ... | assistant: Mr. Jacobson (as Mauri Syd Blumenfeld) |
Dennis Grisco | ... | animal trainer |
Enid Hertz | ... | assistant: Mr. Simpson |
Jeffrey Hornaday | ... | choreographer |
David Robertson | ... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer |
Casey Silver | ... | assistant: Mr. Lyne |
Karen Standard | ... | assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer |
Mary Lou Devlin | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Betsy Haug | ... | choreography (uncredited) |
Marine Jahan | ... | dance double: Jennifer Beals (uncredited) |
Thanks
Michele Casale | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1983) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1983) (Greece) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1983) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Norway) (theatrical)
- The Movie Channel (TMC) (1984) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Films of India (1985) (India) (theatrical)
- FilmNet (1985) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- CIC Video (1986) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1986) (United States) (tv)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1988) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Canal+ (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- La Cinq (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TF1 (1994) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1995) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- CIC Video (1998) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- TF1 (1998) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (2002) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2003) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Téva (2004) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- W9 (2005) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- France 4 (2011) (France) (tv)
- Chapel Distribution (2012) (Australia) (theatrical) (2K digital re-issue)
- NT1 (2012) (France) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- TV Breizh (2014) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2015) (France) (tv)
- HD1 (2015) (France) (tv)
- Chérie 25 (2016) (France) (tv)
- Netflix (2016) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
- Apollo-Film GmbH (2018) (Germany) (theatrical)
- RTL9 (2018) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (through Universal Pictures Benelux)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Video (2019) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (HMV Premium Collection 120)
- Paramount Channel (2022) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2023) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- ESC Distribution (2023) (France) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Modern Film Effects (titles and optical effects)
- Animal Talent (animal training)
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Motion Picture & Television Development (the producers wish to thank)
- City of Pittsburgh (the producers wish to thank)
- Los Angeles Ballet (courtesy of: Evette De Marco and Richard Fritz)
- Varèse Sarabande (courtesy of: "Adagio for Strings")
- Casablanca Records (original soundtrack album on)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Inter Video (24 frame video playback)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Alex Owens is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company, though, and with encouragement from her boss/boyfriend, she may get her chance. The city of Pittsburgh co-stars. What a feeling!
Written by Stewart M. Clamen |
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Taglines | Every day, she works in a man's world. Every night, she dances through the universe that is her dream. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $7,500,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $205,900,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Jennifer 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. See more » |
Goofs | In the climactic dance, Alex is played by several noticeably different people. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Irene Cara: Flashdance... What a Feeling (1983). See more » |
Soundtracks | Imagination See more » |
Quotes |
Nick:
Don't you understand? When you give up your dream, you die. See more » |