Flashdance
“Something happens when she hears the music... it's her freedom. It's her fire. It's her life.”
Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
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Cast
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Jennifer Beals
Alex Owens
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Michael Nouri
Nick Hurley
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Richie
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Cynthia Rhodes
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Lee Ving
Johnny C.
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Ron Karabatsos
Jake Mawby
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Lilia Skala
Hanna Long
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Philip Bruns
Frank Szabo
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Micole Mercurio
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Malcolm Danare
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Adrian Lyne Director · Joe Eszterhas Screenplay Thomas Hedley Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $202M · Budget $7M · United States release April 14, 1983
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$201,521,203
Gross vs. budget
28.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Production
The Guber-Peters Company
Production
Polygram Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 14, 1983
Theatrical
United States · April 14, 1983
Theatrical
Australia
August 5, 1983 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 16, 1983 · Theatrical · IMDB
Czechia
May 1, 2000 · Digital
France
September 14, 1983 · Theatrical
November 10, 2002 · Physical · DVD
June 1, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 19, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
June 9, 2026 · TV · TFX
Germany
September 2, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 19, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
October 27, 1983 · Theatrical
March 11, 2011 · Theatrical · Legend Film Festival
Japan
July 16, 1983 · Theatrical
October 12, 1985 · TV · Fuji TV
December 19, 1986 · TV · Nippon TV
Netherlands
July 14, 1983 · Theatrical
November 2, 2012 · TV · RTL 8
March 6, 2019 · Physical · Blu ray
Philippines
July 18, 1987 · TV · RPN 9, Saturday Night Playhouse
Romania
April 14, 1983 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Spain
August 29, 1983
Sweden
July 15, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 30, 1983 · Theatrical
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