Alex Owens
Jennifer Beals
Alex Owens
Flashdance
“Something happens when she hears the music... it's her freedom. It's her fire. It's her life.”
6.5
1983
1h 35m
DramaRomance
Director: Adrian Lyne
Overview
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.
Trailer
Flashdance - Trailer Official
Cast
Nick Hurley
Michael Nouri
Nick Hurley
Jeanie Szabo
Sunny Johnson
Jeanie Szabo
Richie
Kyle T. Heffner
Richie
Tina Tech
Cynthia Rhodes
Tina Tech
Johnny C.
Lee Ving
Johnny C.
Jake Mawby
Ron Karabatsos
Jake Mawby
Hanna Long
Lilia Skala
Hanna Long
Frank Szabo
Philip Bruns
Frank Szabo
Rosemary Szabo
Micole Mercurio
Rosemary Szabo
Cecil
Malcolm Danare
Cecil
Katie Hurley
Belinda Bauer
Katie Hurley
Reviews
JPV852
Entertaining drama with an amazing soundtrack and great performance from Jennifer Beals. Not the strongest story at times but still was enthralled through its reasonable 90-minute running time. **3.75/5**
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Aside from the toe-tapper that was Irene Cara's title song, the rest of this film is really only notable because it shows the sheer determination of a young woman - "Alex" (Jennifer Beals) to make it. Initially, in a man's world as a welder more than holding her own, whilst at the same time she wants to swap her night-time dancing pole for a ballet school bar and prove that she has what it takes to become a top dancer too. Fortunately, her wealthy boss is also her boyfriend, and "Nick" (Michael Nouri) is keen to help her along - sometimes a little too keen, which can lead to the odd bit of tension as she finds herself with an audition that could change everything. It is a very positive-looking film with an upbeat theme and that helps carry what is otherwise a really rather poorly acted affair with some clunky dialogue and a narrative that follows a fairly predictable pattern - before the ending that we just know is coming. Laura Branigan and Giorgio Moroder had a hand in the rest of the soundtrack, which when you watch this film again after all but forty years proves remarkably memorable (if not great). Like it or not, this was a groundbreaking piece of cinema that though it struggles to exude much punch now, certainly did quite a lot - cinematically speaking - back then. Benefits from big screen audio, and is still worth a watch if you are of a certain age.
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