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Flashdance (1983)
DVD (1 discs
)
Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Drama
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 4 Nominations
Synopsis
That Oscar-winning title song buzzes in your ears long after the movie has stopped. The attraction here is youthful spirit and a pulsating score, because the weak story is merely a conduit for the song-and-dance numbers. The plot is every young woman's daydream come true. Jennifer Beals holds down a macho job as a welder by day, but performs erotic dance numbers in a club at night. It's not a strip club, so her morality remains intact. She dates her wealthy boss (Michael Nouri) and practices hard for the day she can audition for the upscale, local dance school, even though she has no formal training. It is malarkey, of course, unless you view this as total romantic fantasy. It works because you are carried along by the sheer force of the energetic, boisterous, MTV-style imagery by director Adrian Lyne. Beals is a plus as the stubborn, pouty, somewhat eccentric young woman made all the more interesting for her driving ambition. In the end, she is aided by her Prince Charming, who arrives bearing favors. Mind you, this is not the same as a rescue, as Beals is one rather tough damsel who does just fine on her own.
Cast
Michael Nouri
Jennifer Beals
Belinda Bauer
Lilia Skala
Sunny Johnson
Director
Adrian Lyne
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
- Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Song
- Oscar Winner: Best Music, Original Song
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
Dancing
Drama
Romance
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Trailers/TV spots
- The History Of Flashdance
- The Look Of Flashdance
- Flashdance: Music Songs
- Flashdance: The Choreography
- Releasing The Flashdance Phenomenon
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer