Flashdance
Theatrical poster for Flashdance
Directed by	Adrian Lyne
Produced by	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
Written by	Tom Hedley Joe Eszterhas
Starring	Jennifer Beals Michael Nouri
Music by	Giorgio Moroder
Cinematography	Donald Peterman
Editing by	Walt Mulconery Bud S. Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English Filmmaker and producer This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Tom Hedley, the former publisher of Duckworth in London is presently President and Publisher of Hedley Media Group in New York City Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American Film actress and former teen model. Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American Television and Film Actor. Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter Smith
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	April 15, 1983 July 16, 1983 August 11, 1983 September 14, 1983 May 23, 1985
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Country	United States
Language	English
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Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983, and was one of the most successful films of the early 1980s. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a Subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any Film in which the central The film was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and its presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films including Top Gun, Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Top Gun is a 1986 American Film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Flashdance opened to poor reviews by professional critics but was a box office success, becoming the 3rd highest grossing film of 1983 in the USA. The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1][2] Its soundtrack spawned several hit songs, among them Maniac performed by Michael Sembello and the Academy Award-winning "Flashdance... What a Feeling" performed by Irene Cara which was written specifically for the film. " Maniac " is a pop song performed by Michael Sembello. Michael Sembello (born 17 April 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Oscar nominated American Musician. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. " Flashdance What a Feeling " is an Academy Award winning song from the 1983 film Flashdance which was performed by Irene Cara. Irene Cara Escalera ( March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress

Contents 1 Taglines 2 Plot summary 3 Cast 4 Critical responses 5 Copyright issues 6 History 7 Music used in the film 8 References in popular culture 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Taglines

• "What a feeling!"
• "When the dancer becomes the dance. "
• "Take your passion. . . And make it happen!"
• "Something happens when she hears the music. . . it's her freedom. It's her fire. It's her life. "

Plot summary

Blue-collar worker, eighteen year-old Alexandra (Alex) Owens (played by Jennifer Beals) is an exotic dancer in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar at night and a welder at a steel mill during the day. Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American Film actress and former teen model. Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American Television and Film Actor. Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American Film actress and former teen model. A welder (also weldor, which term distinguishes the Tradesman from the equipment used to make welds is a Tradesman who specialises in Welding Steel Mill was one of Bruce Springsteen 's early bands and performed regularly on the Jersey Shore, in Virginia, and also in California from 1969 She lives on her own in a converted warehouse with her pit bull, Grunt. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters This article is about the group of breeds commonly called "Pit Bulls Her dream is to obtain a place at a prestigious dance school, the (fictional) Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory. During one of her performances at Mawby's, the bar where she works, she attracts the attention of Nick Hurley (Michael Nouri) who is the boss of the steel mill, and he learns that Alex is one of his employees. Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American Television and Film Actor.

Alex's best friends also work at Mawby's, and they have their own dreams of fame. Jeanie Szabo (Sunny Johnson) is a waitress who aspires to be a professional ice skater, and Jeanie's boyfriend Richie Blazik (Kyle T. Heffner) is a cook who wants to be a professional stand-up comedian. Also prominent in the film is Johnny C. (Lee Ving), who runs the local strip club, the Zanzibar, and is invariably accompanied by his strong but dense bodyguard Cecil (Malcolm Danare). Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1950) is most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk band A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically Johnny C. visits Mawby's to check out the dancers, and tries to recruit both Alex and Jeanie to work at the Zanzibar.

Alex goes to the Conservatory to ask for an application form for an audition, but walks out when she realizes that she lacks any formal dance training, and will have to leave that section of the form blank. Alex's dance teacher and mentor is a retired ballet dancer named Hanna Long (Lilia Skala), who encourages Alex to pursue her dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Lilia Skala ( November 28, 1896 — December 18, 1997) was an Austrian-American actress After Jeanie falls over twice at an audition for an ice show, she loses confidence in herself and becomes a dancer at the Zanzibar, where she performs in the nude, and Alex goes to the strip club to rescue Jeanie.

Alex and Nick become lovers, but she later learns that he has an ex-wife called Katie (Belinda Bauer), and they have a frosty meeting in a local restaurant. Belinda Jane Bauer (born 13 June 1950 is a beautiful Australian Actress. Nick uses his contacts to secure an audition for Alex at the Conservatory, and just before the audition she goes to Hanna's house and learns that Hanna died the previous night.

At the audition, Alex falls over at the start of her routine, but starts again and completes the routine successfully. In the final scene, Alex runs out of the Conservatory building with a smile on her face and is hugged by Nick, who gives her a bunch of red roses. The ending of the film does not say directly whether Alex wins a place at the Conservatory as a result of her audition.

Cast

See Cast and music used in Flashdance.

Critical responses

Flashdance has seldom received favorable reviews from professional critics. Roger Ebert placed it on his list of Most Hated films, stating: "Jennifer Beals shouldn't feel bad. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. She is a natural talent, she is fresh and engaging here, and only needs to find an agent with a natural talent for turning down scripts". ^[3] Halliwell's Film Guide gave it one star out of four while The New Yorker described the film as "Basically, a series of rock videos. Leslie Robert James Halliwell ( 23 February, 1929 – 21 January, 1989) was a British Motion picture Historian The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry " The Guardian described it as "A preposterous success. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. " Detractors of the film argue that in addition to the shallow plot, the film represents the worst excesses of 1980s film making with its emphasis on short sequences and rapid editing between shots. The screenplay of the film was nominated for a Razzie (Golden Raspberry) award. A common criticism is that Michael Nouri, who was thirty-six at the time of filming, seems too old to be the love interest of eighteen year-old Jennifer Beals. Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American Television and Film Actor. Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American Film actress and former teen model. Critics have also questioned whether an eighteen year-old woman would have been given a job as a welder in an old-fashioned steel mill.

The dimly-lit cinematography and montage-style editing are due in part to the fact that Jennifer Beals does virtually none of the dancing in the film. See also Filmmaking Cinematography (from Greek: kinesis κινησις (movement and grapho γραφω (to record is the discipline A montage sequence is a technique in Film editing in which a series of short shots is edited into a sequence to condense narrative Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an Her main dance double is the French actress Marine Jahan, while the breakdancing that Alex performs in the audition sequence at the end of the film was doubled by the male dancer Crazy Legs (Richard Colón). This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Marine Jahan (born 1959 is a French Actress most widely known for having doubled for Jennifer Beals in the 1983 movie Flashdance Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among The shot of Alex diving through the air in slow motion during the audition sequence was performed by Sharon Shapiro, who was a professional gymnast.

Although Flashdance has been compared to Saturday Night Fever with a female lead,^[4] the tone of the two films is very different. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Saturday Night Fever takes a much more downbeat look at the world of people trapped in low-paid jobs, while Flashdance works best as a disco era retelling of the Cinderella story with all the implausibilities that this brings. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta Like the original theatrical release of Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance was rated R by the MPAA, which meant that audience members under seventeen years old required an accompanying parent or guardian to watch the film. Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated This was due to some strong language, nudity and sexual content which were removed for the television version of the film.

Flashdance is not a musical in the traditional sense as the characters do not sing, and the songs are presented in the style of self-contained music videos. The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The cable television channel MTV had been launched in August 1981, and Flashdance can be seen as an attempt to recreate the style of the pop music videos of the period for the big screen. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The use of sequences in the style of pop music videos became a common feature of 1980s cinema films, with the song "Take My Breath Away" from 1986's Top Gun being one of the most celebrated examples. " Take My Breath Away " is the name of a Love song from the film Top Gun, written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock, performed Top Gun is a 1986 American Film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Top Gun was a later project of the producers of Flashdance, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and the music for the song "Take My Breath Away" was composed by Giorgio Moroder, who also wrote several of the songs for Flashdance. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter

Copyright issues

Flashdance was inspired by the real life story of Maureen Marder, who was a construction worker/welder by day and worked by night in a Toronto strip club. Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Like the character of Alex Owens in the film, she aspired to enter a prestigious dance school. Tom Hedley wrote the original story outline for Flashdance, and on December 6, 1982 Marder signed a release document giving Paramount Pictures the right to portray her life story on screen, for which she was given a one-off payment of $2300. Tom Hedley, the former publisher of Duckworth in London is presently President and Publisher of Hedley Media Group in New York City Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Flashdance is estimated to have grossed $150 million worldwide, and following the use of dance routines from the film by Jennifer Lopez in her 2003 video "I'm Glad" (directed by David LaChapelle), Marder sued Paramount and Sony Corporation (the makers of the "I'm Glad" video) in an attempt to gain a copyright interest in the film. Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July " I'm Glad " is the third single from Jennifer Lopez 's third studio album This Is Me David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield Connecticut) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of Fashion, Advertising is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for In June 2006, the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirmed a lower court's ruling that Marder gave up her rights to the film when she signed the release document in 1982. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The panel of three judges stated in its ruling: "Though in hindsight the agreement appears to be unfair to Marder - she only received $2,300 in exchange for a release of all claims relating to a movie that grossed over $150 million - there is simply no evidence that her consent was obtained by fraud, deception, misrepresentation, duress or undue influence. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual In English law, the main deception offences are defined in the Theft Act 1968 (TA68 the Theft Act 1978 and the Theft (Amendment Act 1996 Misrepresentation is a Contract law concept It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party which has the effect of inducing that party into the contract Duress in the context of contract law is a Common law defense and if one is successful in proving that the contract is vitiated by duress the contract may be rescinded since Undue influence (as a term in Jurisprudence) is an equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person " The court also noted that Marder's attorney had been present when she signed the document. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute ^[5]

Although Jennifer Lopez argued that her video for "I'm Glad" was intended as a tribute to Flashdance, in May 2003 Sony agreed to pay a licensing fee to Paramount for the use of dance routines and other story material from the film in the video. ^[6][7]

History

Adrian Lyne, whose background was primarily in directing television commercials, was not the first choice as director of Flashdance. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English Filmmaker and producer A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. David Cronenberg turned down an offer to direct the film, as did Brian de Palma, who chose to direct Scarface instead. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Brian De Palma (born Brian Russell DePalma on September 11 1940 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Film director. ' Scarface' is a 1983 Crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana Executives at Paramount Studios were unsure about the film's potential and sold 25% of the rights prior to its release. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. ^[8] The audition for the part of Alex Owens was narrowed down to a final shortlist of three candidates, Jennifer Beals, Demi Moore, and Leslie Wing^[9] before the part was awarded to Beals. Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American Film actress and former teen model. Demi Moore (born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11 1962 is an American Actress. Flashdance is often remembered for the sweatshirt with a large neck hole that Jennifer Beals wore on the poster advertising the film. A sweater, pullover, jumper, or jersey is a relatively heavy Shirt intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though in some cases A poster is any piece of printed Paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface Beals said that the look of the sweatshirt came about by accident when it shrank in the wash and she cut out a large hole at the top so that she could wear it again. ^[10]

There were proposals for a sequel to Flashdance but the film was never made. In March 2001, plans were announced for a Broadway musical version with new songs by Giorgio Moroder, but this also failed to materialize. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter ^[11]

Flashdance was the first success of a number of filmmakers who became top industry figures in the 1980s and beyond. The film was the first collaboration between Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who went on to produce Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop. This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Top Gun is a 1986 American Film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action - Comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy Joe Eszterhas, the screenwriter of Basic Instinct, received his second screen credit for Flashdance, while Adrian Lyne went on to direct Fatal Attraction, 9½ Weeks, Indecent Proposal and Lolita. Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian - American Writer, known for his screenplays for the films Basic Basic Instinct is an American thriller / Neo-noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English Filmmaker and producer Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes ‎ 9½ Weeks is a 1986 erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. Indecent Proposal is a 1993 film Drama directed by Adrian Lyne. Lolita is a 1997 film directed by Adrian Lyne and was the second screen adaptation of the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Lynda Obst, who developed the original story outline, went on to produce Adventures in Babysitting, The Fisher King and Sleepless in Seattle. Lynda Rosen Obst (born April 14, 1950, New York) is a feature film producer Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 Comedy film written by David Simkins directed by Chris Columbus, and starring Elisabeth Shue The Fisher King is a Comedy-drama Film made in 1991, written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American comedy-drama Film written and directed by Nora Ephron. She is currently producing and writing Interstellar, the next Steven Spielberg project. Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American theoretical physicist, known for his prolific contributions in gravitation physics Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer.

A stage musical adaptation of Flashdance is scheduled to receive its premiere at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England in July 2008. The Theatre Royal in Plymouth is a major producing and receiving house consisting of a large main auditorium housing west end Musicals, Opera and Ballet Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The book is co-written by Tom Hedley, who created the story outline for the original film, and the choreography is by Arlene Phillips. Tom Hedley, the former publisher of Duckworth in London is presently President and Publisher of Hedley Media Group in New York City See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Arlene Phillips OBE (born 1944) is a British Choreographer and former professional dancer who has worked in many fields of dance ^[12]

Music used in the film

Main article: Flashdance (soundtrack)

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" was performed by Irene Cara, who also sang the title song for the similar 1980 film Fame. " Flashdance What a Feeling " is an Academy Award winning song from the 1983 film Flashdance which was performed by Irene Cara. Irene Cara Escalera ( March 18, 1959) is an American singer and actress Fame is a 1980 Musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva directed by Alan Parker, and written by Christopher Gore The music for "Flashdance. . . What a Feeling" was composed by Giorgio Moroder, and the lyrics were written by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara. Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter The song won an Academy Award for Best Song, as well as a Golden Globe and numerous other awards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1983. Despite the song's title, the word "Flashdance" is not used in the lyrics. The song is used in the opening title sequence of the film, and is the music used by Alex in her dance audition routine at the end of the film.

Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. " Maniac " is a pop song performed by Michael Sembello. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. Michael Sembello (born 17 April 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Oscar nominated American Musician. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Maniac is a 1980 American Slasher film (though considered more of a Splatter film) about a disturbed and traumatized The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance. The song was disqualified from the Academy Award nomination on a technicality when it emerged that it had not been written specifically for the film. Like the title song, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1983. ^[13]

Other songs in the film include "Lady, Lady, Lady", performed by Joe Esposito, "Gloria", performed by Laura Branigan, and "I'll Be Here Where The Heart Is", performed by Kim Carnes. Joe Esposito, known as "Bean" is a Grammy winning American Singer / Songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena California) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter.

The soundtrack album of Flashdance sold 700,000 copies during its first two weeks on sale and has gone on to sell over 6,000,000 copies in the US alone. In 1984 the album won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for A Motion Picture or a Television Special. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960

References in popular culture

Flashdance has been referenced in popular culture on a number of occasions. These include:

• A variation of the song "Flashdance. . . What a Feeling" was used as the basis of an Apple Computer commercial in 1984. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics The music was slightly different, and the lyrics were changed from "What a Feeling" to "We Are Apple". ^[14]
• It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown was a TV special broadcast in 1984. It's Flashbeagle Charlie Brown is a 1984 TV special, featuring Charles M A television special is a Television program, typically a Short film or Television movie, which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally It featured the Peanuts characters created by Charles M. Schulz, and parodied both Flashdance and Saturday Night Fever. Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated
• In the 1997 film The Full Monty the ex-steel workers watch a video of Flashdance to learn about dancing, leading to a discussion of Jennifer Beals' welding skills:

It's "Flashdance. This article is about the film The Full Monty is a 1997 British Comedy film. " She's a welder, isn't she?

I hope she dances better than she welds. Look at that. Her mix is all to cock. It's like Bonfire Night. That's too much acetylene. Them joints won't hold.

• Geri Halliwell recorded a version of the song "It's Raining Men" for the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary. Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972 is an English pop Singer-songwriter, Children's author, Actress " It's Raining Men " is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982 Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding In the video of the song, Geri Halliwell recreates the audition sequence from Flashdance and also references the 1980s film and television series Fame. Fame is a 1980 Musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva directed by Alan Parker, and written by Christopher Gore
• In September 2006, an Australian television commercial for Carlton Draught beer called FlashBeer parodied the audition sequence from Flashdance almost shot for shot. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Carlton Draught is a 46% ( abv) Pale lager made in Australia by Carlton & United Beverages. The commercial features a rotund, bearded man called Kevin Cavendish who "auditions" for a job at the Carlton Draught brewery while wearing the same black leotard as Alex Owens. A leotard is a Skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free He launches into a dance routine that closely follows the real audition sequence in the film, and is successful in obtaining a job. ^[15][16]
• One of the most famous shots in the film occurs in the opening "Chair Dance" sequence at Mawby's bar when Alex tips a bucket of water on to her chest. This shot has been parodied many times, including an episode of Scrubs in which Ted's Band sings an a cappella version of "Maniac" while Ted tips a jug of water over his head. Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment " Maniac " is a pop song performed by Michael Sembello.
• In an episode of the British comedy series The Office, David Brent claimed his dancing skills were a fusion of "Flashdance with MC Hammer". This article is about the original version of The Office For the US version see The Office (US TV series, and for a comparison of the various versions from around the David Brent is a fictional White-collar office middle-manager and one of the principal characters from the BBC television comedy The Office ^[17][18]
• In the pilot episode of the Comedy Central series Stella, the main characters reenact the audition sequence in a similar room with the same setup while they dance to try and prove their worth in being tenants for the apartment building. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming
• In the motion picture Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Elvira recreates the famous water bucket scene for a group of teenagers in an audience. Elvira Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 Comedy film directed by James Signorelli Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her on-screen Horror host Persona
• In the Season 4 episode of Friends "The One with the Fake Party", Joey, mixing up his facts, suggests to Rachel that she removes her bra under her shirt in the same fashion that Beals' character did in Flashdance. Friends was an ^[19]
• In a 2007 French TV commercial for Orangina, an anthropomorphic doe re-enacts the Chair Dance, with Orangina instead of water. Orangina is a carbonated citrus beverage made from orange, Lemon, and mandarin juice with origins in France now owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ^[20]
• In the 2007 film Norbit, the chair dance scene is recreated with Rasputia pulling the chain to douse herself with water at El Nipplopolis. Norbit is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Raspberry Award -winning 2007 Slapstick Romantic comedy film directed

See also

• Dirty Dancing
• Footloose

References

External links

• Flashdance at the Internet Movie Database
• Youtube

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