In one of the most iconic movie sequences, audiences watch Owens intensely practice her dance moves in her cavernous warehouse apartment. Although not formally trained, she dreams of becoming a professional dancer at the prestigious Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory. Set in Pittsburgh, PA, Owens is a steel mill worker by day and exotic dancer by night. Today, as many in Hollywood are demanding more complexity in their female leads, they should look no further than Owens in “Flashdance” for inspiration. The movie introduced audiences to a complex female lead who was a “maniac on the floor,” dancing her way past many gender stereotypes. “Flashdance” forever changed filmmaking, fashion, movie soundtracks, and female archetypes.

Directed by Adrian Lyne, the film was a surprise box-office hit. In her big-screen debut, Jennifer Beals plays the aspiring professional dancer Alex Owens. On April 15, 1983, “Flashdance” was released in movie theaters, inspiring us to take our passion, make it happen and dance right through our lives. If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.Ĭheers.Article Details: April 15, 1983: 'Flashdance' Was Released, Forever Changing Film, Fashion and Female ArchetypesĪpril 15, 1983: 'Flashdance' Was Released, Forever Changing Film, Fashion and Female Archetypes.If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at (last update: 15 July 2018). If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I have just modified one external link on Flashdance (soundtrack). Metropolitan90 (talk) 07:22, 30 December 2013 (UTC) External links modified

That was 15 years after Flashdance was released. However, as indicated in the Billboard Hot 100 article, not until 1998 was it possible for a non-single album track to reach the Hot 100. yet managed to hit the Billboard Hot 100 based on radio airplay alone.

The article says that 'Lady, Lady, Lady' by Joe Esposito was not released as a single in the U.S. Squidfryerchef ( talk) 13:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC) Lady, Lady, Lady Another song I'd like to identify is an Italo-disco type song that was playing in the bar's Halloween party where the owner came out dressed up like a pig ( no, it wasn't 'Gloria' ). For example one forum says the song from the breakdance scene is called 'It's Just Begun' by Jimmy Castor, which I remember seeing on the movie credits and which shouldnt be too hard to verify. Would it be useful to list which songs were used in which scenes? Everybody knows the songs 'Flashdance' and 'Maniac' but there's a few obscure ones I couldn't place, especially those which may be in the movie but not on the album.

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