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Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama dance film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Jennifer Beals as a passionate young dancer, Alex Owens, who aspires to become a professional ballerina, alongside Michael Nouri, who plays her boyfriend and the owner of the steel mill where she works by day in Pittsburgh.
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) [1] is an American actress. She made her film debut in My Bodyguard (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her performance as Alexandra Owens in Flashdance (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
In the United States, she is known for dancing as one of the body-doubles for Jennifer Beals in the 1983 film Flashdance. [1] [2]At the time of the film's release, Jahan's role raised controversy for several reasons.
When Michael Nouri starred in 1983’s Flashdance, he thought his career was set. The truth ended up being more complicated. ... The movie, which also starred Jennifer Beals and had music from ...
Adrian Lyne hadn’t watched Flashdance in ages. As he admits, it has been at least 15 years since he screened the unlikely 1983 hit film starring Jennifer Beals as a Pittsburgh steelworker who ...
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Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 film Flashdance, which tells the story of Alex Owens (played by Jennifer Beals), a welder and exotic dancer who dreams of becoming a professional ballerina.
For Beals, who rocketed to stardom with her role in 1983’s “Flashdance,” the venture is an opportunity to work more behind the camera with her longtime friend and collaborator Chaiken.