Flashdance

Name: Flashdance
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Released: 1983-04-15
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner

IMDb ID: tt0085549 · Year: 1983 · Rating: 6.2 (63,396 votes)

Genres: Drama · Music · Romance

An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Flashdance
Australia: Flashdance
Canada: Flashdance (English)
Czech Republic: Flashdance
Germany: Flashdance
Denmark: Flashdance
Spain: Flashdance
Finland: Flashdance (video box title)
France: Flashdance
United Kingdom: Flashdance
Greece: Flashdance (Alternative Title)
Hungary: Flashdance
Ireland: Flashdance (English)
India: Flashdance (English)
Italy: Flashdance
South Korea: Flashdance
Netherlands: Flashdance
New Zealand: Flashdance (English)
Peru: Flashdance
Philippines: Flashdance (English)
Poland: Flashdance
Portugal: Flashdance
Sweden: Flashdance
Singapore: Flashdance (English)
Turkey: Flashdance (Turkish)
United States: Flashdance
Uruguay: Flashdance (original subtitled version)
West Germany: Flashdance
South Africa: Flashdance (English)
Mexico: Electrodanza
United States: Electrodanza (Spanish)
Kazakhstan: Танец-вспышка (Russian)
Soviet Union: Танец-вспышка (Russian)
Uzbekistan: Chaqnoq raqs
Brazil: Flashdance: Em Ritmo de Embalo
Romania: Flashdance: Stralucirea dansului
Canada: Le feu de la danse (French)
Azerbaijan: Parlaq rəqs
Estonia: Välktants
Vietnam: Vũ Điệu Đam Mê
Greece: Φλάσντανς
Kazakhstan: Жарқыл би
Ukraine: Танець-спалах
Bulgaria: Флашданс (Bulgarian)
Serbia: Флешденс
Japan: フラッシュダンス (Japanese)
China: 劲舞 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 閃舞
China: 闪电舞 (Mandarin)
China: 闪舞 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
ElectrodanzaContent RatingRRelease Date1983-04-15Runtime95 minutesMetascore39IMDb Popularity4057User Reviews192Critic Reviews80Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdance movie
pittsburgh pennsylvania
ballet
brunette
sweaty womanFilming LocationsKeystone Commons former Westinghouse Turbine Factory, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAProduction CompaniesParamount Pictures
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085549/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0085549.jpgUpdated At2026-08-30T20:01:04

Directors

Adrian Lyne

Writers

Thomas Hedley Jr.
Joe Eszterhas

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jennifer Beals | Character: Alex Owens
Actor: Michael Nouri | Character: Nick Hurley
Actor: Lilia Skala | Character: Hanna Long
Actor: Sunny Johnson | Character: Jeanie Szabo
Actor: Kyle T. Heffner | Character: Richie Blazik
Actor: Lee Ving | Character: Johnny C.
Actor: Ron Karabatsos | Character: Jake Mawby
Actor: Belinda Bauer | Character: Katie Hurley
Actor: Malcolm Danare | Character: Cecil
Actor: Philip Bruns | Character: Frank Szabo
Actor: Micole Mercurio | Character: Rosemary Szabo
Actor: Lucy Lee Flippin | Character: Secretary
Actor: Don Brockett | Character: Pete
Actor: Cynthia Rhodes | Character: Tina Tech
Actor: Durga McBroom | Character: Heels
Actor: Stacey Pickren | Character: Margo
Actor: Liz Sagal | Character: Sunny
Actor: Norman Scott | Character: Normski
Actor: Mr. Freeze | Character: Mr. Freeze
Actor: Frosty Freeze | Character: Frosty Freeze
Actor: Prince Ken Swift | Character: Prince Ken Swift
Actor: Crazy Legs | Character: Crazy Legs
Actor: Robert Wuhl | Character: Mawby's Regular
Actor: Steve Price | Character: Mawby's Regular
Actor: Matt Landers | Character: Mawby's Regular
Actor: Darren Roy | Character: Mawby's Regular
Actor: Frank Pesce | Character: Mawby's Regular
Actor: Larry John Meyers | Character: Welder #1
Actor: David DiManna | Character: Welder #2
Actor: Helen Dexter | Character: Dancer at Repertory #1
Actor: Mark Anthony Moschello | Character: Dancer at Repertory #2
Actor: Debra Gordon | Character: Dancer at Repertory #3
Actor: Erika Leslie | Character: Blonde Skater
Actor: Jim McCardle | Character: Ice Rink Official #1
Actor: Ernie Tate | Character: Ice Rink Official #2
Actor: Bettina Birnbaum | Character: Stripper #1
Actor: Deirdre L. Cowden | Character: Stripper #2
Actor: Colin Hamilton | Character: Maitre D'
Actor: Tony De Santis | Character: Waiter #2
Actor: Marjean Dennis | Character: Woman at Restaurant
Actor: Bob Harks | Character: Priest
Actor: Ann Muffly | Character: Woman at Hanna Long's
Actor: Henry Crowell Jr. | Character: Racquetball Player
Actor: Frank Tomasello | Character: Harry
Actor: Jumbo Red | Character: Grunt
Actor: Evette De Marco | Character: Ballet Dancer
Actor: Richard Fritz | Character: Ballet Dancer
Actor: Mike Berro | Character: Dance Judge #5
Actor: Vic Cianca | Character: Traffic Cop
Actor: Monique Gabrielle | Character: Stripper
Actor: John W. Iwanonkiw | Character: Welder
Actor: Ken Keisel | Character: Cameo
Actor: Denise Kozuch | Character: Ballet Dancer
Actor: Jim Painter | Character: Mawby's Bar Patron
Actor: Joe Shelby | Character: Street Person

[Directors Group]
Name: Adrian Lyne | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Thomas Hedley Jr. | Role: Writer
Name: Joe Eszterhas | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jerry Bruckheimer | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Guber | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Jacobson | Role: Producer
Name: Lynda Obst | Role: Producer
Name: Christine Peters | Role: Producer
Name: Jon Peters | Role: Producer
Name: Don Simpson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Giorgio Moroder | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Donald Peterman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Walt Mulconery | Role: Editor
Name: Bud S. Smith | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Gretchen Rennell | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Charles Rosen | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marvin March | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Michael Kaplan | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Rick Sharp | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Robert L. Stevenson | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tom Jacobson | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Marty P. Ewing | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Albert M. Shapiro | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Andrew P. Flores | Role: Art Department
Name: Walt Hadfield | Role: Art Department
Name: Robby Vandermark | Role: Art Department
Name: Camille Abbott | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Probert | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Van Zyl | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Don Digirolamo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Louis L. Edemann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Glass | Role: Sound Department
Name: David W. Gray | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cecelia Hall | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sean Hanley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Knudson | Role: Sound Department
Name: George Watters II | Role: Sound Department
Name: James E. Webb | Role: Sound Department
Name: Crew Chamberlain | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samuel C. Crutcher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Greg Morton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan O'Connell | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Michael Lantieri | Role: Special Effects
Name: Marvin Gardner | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Joe Dunne | Role: Stunts
Name: Louie Elias | Role: Stunts
Name: George Fisher | Role: Stunts
Name: Ted Grossman | Role: Stunts
Name: Victor Paul | Role: Stunts
Name: George Robotham | Role: Stunts
Name: John Robotham | Role: Stunts
Name: Conrad E. Palmisano | Role: Stunts
Name: Sharon Shapiro | Role: Stunts
Name: Victoria Vanderkloot | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: John J. Connor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kal Manning | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Herb Ritts | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John R. Shannon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dickson P. Sorensen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Calvin Sterry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Albert Watson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Clay H. Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lawrence Grauman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Norman Lang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Keith Peterman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Rathner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Donna Belajac | Role: Casting Department
Name: Matt Casella | Role: Casting Department
Name: Rita Clarke Holt | Role: Casting Department
Name: Julie Selzer | Role: Casting Department
Name: Franklyn Warren | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Paula Cain | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mark Peterson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Bobbie Read | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kate Lindsay | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Richard Alderete | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Robert Lederman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mitchell Sinoway | Role: Editorial Department
Name: M. Scott Smith | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joe D'Augustine | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: John R. Woodward | Role: Location Management
Name: David Israel | Role: Location Management
Name: Charles Newirth | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Adam Fields | Role: Music Department
Name: Jim Henrikson | Role: Music Department
Name: Sylvester Levay | Role: Music Department
Name: Phil Ramone | Role: Music Department
Name: Russ Regan | Role: Music Department
Name: Ken Topolsky | Role: Music Department
Name: Jellybean Benítez | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Boddicker | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy D'Addario | Role: Music Department
Name: James Thatcher | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Mary Lou Devlin | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Joanie Blum | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Katherine Reback | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Joel Marrow | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dan Marrow | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jeanette Agaronoff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anne Coe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mauri Syd Gayton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis Grisco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa Guiñón | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Enid Hertz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeffrey Hornaday | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiamma Izzo d'Amico | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt McFarland | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Loredana Nicosia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Robertson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Casey Silver | Role: Additional Crew
Name: María Luisa Solá | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen Standard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Wade | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Betsy Haug | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marine Jahan | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Michele Casale | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Flashdance | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3623861785/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3623861785/1434659529640-260ouz-1587488521349.mp4?Expires=1787927081&Signature=ua5beD-XmIgtNZhT5Em-lBI~cr5c1wmDmV~Txt~k8iYy-u4zcorcriaUwhX4NJUrvgvAJTHX8migb4LAOj6GyOfVJZekpp2ASxF6~0w1OC1xux~~q-jVu72w1WAngIbb8VrkkfvUfUuzGoHO0mqjC2R6yye0JxHY~BsMwruSKlX6mNuesn-l3VpguoXjL3DIxhjsBdMlS8hB8kQtbmD7XlFaTyMtUK0-vG8xc7XluGVIBjxaHcay2L-BLk0JGPiLlWTqcWL~4l17QAZ885jrWK7Slqxo-d4HSQQENT8tu3XyCU3LuXVpVnxaaYxvtVNFDsoA5q~czi3DefddyWfUmg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Jenna Dewan's Favorite Dance Movie Scenes | Type: Video | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi320847641/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi320847641/1434659529640-260ouz-1576700779159.mp4?Expires=1787927081&Signature=EppRXjjW-y5OCR1LB0UfOWS5grGSO2ByNe8iYnCaJAHRE9ZtfxQu05IJEbjxJ2nA5ngALZFPrWj5ACaenTbufud5Bq~gT~mfeoq~77lsr8IY0ZQYiFzE9KUT6~mDILhSgKSm5onbgvTNrHfMgw8IH6Gp3xoBNQeJT8LkhNzbvs-UwRnLHXXUSQvWVAs297VhsGlDYCBNg9R7e5mI8bAHquikq4KEvMqijc3YuCf9SQle8i4F38I2U65kBloZGuVz5Z~F2BAn~mbJ54SH7L-oFX-KC~0LaO~F~57aJKx5tRIqHLB~7JE27kJgnrqIQFh6NJHkMGOLPQKlQBtRKZzYkA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: April 15, 1983
United States: April 15, 1983
United Kingdom: June 30, 1983
Denmark: July 8, 1983
Netherlands: July 14, 1983
Sweden: July 15, 1983
Japan: July 16, 1983
Spain: July 29, 1983
Australia: August 5, 1983
Finland: August 5, 1983
Norway: August 5, 1983
Ireland: August 19, 1983
Peru: August 25, 1983
Spain: August 29, 1983 (Barcelona)
Italy: September 1, 1983 (Venice Film Festival)
Mexico: September 1, 1983
Uruguay: September 2, 1983
West Germany: September 2, 1983
France: September 14, 1983
Greece: September 14, 1983
Brazil: September 16, 1983
Italy: September 16, 1983
South Korea: September 21, 1983
Argentina: September 22, 1983
Israel: September 26, 1983 (Tel Aviv)
Portugal: November 11, 1983
Philippines: November 23, 1983 (Davao)
Colombia: December 15, 1983
Turkey: September 1984
Hungary: May 23, 1985
Czechoslovakia: August 1, 1987
Czech Republic: May 1, 2000 (video premiere)
United Arab Emirates: October 7, 2002 (DVD premiere)
South Africa: January 10, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Finland: August 22, 2007 (Espoo Film Festival)
Singapore: December 10, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Japan: October 30, 2016 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Japan: March 11, 2017 (Chofu Film Festival)
Philippines: September 12, 2017 (Blu-ray release)
Ecuador: April 23, 2020 (DVD premiere)
Poland: December 17, 2020 (TV release)
Hong Kong: September 15, 2022 (internet)
Thailand: September 16, 2022 (internet)
Taiwan: September 16, 2022 (internet)
United States: October 1, 2025 (internet)

Awards

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