Flashdance (1983)
| Release Date | 15 April 1983 |
| US Box Office | $95,000,000 |
| Tagline | Every day, she works in a man's world. Every night, she dances through the universe that is her dream. |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Carnegie Institute - 4615 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Drama, Rock Musical |
| Themes | Dancer's Life, Big Break, Underdogs |
| Tones | Slick, Flashy, Rousing |
| Tags | Ballet Dance, Blue Collar, Boss [employer], Dancer, Dreams, Ice Skating, Steelworker, Welding |
Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic musical film that 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 (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. Flashdance opened to bad reviews by professional critics but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1983 in the USA. It had a worldwide box-office gross of more than $100 million. 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 for the film.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kyle T. Heffner
Richie
Lee Ving
Johnny C.
Ron Karabatsos
Jake Mawby
Malcolm Danare
Cecil
Micole Mercurio
Rosemary Szabo
Don Brockett
Pete
Durga McBroom
Heels
Norman Scott
Normski
Mr. Freeze
Mr. Freeze
Frosty Freeze
Frosty Freeze
Prince Ken Swift
Prince Ken Swift
Crazy Legs
Crazy Legs
Steve Price
Mawby's regular
Matt Landers
Mawby's regular
Darren Roy
Mawby's regular
Larry John Meyers
Welder #1
David DiManna
Welder #2
Helen Dexter
Dancer #1 at repertory
Mark Anthony Moschello
Dancer #2 at repertory
Debra Gordon
Dancer #3 at repertory
Erika Leslie
Blonde skater
Jim McCardle
Ice Rink official #1
Ernie Tate
Ice Rink official #2
Bettina Birnbaum
Stripper #1
Deirdre L. Cowden
Stripper #2
Colin Hamilton
Maitre D'
Tony De Santis
Waiter #2
Marjean Dennis
Woman at restaurant
Bob Harks
Priest
Ann Muffly
Woman at Hanna Long's
Henry Crowell Jr.
Racquetball player
Frank Tomasello
Harry
Evette De Marco
Ballet Dancer
Richard Fritz
Ballet Dancer
Mike Berro
Dance judge #5
Director
Writer
Thomas Hedley Jr.
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Producer
Tom Jacobson
associate producer
Lynda Obst
associate producer
Don Simpson
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Donald Peterman
Editor
Walt Mulconery
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Bud S. Smith
Casting Director
Gretchen Rennell
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Production Designer
Charles Rosen
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Set Decorator
Marvin March
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Costume Designer
Michael Kaplan
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Makeup Department
Rick Sharp
makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson
hair stylist
Production Manager
Tom Jacobson
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marty P. Ewing
second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro
first assistant director
Art Department
Walt Hadfield
construction coordinator
Mark Wade
property master
Camille Abbott
production illustrator
Andrew Probert
pre-production artist
Sound Department
Don Digirolamo
sound re-recording mixer
Louis L. Edemann
sound effects editor
Robert Glass
sound re-recording mixer
David W. Gray
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Cecelia Hall
sound effects editor
Sean Hanley
dialogue editor
Robert Knudson
sound re-recording mixer
George Watters II
sound effects editor
James E. Webb
sound mixer
Crew Chamberlain
boom operator
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Special Effects
Michael Lantieri
special effects
Marvin Gardner
special effects
Stunts
Joe Dunne
stunt coordinator
Louie Elias
stunts
George Fisher
stunts
Ted Grossman
stunts
Victor Paul
stunts
George Robotham
stunts
John Robotham
stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt driver
Sharon Shapiro
stunt double
Victoria Vanderkloot
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Clark
video playback supervisor
John J. Connor
camera operator
Wright K. Manning
gaffer
John R. Shannon
still photographer
Dickson P. Sorensen
additional photographer
Calvin Sterry
key grip
Albert Watson
still photographer: photographs on the wall
Clay H. Wilson
dolly grip
Lawrence Grauman
assistant camera
Norman Lang
electrician
Keith Peterman
first assistant camera
Scott Rathner
second assistant camera: Pittsburgh
Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac
location casting
Matt Casella
casting assistant
Rita Clarke Holt
location casting
Julie Selzer
casting assistant
Franklyn Warren
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paula Cain
costume supervisor
Mark Peterson
costumer: men
Bobbie Read
costumer: women
Editorial Department
Richard Alderete
associate editor
Robert Lederman
associate editor
Mitchell Sinoway
associate editor
M. Scott Smith
associate editor
Music Department
Jim Henrikson
music editor
Sylvester Levay
orchestrator, music arranger, conductor
Phil Ramone
music supervisor
Russ Regan
music consultant: Polygram Records
Ken Topolsky
music coordinator
Michael Boddicker
musician
Transportation Department
Joel Marrow
transportation coordinator
Dan Marrow
transportation captain
Other Crew
Joanie Blum
script supervisor
Anne Coe
assistant: Mr. Lyne
Mauri Syd Gayton
assistant: Mr. Jacobson
Dennis Grisco
animal trainer
Enid Hertz
assistant: Mr. Simpson
Jeffrey Hornaday
choreographer
David Robertson
assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Casey Silver
assistant: Mr. Lyne
Karen Standard
assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
John R. Woodward
location manager
Mary Lou Devlin
production secretary
David Israel
location manager
Marine Jahan
dance double: Jennifer Beals
Charles Newirth
location manager
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Argentina Video Home
CIC-Taft Home Video
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Modern Film Effects
Miscellaneous
Modern Film Effects
titles and opticals
Animal Talent
animal training
Pennsylvania Bureau of Motion Picture & Television Development
thanks
City of Pittsburgh
thanks
Los Angeles Ballet
courtesy of: Evette De Marco and Richard Fritz
Varèse Sarabande
courtesy of: "Adagio for Strings"
Casablanca Records
soundtrack
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Inter Video
24 frame video playback
Related Lists
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Unfaithful (2002)
