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Apr 15, 2023 · “Flashdance” — starring Jennifer Beals as a welder by day, stripper by night — was the underdog that had the whole world believing after it was released 40 years ago on April 15, 1983.
- Chuck Arnold
Apr 14, 2023 · 1:15. Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel...
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- Bryan Alexander
Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri star in Flashdance Alex Owens is an eighteen-year-old welder at a steel mill in Pittsburgh , who lives with her dog, Grunt, in a converted warehouse. She aspires to become a professional dancer, but has no formal dance training and works as a nightly cabaret performer at Mawby's, a neighborhood bar and grill.
During the opening credits 18-year-old Alexandra 'Alex' Owens (Jennifer Beals) rides her bicycle through Pittsburgh on her way to work as a welder at one of the city's steel mills. After work, Alex moonlights as a dancer at Mawby's Bar, which features dancers in a go-go atmosphere.
Feb 9, 2023 · Alex — Jennifer Beals in the role that made her a star — is a welder by day and dances in a burlesque club at night (occasioning not just the famous water-drenched number but also a...
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The third-highest grossing U.S. film of 1983, Flashdance is the story of 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and sensual dancer by night, whose dream is to be accepted someday at an illustrious school of dance. Beals was cast for this key role while still a student at Yale.
Jennifer Beals plays Alex, an 18-year-old who is a welder by day, and a go-go dancer by night, and dreams of being a ballet star, and falls in love with the Porsche-driving boss of the construction company.
