These included Flashdance ( 1983 ), which told the story of blue-collar worker Alexandra ( Alex ) Owens ( Jennifer Beals ), who works as an exotic dancer in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar at night and at a steel mill as a welder during the day.

Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film that was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Flashdance opened to negative reviews by professional critics, but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1983 in the USA.

Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express ( 1978 ); Best Song for " Flashdance ... What a Feeling ", from the film Flashdance ( 1983 ); and Best Song for " Take My Breath Away ", from Top Gun ( 1986 ).

* Flashdance ( 1983 ), a breakdancing scene with Rock Steady Crew

These included Flashdance ( 1983 ), which told the story of blue-collar worker Alexandra ( Alex ) Owens ( Jennifer Beals ), who works as an exotic dancer in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bar at night and at a steel mill as a welder during the day.

*" Maniac " ( song ), by Michael Sembello from the 1983 film Flashdance

She played the role of Alexandra " Alex " Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word.

In 1983, Cara reached the peak of her music career with the title song for the movie Flashdance: " Flashdance ... What A Feeling ", which she co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey.

* Flashdance ( 1983 )-Jennifer Beals ' character doing a breakdance routine during a prestigious dance school audition to the Academy Award-winning song " Flashdance ... What a Feeling ".

Eszterhas, who wrote the film in 13 days, and who had been the creative source for several other blockbusters, including Flashdance ( 1983 ) and Jagged Edge ( 1985 ), was replaced by Gary Goldman as the writer because Eszterhas and producer Irwin Winkler had walked off the picture after failing to reach agreement with Verhoeven over how the film should be approached.

It went on to earn $ 90. 4 million during its U. S. theatrical run, making it the fourth highest grossing film of 1983, behind Flashdance ($ 92. 9 million ), Terms of Endearment ($ 108. 4 million ) and Return of the Jedi ($ 252. 5 million ), and the second highest grossing R-rated film of 1983 behind Flashdance.

In 1983, Kim's song, " I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is ", was included on the Flashdance soundtrack which received a Grammy for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture.

Director Ardolino was adamant that they choose dancers who could also act, as he did not want to use the " stand-in " method that had been used with the 1983 Flashdance.

* In Flashdance ( 1983 ), directed by Adrian Lyne, there is a scene wherein Jennifer Beals ' character performs a footjob on Michael Nouri's character, under the table at a restaurant.

* " Manhunt ", a song by Karen Kamon from the soundtrack of the 1983 film Flashdance

* Flashdance ( 1983 )

( 1981 ), the soundtrack to the film Flashdance ( 1983 ), and the final three Kiss LP's on Casablanca: Unmasked, Music from " The Elder " and Creatures of the Night.

Notable movies and television shows that have starred pit bulls have been Flashdance, Our Gang, Cheaper by the Dozen, the Dog Whisperer, Pit Boss and Pit Bulls and Parolees.

** Giorgio Moroder ( composer ) for " Love Theme From Flashdance " performed by various artists

** Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Shandi Sinnamon ( composers ) for Flashdance performed by various artists

" Flashdance ..." was re-recorded by Cara twice.

** Giorgio Moroder for " Love Theme From Flashdance " performed by various artists

Themed Countdown specials have become very popular and lost performances by John Farnham, drag queen Divine, a-ha, Pseudo Echo and the Countdown Dancers performing the Flashdance medley highlight the great music of the period.

*" Gloria " ( Umberto Tozzi song ), a 1979 Umberto Tozzi track later covered by Laura Branigan, featured on the soundtrack of the film Flashdance

He directed the music video for " Maniac ", the theme song from Flashdance written by Michael Sembello.

**" Flashdance " by Irene Cara ( Independent circuit ; 1994 – 1995 )

Other top 10 hits in the same decade include Watergate's " Heart Of Asia ", " Flashdance " by Deep Dish, remixes of The Source feat.

series, this film did not focus specifically on MGM films and included more recent performances by the likes of John Travolta ( from Saturday Night Fever ) and Michael Jackson and from the then-popular films Fame ( 1980 ) and Flashdance ( 1983 ), as well as classic films from other studios, including Carousel, released by 20th Century Fox, and Oklahoma !, released by Magna Corporation ( roadshow ) and 20th Century Fox ( general release ).

1983: " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " Lyrics by Irene Cara, Keith Forsey, Music by Giorgio Moroder, performed by Irene Cara – Flashdance +

Giorgio Moroder originally recorded " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " with Joe Esposito ; Paramount Pictures asked Moroder to rework the song with a female artist to parallel the gender of the dancer who was the film's protagonist.

The recreation of scenes from Flashdance led Maureen Marder — whose life was the inspiration for the storyline of the film — to sue Lopez, Sony Corporation, and Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement in November 2003, claiming the video was an unauthorized depiction of her life story.

The feature film was filmed in 1983, released to theaters in 1989 ( though it was never widely distributed ), and was later released on VHS and laserdisc.

Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company.

* The Dead Zone ( 1983 ) ( in silent partnership with Dino De Laurentiis Corporation, distributed by Paramount, who still owns major rights today )

" By July 1983, 1000 machines had been distributed, and there were already a backlog of about 7, 500.

Since 1983 they have published and distributed over 400, 000 copies of the book, Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words, and over one-and-a-half-million copies of the booklet, Steps Toward Inner Peace.

In 1983, Claster distributed the animated series G. I.

The OASIS operating system ( renamed THEOS in about 1983 ) was originally developed and distributed in 1977 by Phase One Systems of Oakland, California ( President Howard Sidorsky ).

THEOS operating systems have been distributed by THEOS Software Corporation in Walnut Creek, California, since 1983. As of 2003, Phase One Systems publishes software development tools for THEOS ( R ) systems.

Developed by Bell Labs in the 1970s and first used commercially in the United States in 1983, AMPS operates in the 800 MHz band in the United States and is the most widely distributed analog cellular standard.

It was released to theaters in North America on June 8, 1983, where it was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

In an attempt to gather reports of this species and raise awareness to prevent hunters from consuming this species, 300, 000 leaflets were distributed in Russia, Japan, China, South Korea, and North Korea in 1983, with the only resulting report being the 1971 North Korea record.

Counting Lurleen Wallace's term as his surrogate, George Wallace had the remarkable achievement of winning five terms distributed over three decades to Alabama's governorship, totaling over seventeen years in office ( 1963 – 67, 1971 – 79 and 1983 – 87 ).

( 1964 – 1975, 1978 – 1979, 1983, 1984 – present ) ( produced by MGP 1964-1975, 1978 – 1979, 1983 and 1984 pilots, MGE 1984-1994, CTT 1994-2002, and SPT 2002 – present ; distributed by King World ( 1983 – 2007 ), CBS Television Distribution ( 2007 – present ))

* Wheel of Fortune ( 1975 – present ) ( produced by Merv Griffin Productions 1975-1984, MGE 1984-1994, CTT 1994-2002, and SPT 2002 – present ; syndicated nighttime version distributed by King World ( 1983 – 2007 ), CBS Television Distribution ( 2007 – present ))

In 1983 Boddingtons Bitter was distributed in the Home Counties for the first time.

She hosted a radio call-in advice show distributed by NBC Talknet which ran from Monday November 2, 1981 to 1987, but is most famous for hosting the television talk show, The Sally Jessy Raphael Show ( later shortened to simply Sally ), which ran in first-run syndication from October 17, 1983 to 2002.

Gold Mountain Records was a record label that was distributed by A & M Records between 1983 and 1985.

From 1971 until 1983 they were distributed by Warner Bros. Records.

Rak Records were distributed via a licensing deal with EMI, which bought the company and its master recordings from Most in 1983.

The company also had the rights to syndicate The Merv Griffin Show until 1986 when Columbia Pictures Television distributed the final episodes and the first two pilots of Jeopardy in 1983 and January 1, 1984.

( 1964-1975, 1983 pilot, 1984 pilot, 1984-present ; production responsibilities assumed in 1994 by Columbia TriStar Television and later Sony Pictures Television ; distributed in syndication since September 10, 1984 by King World, now CBS Television Distribution )

* Wheel of Fortune ( 1975-1991 ( Daytime version ), 1983-present ( Nighttime version ); production responsibilities assumed in 1994 by Columbia TriStar Television and later Sony Pictures Television ; nighttime version distributed since 1983 by King World, now CBS Television Distribution )