Among the unfavorable reviews, TV Guide called the movie " cliche-riddled " and Richard Corliss of Time called it a " naive little movie ( that ) hopes to prove itself the Flashdance of football.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

* 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.

* Flashdance ( 1983 ) ( distributed by Paramount Pictures )

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

*" 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 +

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

Flashdance was released on DVD in October 2002

Their popularity was partly due to the influence of the films Fame and Flashdance and the concurrent aerobics craze.

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.

The first single " What a Feeling " featuring Irene Cara from this album, which was the cover version of her original hit Flashdance ... What a Feeling, peaked at number 2 in Switzerland, number 11 in Austria and in Germany it peaked at number 3.

The following year she received a second nomination as one of the various artists on the Flashdance original soundtrack album when it was nominated for Album of the Year.

The latter song was included on the Grammy Award winning Flashdance soundtrack, which reached # 1 and sold more than six million copies in the U. S. alone.

He released his first solo album, Bossa Nova Hotel in 1983, and the song " Maniac " was selected for inclusion in the blockbuster film Flashdance.

Wearing black leggings under long, often diaphanous, skirts was part of a general fashion trend of wearing gym or dance clothes as street wear that evolved along with the fitness craze and under the influence of the movie Flashdance and the long-running Broadway show A Chorus Line.

After completing Dressed to Kill, De Palma was considering several projects, including Acts of Vengeance ( later produced for HBO starring Charles Bronson and Ellen Burstyn ), Flashdance, and a script of his own titled Personal Effects.

In the movie Flashdance, released in 1983, the move was used in the breakdance scene, where a street performer, with an umbrella prop, mimed the wind blowing him backward as he first walks forward, fighting the wind, then starts moonwalking backwards, this scene was also shown in the Malcom McLaren film clip Buffalo Gals ).

2 received massive commercial success in Japan, selling in excess of 920, 000 units on the chart ( it was the best-selling album by non-domestic artists at the time, until Michael Jackson's Thriller and the soundtrack of the motion picture Flashdance each sold over 1 million copies in the 1980s ).

Beals was an unknown actress when Flashdance came out, and throughout the movie there were a lot of close up shots of what was implied to be Beals ' body.

The song's use in Flashdance earned it an Academy Award nomination, but it was disqualified when it emerged that the song had not been written specifically for the film.

She is known for providing vocal talent and appearing in the videos for Deep Dish's " Flashdance " and " Say Hello ," the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 in the Best Dance Recording category.

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 choreography by Jeffrey Hornaday was adapted from his work for the 1983 film Flashdance starring Jennifer Beals, whose character, Alexandra Owens, is also a construction worker by day and an exotic dancer at night.

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 album sold over one million copies and the movie, although apparently simple and with generally low expectations, surpassed the Hollywood movie " Flashdance " at the box office.

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only No. 1 hit and earning a platinum record in 1983, " Flashdance ... What a Feeling " won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1984.

In June 2005, Cara won the third round of the NBC television series Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, performing " Flashdance ( What a Feeling )" and covered Anastacia's song " I'm Outta Love " with her current all-female band, Hot Caramel.

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.