One of the archetypal 80s movies, with Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) flinging herself around like a maniac to a Giorgio Moroder soundtrack, against the backdrop of industrial Pittsburgh.It’s clearly filmed around the Steel City, with Adrian Lyne’s visuals rendering the gritty urban environment strangely appealing.. Jahan appeared in the music video for "Maniac". MOLLY. Flashdance (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ONE of the professional dancers who doubled for Jennifer Beals during the iconic audition scene at the end of Flashdance was actually a man.
PEPPER. Flashdance’s influence extends from pop culture into fashion because its look is quintessentially early 1980s. Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón was drafted in … Jennifer Beals in the iconic audition scene from Flashdance. MOLLY. (shoves Molly) JULY. Alex returns to Mawby's to pick up her stuff, then goes to confession. Flashdance - The Audition Ah, Flashdance! Audition Central: Annie JR. Jennifer Beals stars in arguably one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Flashdance was a pet project of a female Paramount Pictures executive. The script went through about 4 screenwriters before being completely re-written from scratch. Richard “Crazy Legs” Colón (right) performed a difficult break dance routine in the final scene of “Flashdance” (below), filling in for star Jennifer Beals (left). She ain t doin nuthin to you. The next scene is Alex's audition for the dance school before five stuffy judges. Well, dance movies never really went away, I guess, but Jennifer Beals certainly got more people interested in seeing dance on the big screen. Mama! Mommy. Flashdance is more than just a time capsule of the 80s. British director Lyne had to be asked 8 times by Paramount to direct before he finally relented. I recently had a 10-year-old child come to my studio to prepare for an upcoming audition. Photo / YouTube 5 minutes to read . MRS. GIBBS: Myrtle, did one of those second-hand furniture men from Boston come to see you last Friday?
She tells the priest "I want it so much." Alex's leap through the air in the audition scene was done by gymnast Sharon Shapiro and the break-dancing was done by Crazy Legs. Ahh, stop shovin the poor kid. Jennifer Beals in the iconic audition scene from Flashdance. SIDE 1. One of the archetypal 80s movies, with Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) flinging herself around like a maniac to a Giorgio Moroder soundtrack, against the backdrop of industrial Pittsburgh.It’s clearly filmed around the Steel City, with Adrian Lyne’s visuals rendering the gritty urban environment strangely appealing.. The scene takes place in the late 1800s, and she’s meant to …