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Jennifer Beals in Flashdance (1983)

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Flashdance

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Featured in

    • Irene Cara: Flashdance... What a Feeling (Music Video 1983)

      clips shown
    • Michael Sembello: Maniac (Music Video 1983)

      clips shown
    • "At the Movies" Top 10 Best Selling Video Cassettes (TV Episode 1983)

      Clips are shown.
    • The Plimsouls: A Million Miles Away (Music Video 1983)

      A billboard for the movie can be seen early in the video.
    • Donna Summer: Romeo (Music Video 1983)

      clips shown

Referenced in

    • "No 73" The Disagreement (TV Episode 1983)

      Title mentioned when Dawn and Harry are reading news items by Ticker.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Danny DeVito & Rhea Pearlman/Eddy Grant (TV Episode 1983)

      Title mentioned by Dr. Ruth on Saturday Night News.
    • "Gimme a Break!" Joey: Part 1 (TV Episode 1983)

      Nell and Katie dance to "She's a Maniac", which is a song from this film
    • This Girl for Hire (TV Movie 1983)

      Poster visible at Wolfe Macready's Hollywood Memorabilia shop
    • "At the Movies" Nate and Hayes/A Night in Heaven/The Big Score/Terms of Endearment/Danton (TV Episode 1983)

      Referenced during the "A Night in Heaven" review.

References

    • Felicity (1978)

      Foot on crotch scene is referenced.
    • Maniac (1980)

      The movie is featured at the beginning of the film and the song "Maniac" is a reference to this movie.

Remade as

    • Flashdance (TV Series)

      Remake of the 1983 film

Spoofed in

    • "Not Necessarily the News" Episode #1.7 (TV Episode 1983)

      Trailer for "Fleshdance."
    • "Saturday Night Live" Betty Thomas/Stray Cats (TV Episode 1983)

      Spoofed in Swan Lake Flashdance
    • The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (TV Special 1983)

      spoofed as "Flashpants"
    • "Automan" Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever (TV Episode 1983)

      title reference, "Maniac" is played
    • Flash Pants (1983)

      Porn parody of this film.

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