Original 1983 Flashdance Movie Poster MINT 27x41 NSS 830015 Jennifer Beals C10

Description

Original National Screen Service  NSS Litho
Folded flat as distributed by National Screen Service for Paramount
Never hung or displayed. Like new, mint condition. C10 No smells, mold, etc
No rips, tears, holes or age damage. No edge fraying or broken ink from folding machine
Poster is NOT
A "REPRINT", "REPRODUCTION" or "
PRINT
".
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ONE SHEET PRODUCED BY AND DISTRIBUTED BY NSS (National Screen Services) and the STUDIO TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE THEATERS and for
promotion
Flashdance
is a 1983 American
romantic
drama film
directed by
Adrian Lyne
and starring
Jennifer Beals
as a young
nightclub dancer
who aspires to become a professional
ballerina
(Alex), alongside
Michael Nouri
playing her elder suitor and the owner of the
steel mill
where she works by day in
Pittsburgh
. It was the first collaboration of producers
Don Simpson
and
Jerry Bruckheimer
, and the presentation of some sequences in the style of
music videos
was an influence on other 1980s films including
Footloose
,
Purple Rain
, and
Top Gun
, Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production. It was also one of Lyne's first major film releases, building on a reputation for making popular
television commercials
.
[3]
Alex's elaborate dance sequences were shot using
body doubles
(Beals' main double was the uncredited
[4]
French actress
Marine Jahan
, while a
breakdance
move was doubled by the male dancer
Crazy Legs
).
[5]
The film opened to negative reviews by professional
critics
, including
Roger Ebert
, who panned it as "great sound and flashdance, signifying nothing" (and eventually placed it on his 'most hated' list).
[6]
Nevertheless, it was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States.
[7]
Its worldwide box-office gross exceeded 0 million.
[8]
The soundtrack, compiled by
Giorgio Moroder
, spawned several hit songs, including "
Maniac
" (performed by
Michael Sembello
), and the
Academy Award
–winning "
Flashdance... What a Feeling
", which was written for the film by Moroder, with lyrics by
Keith Forsey
and the singer
Irene Cara
.
Flashdance
is also often remembered for an iconic
film poster
featuring Beals sporting a
sweatshirt
with a large neck hole (according to the actress, her look in the scene came about by accident after she simply cut a large hole at the top of one that had shrunk in the wash).