Something happens when she hears the music... it's her freedom. It's her fire. It's her life.
Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and effortless.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Sep 20226/10
Aside from the toe-tapper that was Irene Cara's title song, the rest of this film is really only notable because it shows the sheer determination of a young woman - "Alex" (Jennifer Beals) to make it. Initially, in a man's world as a welder more than holding her own, whilst at the same time she wants to swap her night-time dancing pole for a ballet school bar and prove that she has what it takes to become a top dancer too. Fortunately, her wealthy boss is also her boyfriend, and "Nick" (Michael Nouri) is keen to help her along - sometimes a little too keen, which can lead to the odd bit of tension as she finds herself with an audition that could change everything. It is a very positive-looking film with an upbeat theme and that helps carry what is otherwise a really rather poorly acted affair with some clunky dialogue and a narrative that follows a fairly predictable pattern - before the ending that we just know is coming. Laura Branigan and Giorgio Moroder had a hand in the rest of the soundtrack, which when you watch this film again after all but forty years proves remarkably memorable (if not great). Like it or not, this was a groundbreaking piece of cinema that though it strugg
Read the whole review on TMDB - JPV852on TMDB · May 20208/10
Entertaining drama with an amazing soundtrack and great performance from Jennifer Beals. Not the strongest story at times but still was enthralled through its reasonable 90-minute running time. **3.75/5**
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Cast
- Jennifer BealsAlex Owens
- Michael NouriNick Hurley
- Sunny JohnsonJeanie Szabo
- Kyle T. HeffnerRichie
- Cynthia RhodesTina Tech
- Lee VingJohnny C.
- Ron KarabatsosJake Mawby
- Lilia SkalaHanna Long
- Philip BrunsFrank Szabo
- Micole MercurioRosemary Szabo
Crew
- Adrian LyneDirector
- Thomas Hedley Jr.Screenplay
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
- Donald PetermanDirector of Photography
- Giorgio MoroderOriginal Music Composer
- Keith ForseyOriginal Music Composer
- Bud S. SmithEditor
- Walt MulconeryEditor
- Jerry BruckheimerProducer
- Don SimpsonProducer
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