Nouri’s swarthy charisma continued to endure throughout several decades of film and television roles, such as Dr. For all his charm and good looks, it’s difficult to imagine the star of The Untouchables as the kind of guy who could sweep Alex Owens off her feet. In terms of Nick Hurley’s casting, his role almost went to Kevin Costner. For example, sexual harassment lawsuits had only just started to gain prominence when Flashdance was made. Alex is initially hesitant to date her boss, Nick Hurley, played by then 38-year-old theatre veteran Michael Nouri, but he eventually wins her over. Modern audiences will cringe at the romantic pairing of an 18-year-old character with an older man, especially when that man also owns the steel mill where the character is employed. Beals went on to a long and varied career but is probably best known as Bette Porter on The L Word.
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Her gamble paid off: the film was the third-highest-grossing movie of the year, with a worldwide box office gross of over $200 million (the current equivalent of half a billion). in English Literature at Yale University at the time, but put her studies on hold to shoot Flashdance. Though several actresses auditioned for the lead role of Alex (including Kyra Sedgwick), it was then-unknown aspiring actress Jennifer Beals who snagged the role. Set in Pittsburgh, and shot like a music video, Flashdance contrasts steel mills and strip clubs while emphasizing the importance of never giving up your dreams.
Searching for a film that defined the 1980s? Look no further than 1983’s Flashdance, the original tale of “a steel town girl on a Saturday night.” Alexandra “Alex” Owens is a welder by day and a dancer by night but dreams of being a ballerina.
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