Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

Watch the full episode of Couch Surfing streaming now on PeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite device. What a feeling — knowing that your own quick-change trick helped inspire ...

The makers of Flashdance hoped for a hit, but no one had a feeling it would become a generation-defining sensation. Bruckheimer remembers the film’s team struggling to choose the lead, but that ...

'Flashdance' at 40: Watch Jennifer Beals be a 'Maniac' on the floor, dancing like never before The famous "Maniac" scene from "Flashdance" kicked off a legwarmers craze 40 years ago in 1983.

As his iconic film gets a splashy 4K release, the filmmaker talks to IndieWire about making a surprise hit, what he really thinks of the term "erotic thriller," and his one big regret. When Adrian ...

Adrian Lyne’s smash 1983 hit arrives on Ultra HD for its 40th anniversary in a stunning-looking and -sounding new edition. Flashdance is essentially a musical where the characters dance their feelings ...

Launcher of a thousand off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, popularizer of leg warmers: it’s “Flashdance” and the film turns 40 this year, just like some of us are or have too. It’s hard to believe a beloved ...