Flashdance

Flashdance (1983) is Adrian Lyne's dance drama you can watch online on iFILM. By day Alex welds steel in a Pittsburgh mill; by night she lights up the stage of a working-class bar.

Alex Owens dreams of a spot at a real ballet conservatory, yet the audition panel terrifies her and she keeps bolting before she ever fills out the form. Jennifer Beals plays a woman who can't quite believe she deserves the shot. Her boss Nick, played by Michael Nouri, sees the talent she hides and pushes her to try. It's the story of a stubborn welder clawing toward a dream with no money and no connections.

The film became shorthand for the whole 1980s look: music-cut montage, neon, leg warmers and a soundtrack that sold everywhere. The title song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" took the Oscar, while "Maniac" played on every radio. Stream Flashdance (1983) online on iFILM.