Flashdance is a 1983 English-language Drama Musical movie written by Thomas Hedley Jr. and Joe Eszterhas. The movie is directed by Adrian Lyne and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer under the banner of PolyGram Pictures. A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school. Flashdance features Jennifer Beals in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving and Ron Karabatsos. The screenplay is written by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas. The music was composed by Giorgio Moroder. Cinematography was done by Donald Peterman and editing by Walt Mulconery and Bud Smith. The film has a running time of 97 minutes. It was released on 15th April 1983. The Film was successful at box office. Flashdance was made on a budget of $7 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $92 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paramount Pictures. At the 1984 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Music, Original Song.