Flashdance is a 1983 American
romantic drama film directed by
Adrian Lyne. It was the first collaboration of producers
Don Simpson and
Jerry Bruckheimer and the presentation of some sequences in the style of
music videos was an influence on other 1980s films, including
Top Gun (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer's most famous production.
Flashdance opened to negative reviews by professional
critics, but was a surprise box office success, becoming the third highest grossing film of 1983 in the United States. It had a worldwide box-office gross of more than $100 million. Its soundtrack spawned several hit songs, among them "
Maniac" performed by
Michael Sembello and the
Academy Award–winning "
Flashdance... What a Feeling", performed by
Irene Cara, which was written for the film.