Review of Flashdance (1983) by Patrick D — 06 Feb 2008

Take your passion, and make it happen. Great curly-perm lobster sucking scene.

This review of Flashdance (1983) was written by Patrick D on 06 Feb 2008.

Flashdance has generally received mixed reviews.

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