▁W ant ▁to ▁Go ▁F aster , ▁takes ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁icon ic ▁aud ition ▁scene . ▁ ▁A ▁prom ot ional ▁poster ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁film ▁Dead pool ▁ 2 ▁paid ▁hom age ▁to ▁Flash d ance , ▁with ▁Dead pool ▁recre ating ▁the ▁scene ▁where ▁Jenn ifer ▁Be als ▁is ▁show ered ▁with ▁water ▁while ▁out st retch ed ▁over ▁a ▁chair . ▁Dead pool ▁is ▁show ered ▁with ▁bullet ▁cas ings ▁rather ▁than ▁water . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁action ▁ ▁Su it ▁against ▁the ▁film m akers ▁Flash d ance ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁real - life ▁story ▁of ▁Ma ure en ▁M ard er , ▁a ▁construction ▁worker / wel der ▁by ▁day ▁and ▁dan cer ▁by ▁night ▁in ▁a ▁Toronto ▁strip ▁club . ▁Like ▁Alex ▁O w ens ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁she ▁asp ired ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁dance ▁school . ▁Tom ▁Hed ley ▁wrote ▁the ▁original ▁story ▁outline ▁for ▁Flash d ance , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁M ard er ▁signed ▁a ▁release ▁document ▁giving ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁port ray ▁her ▁life ▁story ▁on ▁screen , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁one - off ▁payment ▁of ▁$ 2 , 3 0 0 . ▁Flash d ance ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁gross ed ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁U . S .