▁was ▁the ▁un cred ited ▁French ▁actress ▁Marine ▁Jah an , ▁while ▁a ▁break d ance ▁move ▁was ▁double d ▁by ▁the ▁male ▁dan cer ▁Cra zy ▁Leg s ). ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁opened ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁by ▁professional ▁critics , ▁including ▁Roger ▁E bert , ▁who ▁p anned ▁it ▁as ▁" gre at ▁sound ▁and ▁flash d ance , ▁sign ifying ▁nothing " ▁( and ▁eventually ▁placed ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁' most ▁h ated ' ▁list ). ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁box - office ▁success , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third - high est - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Its ▁world wide ▁box - office ▁gross ▁exceed ed ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁sound track , ▁compiled ▁by ▁Giorg io ▁Mor oder , ▁spawn ed ▁several ▁hit ▁songs , ▁including ▁" Man iac " ▁( per formed ▁by ▁Michael ▁S emb ello ), ▁and ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁" Fl ash d ance ... ▁What ▁a ▁Fe eling ", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁by ▁Mor oder , ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Keith ▁For sey ▁and ▁the ▁singer ▁I rene ▁Car a . ▁Flash d ance ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁remembered ▁for ▁an ▁icon ic ▁film ▁poster ▁featuring ▁Be als ▁sport ing ▁a ▁swe at sh irt ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁neck ▁hole ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁actress , ▁her ▁look ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁came ▁about ▁by ▁accident ▁after ▁she ▁simply ▁cut ▁a ▁large ▁hole ▁at ▁the