0 s ▁UK ▁commer ci als ▁for ▁Br ut us ▁Je ans ▁( which ▁may ▁conce iv ably ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁visual s ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁Flash d ance ). ▁Exec ut ives ▁at ▁Param ount ▁were ▁uns ure ▁about ▁the ▁film ' s ▁potential ▁and ▁sold ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁release . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁months ▁beginning ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁ending ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Flash d ance ▁is ▁often ▁remembered ▁for ▁the ▁swe at sh irt ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁neck ▁hole ▁that ▁Be als ▁wore ▁on ▁the ▁poster ▁advert ising ▁the ▁film . ▁Be als ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁the ▁swe at sh irt ▁came ▁about ▁by ▁accident ▁when ▁it ▁sh rank ▁in ▁the ▁was h ▁and ▁she ▁cut ▁out ▁a ▁large ▁hole ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁wear ▁it ▁again . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁Three ▁candidates , ▁Jenn ifer ▁Be als , ▁Dem i ▁Moore , ▁and ▁Les lie ▁Wing , ▁were ▁the ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Alex ▁O w ens . ▁Two ▁different ▁stories ▁exist ▁regarding ▁how ▁Be als ▁was ▁chosen . ▁One ▁states ▁that ▁then - Param ount ▁president ▁Michael ▁E is ner ▁asked ▁women ▁secret aries ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁select ▁their ▁favorite ▁after ▁view ing ▁screen ▁tests . ▁The ▁other : ▁the ▁film ' s ▁script writer ▁Joe