▁direct ▁ 9 ½ ▁We eks ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁F atal ▁Att raction ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Ind ec ent ▁Pro pos al ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁and ▁L ol ita ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁Ly nd a ▁Ob st , ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁original ▁story ▁outline , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁Advent ures ▁in ▁Bab ys itting ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁The ▁Fish er ▁King ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁and ▁S lee pl ess ▁in ▁Seattle ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁The ▁dim ly ▁lit ▁cinemat ography ▁and ▁mont age - style ▁editing ▁are ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁Jenn ifer ▁Be als ' ▁dan cing ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁a ▁body ▁double . ▁Her ▁main ▁dance ▁double ▁is ▁the ▁French ▁actress ▁Marine ▁Jah an , ▁while ▁the ▁break dan cing ▁that ▁Alex ▁performs ▁in ▁the ▁aud ition ▁sequence ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁double d ▁by ▁the ▁male ▁dan cer ▁Cra zy ▁Leg s . ▁The ▁shot ▁of ▁Alex ▁div ing ▁through ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁slow ▁motion ▁during ▁the ▁aud ition ▁sequence ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Sh aron ▁Sh api ro , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁g ymn ast . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁stated ▁they ▁had ▁made ▁no ▁secret ▁of ▁having ▁used ▁a ▁double ▁for ▁Be als , ▁and ▁that ▁Jah an ' s ▁name ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁because ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁short