▁Es z ter has ▁claims ▁that ▁E is ner ▁asked ▁" two ▁hundred ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁mach o ▁men ▁on ▁the ▁[ Param ount ] ▁lot , ▁Team sters ▁and ▁g aff ers ▁and ▁g ri ps ▁... ▁' I ▁want ▁to ▁know ▁which ▁of ▁these ▁three ▁young ▁women ▁you ' d ▁most ▁want ▁to ▁f uck ' ". ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁Nick ▁Hur ley ▁was ▁originally ▁offered ▁to ▁K iss ▁lead ▁man ▁Gene ▁Sim m ons , ▁who ▁turned ▁it ▁down ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁conflict ▁with ▁his ▁" dem on " ▁image . ▁Pier ce ▁B ros nan , ▁Robert ▁De ▁N iro , ▁Richard ▁G ere , ▁Mel ▁Gib son , ▁Tom ▁H anks , ▁and ▁John ▁Tra vol ta ▁were ▁also ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁part . ▁Kevin ▁Cost ner , ▁a ▁struggling ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁came ▁very ▁close ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Nick ▁Hur ley , ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁Michael ▁N ouri . ▁ ▁C rew ▁Flash d ance ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁success ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁film m akers ▁who ▁became ▁top ▁industry ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁beyond . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Don ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Bru ck heimer , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁Cop ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁and ▁Top ▁Gun ▁( 1 9 8 6 ). ▁Es z ter has ▁received ▁his ▁second ▁screen ▁credit ▁for ▁Flash d ance , ▁while ▁Ly ne ▁went ▁on ▁to