Flashdance

With a soundtrack that sounds like a Fame sequel, a stream of tough dialogue, sensational disco choreography and a story about a girl who's a welder by day and a club dancer by night, this film rang the bell with the hardcore teen trade in a big way in spite of its absurdities.

How unlikely that Jennifer Beals' boyfriend would anonymously arrange for her dreamed-of ballet audition, and then spill the beans!

Then the whole thing is about half as close to life as Saturday Night Fever; but it has toe-tapping music and some emotive moments, like the impossibly happy ending, that work in spite of everything.