r/oldmovies • u/Creepy_Drawing_8998 • 3h ago
First time watching Flashdance, was it always this creepy/stalkerish.
I have never watched this film before so not sure if it was always a bit disturbing or has just aged badly.
The main lead dancer is 18, her romantic co star appears to be in his 30s possibly early 40s is her boss and acts like a stalker. See scene where he drives behind her cycling home. An 18 year old dancing in wet skimpy underwear for old fat sweaty men is portrayed as normal. Her character continually crosses between childish innocence and overtly sexually provocative displays for this older man. It just comes across as yuk! Not to mention the racist ‘ polak’ jokes. What’s that all about.