Editing Flashdance (section)

==Release==
''Flashdance'' was released in the United States on April 15, 1983.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57962|title=Flashdance (1983)|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> On April 14, 1983, the night before the general release of the film, a special benefit premiere of ''Flashdance'' was shown at the Warner Theater in Pittsburgh. It was the last film at the theater. Several months later it was torn down to make way for The [[Warner Centre]], a retail and office complex.
<ref name="Warner Theater">{{cite web |last1=Crowley |first1=Patrick |title=Warner Theater |url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4368 |website=CinemaTreasures.org|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Flashdance'' has been issued originally on [[VHS]] and [[Laserdisc]] with a Paramount Pictures [[DVD]] release on October 8, 2002 and a Special Collector's Edition DVD in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Flashdance-DVD/30875/|title=Flashdance DVD|website=Blu-ray.com|date=October 8, 2002|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Flashdance-DVD/16422/|title=Flashdance Special Collector's Edition DVD|website=Blu-ray.com|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
It was first released on [[Blu-ray]] Disc on August 13, 2013 by [[Warner Bros.]] with seven special features including a 15-minute featurette, "The History of ''Flashdance''", a 9-minute featurette, "The Look of ''Flashdance''", "''Flashdance'': The Choreography" and a teaser and [[theatrical trailer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Flashdance-Blu-ray/479/|title=Flashdance Blu-ray|website=Blu-ray.com|date=August 13, 2013|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
The film was re-released on Blu-ray in the U.S. on May 19, 2020 by Paramount Presents with a new 4K remaster and packaging. It includes a new Filmmakers Focus interview with the director but excludes a few special features from the previous Blu-ray release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Flashdance-Blu-ray/266554/|title=Flashdance Blu-ray|website=Blu-ray.com|date=May 19, 2020|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>