Editing Flashdance (section)

===Suit against the filmmakers===
''Flashdance'' was inspired by the real-life story of Maureen Marder, a construction worker/welder by day and dancer by night at ''Gimlets'', a [[Toronto]] strip club.<ref name="buzzfeed-untold-story"/> Like Alex Owens in the film, she aspired to enroll in a prestigious dance school. [[Thomas Hedley|Tom Hedley]] wrote the original story outline for ''Flashdance'', and on December 6, 1982, Marder signed a release document giving [[Paramount Pictures]] the right to portray her life story on screen, for which she was given a one-off payment of $2,300. ''Flashdance'' is estimated to have grossed more than $200 million worldwide. In June 2006, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] affirmed a lower court's ruling that Marder gave up her rights to the film when she signed the release document in 1982. The panel of three judges stated in its ruling: "Though in hindsight the agreement appears to be unfair to Marder—she only received $2,300 in exchange for a release of all claims relating to a movie that grossed over $150 million—there is simply no evidence that her consent was obtained by [[fraud]], [[deception offences|deception]], [[misrepresentation]], [[duress (contract law)|duress]] or [[undue influence]]." The court also noted that Marder's [[Lawyer|attorney]] had been present when she signed the document.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Inspiration-for-Flashdance-2517110.php | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | title=SAN FRANCISCO / Inspiration for 'Flashdance' loses appeal for more money | first=Suzanne | last=Herel | date=2006-06-13}}</ref>