вЂњThat direction obviously wasnвЂ™t going to work,'В Sembello told Song Facts. Michael Sembello and Dennis MatkoskyвЂ™s original lyrics for вЂњManiacвЂќ were as follows: вЂњHeвЂ™s a maniac, maniac thatвЂ™s for sure / He will kill your cat and nail him to the door.вЂќ

THE SONG вЂњMANIACвЂќ WAS ORIGINALLY COMPOSED FOR THE 1980 HORROR FILM MANIAC. вЂњShe sued Jennifer Lopez for violating her copyright as part owner of the copyright of the motion picture,вЂќ MarderвЂ™s lawyer said. This didnвЂ™t stop Marder from suing Jennifer Lopez for the way Lopez copped Flashdance images in her вЂњIвЂ™m GladвЂќ music video. What is certain is that the studio paid Healey and Marder $2,300 each to sign over their life stories, which relinquished their claim to the film. But Hedley disagrees, telling BuzzFeed: вЂњThereвЂ™s no part of their stories thatвЂ™s in the film.' In a lengthy and detailed 2014 BuzzFeed article, Toronto-based Gimlets strippers Maureen Marder and Gina Healey discussed how Flashdance co-writer Tom Hedley (scribe Joe Eszterhas was hired to punch up HedleyвЂ™s script, which was originally called Depot Bar and Grill) invaded their club, hired a photographer to take pictures of them in order to sell his idea, and based the Alex role on one of them (Marder supposedly worked a day job as a construction worker).

TWO TORONTO STRIPPERS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE INSPIRED THE ALEX CHARACTER. Here are some facts about the film that inspired a generation to вЂњtake your passion, and make it happen.вЂќ 1. In 1983, the welder-cum-exotic dancer film Flashdance came out of nowhere and not only made a huge dent at the box office ($200 million worldwide on an $8 million budget), but also became a touchstone film, despite bad reviews.

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