Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

Director:

Alan Metter

Writer:

Amy Spies (written by)

Release Date:

12 April 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Getting into trouble is easy but getting out of it is all the fun!

Plot:

Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Competition | Dancing | Catholic | Love

Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Janey Glenn
Lee Montgomery	...	Jeff Malene
Helen Hunt	...	Lynne Stone
Morgan Woodward	...	J.P. Sands
Ed Lauter	...	Colonel Glenn
Jonathan Silverman	...	Drew Boreman
Holly Gagnier	...	Natalie Sands
Margaret Howell	...	Mrs. Glenn
Terence McGovern	...	Ira
Shannen Doherty	...	Maggie Malene
Biff Yeager	...	Mr. Malene
Kristi Somers	...	Rikki
Ian Giatti	...	Zach Glenn
Richard Blade	...	DTV Host
Lee Arnone	...	Mrs. Lemsky
Shaun Bryant	...	Dave
Charene Cathleen	...	Patty
Mark Caso	...	Wolf
Deanna Shapiro	...	Tiffany (as Deanna Claire)
Candice Daly	...	Girl in Hallway
Olive Dunbar	...	Sister Kathleen
Stuart Fratkin	...	Sam
Larry Gelman	...	Tailor
Valerie Grear	...	Sister Immaculata
Noreen Hennessey	...	Carol
Steve LaChance	...	Ben Wolpert
Mika	...	School Girl
Phineas Newborn III	...	Quarterback Dancer
Jim Ruttman	...	Dancer
Sharron Shayne	...	Choir Sister
Susan Saldivar	...	Sally (as Susan Styles)
J.W. Smith	...	Police Officer
Michael Higgins	...	Featured Dancer
Alison Brown	...	Featured Dancer / Gymnast
Kris Adams	...	Dancer
Randy Allaire	...	Dancer
Robin Antin	...	Dancer
Donna Ausby	...	Dancer
Ed Baker	...	Dancer
Raymond Del Barrio	...	Dancer
Wayne Bascomb	...	Dancer
Thomas Clarke Bennett	...	Dancer
Zoe Trilling	...	Dancer (as Geralyn Marie Betzler)
Robert S. Brady	...	Dancer
Kevin Caesar	...	Dancer
Greg Carrillo	...	Dancer
Scott Coffey	...	Dancer
Issa Cordovo-Soto	...	Dancer
Debbie Dutson	...	Dancer
George Escobar	...	Dancer
Leslie Ferrera Ruelas	...	Dancer (as Leslie Ferrara)
Rita García	...	Dancer
Forrest Gardner	...	Dancer
Richard Gaydos	...	Dancer
Jeffrey Gysin	...	Dancer
Kirk Hansen	...	Dancer
Ric Heath	...	Dancer
Steve Hicks	...	Dancer
Juan Iglesias	...	Dancer
Derrick Jackson	...	Dancer
Brian Jay	...	Dancer
Debra Johnson	...	Dancer
Roger Kachel	...	Dancer
Tracy Keim	...	Dancer
Amelia Kinkade	...	Dancer (as Mimi Kinkade)
Kimberly Lambert	...	Dancer
Marlena Lang	...	Dancer
Eric-Scott Langdon	...	Dancer
Maria Langen	...	Dancer
Kim Layton	...	Dancer
Annie Livingstone	...	Dancer
Rebecca Lubell	...	Dancer
Lorraine MacLeod	...	Dancer
Jana Malloy	...	Dancer
Cynthia Mann	...	Dancer
Mario McCutcheon	...	Dancer
Caitlin McLean	...	Dancer
Robert Meyers	...	Dancer
Laura Miyabe	...	Dancer
John Moore	...	Dancer
Tanya Omeze	...	Dancer
Tita Omeze	...	Dancer
Karen Owens	...	Dancer
Sharon Owens	...	Dancer
Jennifer Page	...	Dancer
Regan Patno	...	Dancer
Leslie Personi	...	Dancer
James Phipps	...	Dancer
David Rogers	...	Dancer
Cynthia Sarmiento	...	Dancer
Richard Schlein	...	Dancer
Debbie Silverstein	...	Dancer
Michelle Simms	...	Dancer
Mark Slama	...	Dancer
Cecilie A. Stuart	...	Featured Dancer
Linda Talcott	...	Dancer
Mia Togo	...	Dancer
Heather Toma	...	Dancer
Paris Vaughan	...	Dancer
Karl Warkentien	...	Dancer
Leigh Webster	...	Dancer
Michelle Whitney-Morrison	...	Dancer
Dallas Winkler	...	Dancer
Derryl Yeager	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Baker	...	Dancer
Ove Niklasson	...	Dancer
Leen Scott	...	Dancer
Reen Scott	...	Dancer
Rocker Verastique	...	Dancer
Gina Gershon	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Bruce Goldstein	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Kelly	...	Woman at the Park (uncredited)
Cyndi Lauper	...	Woman in Diner (uncredited)
Joy Michelle Moore	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Tara Murphy	...	Girl at the Park (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Metter

Writing credits
Amy Spies		(written by)

Produced by
Stuart Cornfeld	....	executive producer
Robert F. Lyons	....	associate producer
Chuck Russell	....	producer
James G. Robinson	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(director of photography) (as Thomas Ackerman)

Film Editing by
Lorenzo DeStefano
David Rawlins

Casting by
Gino Havens		(as Geno Havens)

Production Design by
Jeff Staggs		(as Jeffrey Staggs)

Art Direction by
Christopher Amy

Set Decoration by
Gregory Melton		(as Greg Melton)

Costume Design by
Betty Pecha Madden

Makeup Department
Richard Arrington	....	makeup supervisor
Myke Michaels	....	key hair stylist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup artist
Claudia Thompson	....	hair stylist
Susan Wenzel	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Britt Lomond	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger La Page	....	second assistant director (as Roger LaPage)
Richard Muessel	....	second assistant director
Dan Schneider	....	first assistant director
Stan Zabka	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Renay Casey	....	art department production assistant
John J. Grant	....	swing
David E. Harshbarger	....	assistant property master (as David Harshbarger)
Peter Lloyd	....	set designer: Dance TV set
Don Martin	....	swing
Arthur Riddle	....	construction coordinator
Sarina Rotstein	....	lead person
Sarina Rotstein	....	set dresser
Terry Welden	....	lead painter
Wesley Wilson	....	lead carpenter
Gregory R. Wolf	....	property master (as Gregory Wolf)

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound effects mixer
Gary Dowling	....	boom operator
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as James Fitzpatrick)
Hoppy Mehterian	....	adr mixer (as Hampar Mehterian)
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound design recordist (as Alvin Susumu Tokunow)
James Troutman	....	supervising sound editor
Troy Porter	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Calvert	....	special effects

Stunts
Clay Boss	....	stunt player
Dan Bradley	....	stunt player
Geoff Brewer	....	stunt player
Bob Brown	....	stunt player
Tom Elliott	....	stunt player
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunt player (as Gloria Fiormanti)
Joe Gilbride	....	stunt player
Andy Gill	....	stunt player
Diane Hetfield	....	stunt player (as Diana Hetfield)
Soren Jensen	....	stunt player
Al Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Brad Orrison	....	stunt player
Mark Orrison	....	stunt player
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunt player (as Debbie Lyn Ross)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert L. Blatman	....	second assistant camera (as Rob Blatman)
John Carney	....	electrician
Donne Daniels	....	key grip
Mark Shane Davis	....	grip (as Mark Davis)
Cicero De Moraes	....	best boy
Bryan Duggan	....	camera operator
Michael Everett	....	gaffer
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
William Manning	....	second grip
David L. Parrish	....	first assistant camera (as David Parrish)
Patrick T. Shea	....	electrician (as Pat Shea)
Matthew Dorsey	....	grip (uncredited)
R. Michael Givens	....	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	extras casting
Marcia Karr	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patricia Lee Colby	....	assistant wardrobe
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton	....	key costumer (as Giovanna Ottobre Melton)

Editorial Department
Jim Borgardt	....	assistant editor
Carey Michaels Keeney	....	second assistant editor (as Carey Michaels)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson)
John Penney	....	assistant editor
Morris Sparks	....	color timer (as Maury Sparks)

Music Department
Neil Brody	....	music mixer
John Elizalde	....	music editor (as John Elizaldi)
Mark Fine	....	associate music consultant
Don Perry	....	music supervisor
Russ Regan	....	music consultant
Errol Sober	....	music business affairs coordinator
Bob Summers	....	associate music supervisor

Transportation Department
Doug John Corbin	....	driver
Jane Harrell	....	transportation co-captain
Jim Morange	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Leslie Bega	....	dancer
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
Matthew J. Clark	....	production assistant (as Matthew Clark)
Paul Dancer	....	extras coordinator
Andrew Z. Davis	....	location manager
Chuck Gaylord	....	gymnastics coordinator
Melanie Gilbert	....	assistant: Mr. Sollid
Bill Goodson	....	additional choreographer: audition scene
Steve Haberman	....	pictorial consultant
Janis Hirsch	....	production consultant
David B. Householter	....	production assistant (as David Householter)
Carole Huddleston	....	secretary to producer
Michael Keller	....	panaspot operator
Steve LaChance	....	assistant choreographer
Susan Malerstein	....	additional script supervisor
Mary McLaglen	....	production coordinator
Robert Mintz	....	completion bond representative
Pattison Newberry	....	first aid
Oscar Pittman	....	title designer
George Richardson	....	craft service
James G. Robinson	....	presenter
Otis Sallid	....	choreographer
Patrica Swenson	....	production assistant
Rachel Talalay	....	production associate
David Taylor	....	craft service
Michael Wat	....	assistant accountant
Kathryn Weygand	....	script supervisor (as Kathy Weygand)

Thanks
Jeff Schechtman	....	special thanks
Van Halen	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• New World Pictures
• Girls

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
• EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Fiction Pictures (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Hollywood DVD Ltd. (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Starmaker Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)

Special Effects

• Court Wizard Special Effects (additional special effects)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Chicago Film Commission  special thanks
• Chicago Transit Authority  special thanks
• Completion Bond Company  completion bond
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  prints
• Dreyer's Ice Cream  special thanks
• Mercury Records  original soundtrack available on (as Mercury Records and Cassettes)
• Michael G. Productions  adr editorial
• Morpheus Lights  panaspots and panabeams
• Otto Nemenz International  Arriflex cameras and lenses provided by
• Penguin Editorial  sound editing
• PolyGram Records  marketing
• Pro Media  special thanks
• Ray Mercer & Company  title opticals (as Ray Mercer & Co.)
• Ryder Sound Services  post-production re-recording
• Teen Magazine  special thanks
• The Buttheads  special thanks
• Vienna Hotdogs  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | USA:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | West Germany:12 (video rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At Janie and Jeff's first practice, the music starts playing without Jeff actually turning on his radio.

Quotes:

Lynne:Velcro. Next to the Walkman and tab it is the coolest invention of the 20th century!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: I Spit on Your Grave: Part 2 (#5.9)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

Shout

Awesome movie!

Loved it- why had I not heard about this movie?! (my mate picked it up randomly in a sale!)

Big hair, leotards and leg warmers- dirty dancing meets fame, meets flash dance, meets many other cheesy 80s movies! I am now seeing SJP and Helen Hunt in a whole new light- they can dance! And Sarah Jessica Parker is HOT! Also, the soundtrack is brilliant...

Perfect for a night in with the girls with a bottle of wine!

If you haven't already BUY THIS MOVIE- you'll wanna see it more than once, and make sure all your friends see it too!

:-D