Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

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

Director:

Alan Metter

Writer:

Amy Spies

Stars:

Biff Yeager, Kristi Somers, Richard Blade

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Biff Yeager	...	Mr. Malene
Kristi Somers	...	Rikki
Richard Blade	...	DTV Host
Ian Michael Giatti	...	Zach (as Ian Giatti)
Shannen Doherty	...	Maggie Malene
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Janey
Lee Montgomery	...	Jeff
Helen Hunt	...	Lynne
Morgan Woodward	...	J.P. Sands
Ed Lauter	...	Col. Glenn
Jonathan Silverman	...	Drew
Holly Gagnier	...	Natalie
Margaret Howell	...	Mrs. Glenn
Terence McGovern	...	Ira
Lee Arnone	...	Mrs. Lemsky

Storyline

Janey is new in town and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announced to find a new Dance TV regular couple, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. The only problem is that Janey's father doesn't approve of that kind of thing.

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Plot Keywords:

city | student | strong female character | overbearing father | man in a bed | 

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Taglines:

Life will be serious soon enough. But for now...

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) mentions Captain Kirk. Morgan Woodward appears in this movie - as Natalie's (Holly Gagnier's) father - and has also appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series: The Omega Glory (1968) and Star Trek: The Original Series: Dagger of the Mind (1966).

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Goofs

About an hour into the film there's a montage of Jeff and Janey practicing in the park. In one sequence Maggie is sitting in a tree looking on as Jeff jumps off of it. Jeff lands and turns to look at her. The shot of her reaction was flipped, as the text on the Pepsi can she's holding is backwards, and the tree she's sitting on is now on her left (screen right) instead of her right (screen left). This was obviously done to match the direction of the shot of Jeff looking at her.

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Quotes

Rikki: [carried onto set by 4 muscular guys] Let's all hear it for steroids. And now, the news!

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Sex and the City (2017)

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Soundtracks

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Performed by Deborah Galli with Tami Holbrook, Meredith Marshall
Written by Robert Hazard
Produced by Don Perry and Bob Summers

User Reviews

Nice Popcorn Session

Janey Glenn (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a teenager newcomer in Chicago, who loves the TV show Dancing in TV. In the Catholic school, she becomes friend of Lynne Stone (Helen Hunt), who also loves to dance and invites her to an audition to be part of the show. However, her tough father, who raises Janey in a military environment, does not accept her participation in the audition, and she has lots of trouble to escape for the competition. The rich Natalie Sands (Holly Gagnier) tries to use the influence and power of her wealthy father to win the competition. This silly movie is crowded of teenager starlets. It is funny to see names such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, in the beginning of their careers, playing very goofy and foolish roles. However, the story is nice, there are good songs from the 80´s and in the end, it is an attractive and forgettable entertainment. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): `Dançando na TV' (`Dancing in TV')

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls Just Want to Have Fun: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,650,078, 14 April 1985

Gross USA:

$6,326,051

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,326,051

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures, Girls

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1