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. When a competition is announced to find a new Dance TV regular couple,... See full summary »

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 | dance | dancing | competition | 

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Taglines:

That's all they really want!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lipstick & Ice Cream

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$6,326,051, 31 December 1985

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures, Girls

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the main cast members, with the possible exception of Shannen Doherty, are older than their characters. Doherty's character is 12 years old, and she was 13 at the time of filming.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Natalie: This... means... *war*.

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Connections

Referenced in Rock 'n' Wrestling: Amazons Just Wanna Have Fun (1986)

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Soundtracks

Shout
Performed by Alex Brown
Written by Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina
Produced by Marti Sharron & Gary Skardina

User Reviews

Funny!

This is one of my all-time favorite 80's movies! There are a lot of funny one liners, great dancing and a really good soundtrack! I like this version of the Girls Just wanna have fun song than Cyndi Lauper's original. My favorite scene is when Janey, Lynne, and Maggie get even with Natalie:)