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  • 1985
  • PG
  • New World Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 1985
  • PG
  • New World Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) is new in town and soon meets Lynne (Helen Hunt), 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 ...

Directed By: Alan Metter

Written By: Amy Spies

  • 1985
  • PG
  • New World Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 1985
  • PG
  • New World Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) is new in town and soon meets Lynne (Helen Hunt), 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 ...

Directed By: Alan Metter

Written By: Amy Spies

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
56
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38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
56
50% Positive
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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91
I discovered that not only is Girls Just Want To Have Fun a delightful party of a movie, it’s an absolutely bonkers party, like someone dosed the punch with ecstasy and mushrooms.
By Alex McLevy FULL REVIEW
75
No Footloose. But its synthy soundtrack, heated dance-offs, and Day-Glo leg warmers are guilty-pleasure pay dirt. A mouthy 14-year-old Shannen Doherty doesn’t hurt either.
By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW
63
But unlike most teen dance films, Girls Just Want to Have Fun does not dwell over long on boogie, even though it motivates the plot and allows the filmmakers to show off beautiful young bodies. Metter and his associates know that, finally, sizzle must also have steak. Or at least ground round. [11 May 1985, p.C7]
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50
But what's the excuse for the film's script? What we get is a reworking of "Flashdance" and "Footlose" into a routine story about a couple of high school kids who want to become regular dancers on a show called "Dance TV," or "DTV" for short. [10 May 1985, p.LN]
By Gene Siskel FULL REVIEW
50
Helen Hunt is a real scene-stealer as a girl who wears things like toy dinosaurs in her hair, in keeping with the film's relentlessly silly mood. The audience at the National Theater seemed giddy enough in its own right.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
40
The plot is mindless and only an excuse for lots of music video-styled dance sequences.
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25
As a movie for today's girls, it's more than offensive. It's cheap. [11 May 1985]
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Production Company New World Pictures, Brooksfilms, Girls
Release Date Apr 12, 1985
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Getting into trouble is easy but getting out of it is all the fun!
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