This article is about the feature film. For the song, see Girls Just Want to Have Fun (song); for other uses, see Girls Just Want to Have Fun (disambiguation)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alan Metter
Produced by	James G. Robinson Chuck Russell
Written by	Amy Spies
Starring	Sarah Jessica Parker Lee Montgomery Helen Hunt Morgan Woodward Ed Lauter Jonathan Silverman Shannen Doherty
Music by	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Editing by	Lorenzo DeStefano David Rawlins
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date(s)	April 12, 1985
Running time	90 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) is a dance movie in the style of Footloose and Flashdance. For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film. As of 2007 ABC Family's sister network, Disney Channel, owns the rights to the film.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Remake 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Plot

Janey is an army brat who is thrilled when her father (and the rest of the family) are transferred to Chicago, the home of her favorite dance show Dance TV. She and new friend Lynne are excited when the show announces an audition for new talent. Defying her strict and conservative dad, Janey auditions and gets into the finals. She finds herself paired up with dreamboat Jeff, who unfortunately catches the eye of rich girl, Natalie. Jeff on the other hand reluctantly auditions because of the opportunity presented by his entrepreneurial best friend Drew. Despite her father's objections, and Natalie's manipulations, Janey is determined to win the spot.

[edit] Cast

• Sarah Jessica Parker as Janey Glenn
• Lee Montgomery as Jeff Malene
• Helen Hunt as Lynne Stone
• Morgan Woodward as JP Sands
• Ed Lauter as Col. Glenn
• Jonathan Silverman as Drew Boreman
• Holly Gagnier as Natalie Sands
• Lee Arnone as Mrs. Lemsky
• Margaret Howell as Mrs. Glenn
• Terence McGovern as Ira
• Shannen Doherty as Maggie Malene
• Biff Yeager as Mr. Malene
• Gina Gershon (uncredited) as Dancer
• Scott Coffey (uncredited) as Dancer
• Wayne Bascomb (uncredited) as Dancer
• Hank Azaria (uncredited) as man in bar

A young Shannen Doherty co-stars in this film as Jeff's bratty younger sister, who states that new wave is cooler than punk. An uncredited Gina Gershon appears as a dancer at the Dance TV auditions, along with actor Scott Coffey.

[edit] Soundtrack

Cyndi Lauper's version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" does not play in this film, due to licensing restrictions. Instead a cover of the song by unknowns Deborah Galli, Tami Holbrook, and Meredith Marshall is featured.

[edit] Remake

20th Century Fox and Lakeshore Entertainment are working on a remake of the film and have hired Michelle Morgan to write the script.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of American films of 1985

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Girls Just Want to Have Fun at the Internet Movie Database
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun at Allmovie

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