Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Directed by
- Alan Metter
- Genre
- musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 194 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A new girl in town becomes friends with a classmate who loves dancing as much as she does. Together they enter a TV dance competition, but her father disapproves.
energeticfunlightheartedupbeatnostalgicbouncycheerfulromantic
What happens
Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 American romantic comedy dance film directed by Alan Metter and distributed by New World Pictures. It was written by Amy Spies and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, and Helen Hunt. Its story follows Janey, a new girl in town who meets Lynne and discovers they both share a passion for dancing and the TV show Dance TV. Together the two enter a competition to be a new Dance TV regular couple; however, Janey's father does not approve. The film was produced by Chuck Russell and was released on April 12, 1985. It grossed $1.7 million in its opening weekend and $6.3 million worldwide, against a budget of $5 million. Despite this, the film was regularly aired on cable TV for several years and has become a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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