Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)

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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
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
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) is a dance movie in the style of Footloose and Flashdance.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) is an army brat who is thrilled to be transferred to the home of her favorite dance show Dance TV. She and new friend Lynne (Helen Hunt) are excited when the show announced 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 (Lee Montgomery) who unfortunately catches the eye of rich girl, Natalie (Holly Gagnier). Jeff on the other hand reluctantly auditions because of the opportunity presented by his entrepeneurial best friend Drew (Jonathan Silverman). Despite her father's objections, and Natalie's manipulations, Janey is determined to win the spot.

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

A young Shannen Doherty stars in this film as the bratty younger sister of Jeff. An uncredited Gina Gershon appears as a dancer at the Dance TV auditions, along with actor Scott Coffey.

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.

[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

[edit] Soundtrack

Shout - Alex Brown
Dancing in the Streets - Animotion
Too Cruel - Amy Hart
Wake Up the Neighborhood - Holland
On the Loose - Chris Farren
I Can Fly - Rainey
Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) - Q-Feel
Technique - Rainey
Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Deborah Galli, Tami Holbrook, and Meredith Marshall
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine