Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan Metter
Written byAmy Spies
Produced byChuck Russell
Starring
CinematographyThomas E. Ackerman
Edited byLorenzo DeStefano
David Rawlins
Music byThomas Newman
Production
company
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • April 12, 1985 (1985-04-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetLess than $5 million[1]
Box office$6.3 million[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] It received generally mixed reviews and has a 40% approval rating based on 15 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Despite this, the film was regularly aired on cable TV for several years and has become a cult film.[6][7]

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  2. ^ Girls Just Want to Have Fun at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 52, Iss. 612, (January 1, 1985): 280.
  4. ^ "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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  6. ^ Robertson, Lindsay (May 29, 2009). "Who Should Star In The Girls Just Want To Have Fun Remake?". Stereogum. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Roake, Jessica (September 20, 2013). "How 1985's Girls Just Want to Have Fun Set the Template for All Future Dance Movies". Vulture. Retrieved April 20, 2022.