Synopsis
Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, 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 of thing.
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Cast
- Sarah Jessica ParkerJaney Glenn
- Helen HuntLynne Stone
- Shannen DohertyMaggie Malene
- Lee MontgomeryJeff Malene
- Morgan WoodwardJ.P. Sands
- Ed LauterColonel Glenn
- Jonathan SilvermanDrew Boreman
- Gina GershonDancer
- Biff YeagerMr. Malene
- Kristi SomersRikki
Recommendations
- 91
The A.V. Club
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. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
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. - 63
Slant Magazine
But even from an objective viewpoint, Girls Just Want to Have Fun isn’t really a bad film, at least not in the ways in which we tend to define bad films. The acting is more than competent, there’s not much glaringly bad dialogue, the humor is inventive, and the song-and-dance is engaging. - 63
Miami Herald
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] - 50
The New York Times
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. - 50
Chicago Tribune
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] - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The plot is mindless and only an excuse for lots of music video-styled dance sequences. - 25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
As a movie for today's girls, it's more than offensive. It's cheap. [11 May 1985]
