Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)
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 doesn't approve.
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| Directed by | Alan Metter |
| Written by | Amy Spies |
| Produced by | Chuck Russell |
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| Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Edited by | Lorenzo DeStefano David Rawlins |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
Production company | New World Pictures |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Less than $5 million |
| Box office | $6.3 million |
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. It received generally mixed reviews and has a 36% approval rating based on 14 votes on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the film was regularly aired on cable TV for several years and has become a cult film.