Running Time 87 Mins.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt dance their way through Girls Just Want to Have Fun, a glorious example of 1980s kitsch. Janey (Parker), the new girl at a Catholic high school in Chicago, dreams of becoming a dancer on Dance TV. With the help of new wave hipster Lynne (Hunt), Janey enters a dance contest and gets paired with Jeff (Lee Montgomery), a rebel in spandex, and the two are soon smitten with each other. Unfortunately, they've made an enemy of a snooty rich girl, who vows to take them down. Everything about Girls Just Want to Have Fun is cheap and cheesy--it doesn't even have the Cyndi Lauper version of the title song--but that doesn't make it any less goofily entertaining, particularly when a debutante ball is wrecked by a bizarre combination of punk rockers and female bodybuilders. Featuring a very young Shannen Doherty as Jeff's little sister. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt - in a surprisingly fun movie! .......2007-07-07
If you're used to Sarah Jessica Parker in her more recent incarnation, wife of Matthew Broderick, mother to an adorable son and former star of Sex in the City as well as a designer of a new clothing line (Bitten), then you should see her earlier in her career.
All the charm and style is still there (okay, the style isn't quite the same as in Sex and the City) but her personality shines through, as does that of Helen Hunt. They work surprisingly well together and,happily, the movie is an enjoyable romp with lots of dancing (and some very cute guys).
The focus of the movie is the chance to be a dancer on a dance show. No, this isn't deep, intellectual stuff but it IS the kind of film teens relate to and THIS adult found it fun to watch, too. Plenty of appeal for everyone!
One of My All Time Favorite Movies; it's a "buyer.".......2007-05-09
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" is one of my all time favorite movies! I love it! This movie is definitely a "buyer." It includes all of the components of a perfect girl's teen oriented movie...friendship, rivalry, romance, dancing (competitive), and catchy songs. One of my other all time favorite movies is "Adventures in Babysitting" with Elisabeth Shue. I can watch both of these movies again and again.
As exciting as the music in it..........2007-03-23
Sarah and Helen are fun and cute in this movie. The dancing is fun to watch too.
The music makes you want to get up and dance too. I recommend this for your personal library.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.......2007-03-20
A Great 80's movie-A must have and A must see! It was just as great of a movie now as I recalled watching when I was a kid!The delivery from Amazon like always was prompt and everything arrived as I had expected Thanks again Amazon!
The best Moment in the Film.......2007-02-16
I have spent the last 20 years searching the video rentals and store looking for this movie. Unfortunately, I could not remember the names of the people who starred in it. I could only remember the name and that there was a hot, beautiful young man(Lee Montgomery)in it. I was not even sure if he was still alive or in show business yet. I managed to find a DVD copy of it. Discovering that it was Sarah, Helen and Shannon who were starring in it. I have after watching it for awhile aside form the music and the dancing in it. I finally decide that the greatest moment is when nasty Natalie was told by her Father to "Why don't you just Shut-Up" which made her jaw drop. After all of the trouble she cause to Janey and Jeff.
Product Description
Two teenage girls, dream of being selected as the new dance regulars at DTV.
Customer Reviews:
Teen Comedy: Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker,Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, Lee Montgomery !!!.......2007-03-22
Teen Comedy-REGION FREE-Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker-REGION FREE-Audio:English Dolby 5.1 or AC 3-Janey Glenn (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a teenager newcomer in Chicago, who loves the TV show Dancing in TV. At her Catholic school, she becomes a friend of Lynne Stone (Helen Hunt), who also loves to dance and invites her to an audition to be part of the show. However, her tough father Colonel Glenn (Ed Lauter)& Mrs.Glenn (Margaret Howell), who raise Janey in a military environment,and do not accept her participation in the audition, so she goes to a a lot of trouble to escape for the competition. Rich girl: Natalie Sands (Holly Gagnier) tries to use her wealthy father's influence and power to win the competition. Who will win the dance competition to become regulars on the TV show? It is great to see teenage stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, Lee Montgomery in the beginning of their careers & 80's music!
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Living in the '80s (Heathers / Soul Man / Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
Starring:
Winona Ryder ,
Christian Slater ,
Shannen Doherty ,
Lisanne Falk , and
Kim Walker
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Michael Lehmann ,
Steve Miner , and
Alan Metter
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
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Heathers
This dark comedy from 1989 was a good showcase for Winona Ryder, playing a high school girl brought into a clique of bitchy classmates (all named Heather), and Christian Slater, doing his early Jack Nicholson thing. While Ryder's character muddles over the consequences of giving up one set of friends for another, her association with a new boy (Slater) in school turns out to have deadly consequences. Director Michael Lehmann turned this unusual film into something more than another teen-death flick. There is real wit and sharp satire afoot, and the very fusion of horror and comedy is provocative in itself. Heathers remains a kind of benchmark in contemporary cinema for bringing surreal intelligence into Hollywood films. --Tom Keogh
Soul Man
Both underrated and overrated in its day, this 1986 comedy now looks like a clever, non-politically-correct snappy satire with moments of penetrating observation and strong acting. C. Thomas Howell plays an affluent white kid, Mark, admitted to Harvard Law School but denied tuition by his father. In desperation, he applies for a scholarship reserved for African-American students and gets the money, leaving him with the problem of adjusting his skin color. With a few cosmetic changes, Mark becomes the black equivalent of Dustin Hoffman's female alter ego in Tootsie: an intruder in the world of his opposite. Suddenly the target of casual, everyday racism on campus, verbal assaults from powerful, paranoid white men (Leslie Nielsen has a good dramatic role), and pressure to carry the legacy of black progress in America, Mark's consciousness is raised quite rapidly. James Earl Jones is exquisite as a law professor with high expectations. --Tom Keogh
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt dance their way through Girls Just Want to Have Fun, a glorious example of 1980s kitsch. Janey (Parker), the new girl at a Catholic high school in Chicago, dreams of becoming a dancer on Dance TV. With the help of new wave hipster Lynne (Hunt), Janey enters a dance contest and gets paired with Jeff (Lee Montgomery), a rebel in spandex, and the two are soon smitten with each other. Unfortunately, they've made an enemy of a snooty rich girl, who vows to take them down. Everything about Girls Just Want to Have Fun is cheap and cheesy--it doesn't even have the Cyndi Lauper version of the title song--but that doesn't make it any less goofily entertaining, particularly when a debutante ball is wrecked by a bizarre combination of punk rockers and female bodybuilders. Featuring a very young Shannen Doherty as Jeff's little sister. --Bret Fetzer
Average customer rating:
- Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt - in a surprisingly fun movie!
- One of My All Time Favorite Movies; it's a "buyer."
- As exciting as the music in it...
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- The best Moment in the Film
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Starring:
Sarah Jessica Parker ,
Lee Montgomery ,
Helen Hunt ,
Morgan Woodward , and
Ed Lauter
Director:
Alan Metter
ProductGroup: DVD
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt dance their way through Girls Just Want to Have Fun, a glorious example of 1980s kitsch. Janey (Parker), the new girl at a Catholic high school in Chicago, dreams of becoming a dancer on Dance TV. With the help of new wave hipster Lynne (Hunt), Janey enters a dance contest and gets paired with Jeff (Lee Montgomery), a rebel in spandex, and the two are soon smitten with each other. Unfortunately, they've made an enemy of a snooty rich girl, who vows to take them down. Everything about Girls Just Want to Have Fun is cheap and cheesy--it doesn't even have the Cyndi Lauper version of the title song--but that doesn't make it any less goofily entertaining, particularly when a debutante ball is wrecked by a bizarre combination of punk rockers and female bodybuilders. Featuring a very young Shannen Doherty as Jeff's little sister. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt - in a surprisingly fun movie! .......2007-07-07
If you're used to Sarah Jessica Parker in her more recent incarnation, wife of Matthew Broderick, mother to an adorable son and former star of Sex in the City as well as a designer of a new clothing line (Bitten), then you should see her earlier in her career.
All the charm and style is still there (okay, the style isn't quite the same as in Sex and the City) but her personality shines through, as does that of Helen Hunt. They work surprisingly well together and,happily, the movie is an enjoyable romp with lots of dancing (and some very cute guys).
The focus of the movie is the chance to be a dancer on a dance show. No, this isn't deep, intellectual stuff but it IS the kind of film teens relate to and THIS adult found it fun to watch, too. Plenty of appeal for everyone!
One of My All Time Favorite Movies; it's a "buyer.".......2007-05-09
"Girls Just Want To Have Fun" is one of my all time favorite movies! I love it! This movie is definitely a "buyer." It includes all of the components of a perfect girl's teen oriented movie...friendship, rivalry, romance, dancing (competitive), and catchy songs. One of my other all time favorite movies is "Adventures in Babysitting" with Elisabeth Shue. I can watch both of these movies again and again.
As exciting as the music in it..........2007-03-23
Sarah and Helen are fun and cute in this movie. The dancing is fun to watch too.
The music makes you want to get up and dance too. I recommend this for your personal library.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.......2007-03-20
A Great 80's movie-A must have and A must see! It was just as great of a movie now as I recalled watching when I was a kid!The delivery from Amazon like always was prompt and everything arrived as I had expected Thanks again Amazon!
The best Moment in the Film.......2007-02-16
I have spent the last 20 years searching the video rentals and store looking for this movie. Unfortunately, I could not remember the names of the people who starred in it. I could only remember the name and that there was a hot, beautiful young man(Lee Montgomery)in it. I was not even sure if he was still alive or in show business yet. I managed to find a DVD copy of it. Discovering that it was Sarah, Helen and Shannon who were starring in it. I have after watching it for awhile aside form the music and the dancing in it. I finally decide that the greatest moment is when nasty Natalie was told by her Father to "Why don't you just Shut-Up" which made her jaw drop. After all of the trouble she cause to Janey and Jeff.
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