Compare Dirty Dancing with Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Rating: 7/10 (18 June 2009)

I have always loved the movie Dirty Dancing but just recently I saw the movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun and I see a lot of similarities. I looked up the release dates on IMDb and it turns out that Girls Just Want to Have Fun came out in 1985 while Dirty Dancing didn't come out till 1987. Does anyone else see the similarities? Both movies have: young people dancing, the main couple have to over come their problems and learning to get a long, the father of the main female character is overbearing and doesn't like what she is doing until the final dance, practicing the overhead lift, winning the hearts of everyone, the girls are stepping out, taking chances, and breaking the rules. Dirty Dancing is a lot more in depth of a movie than Girls Just Want to Have Fun but it looks a little like Dirty Dancing copied off of Girls Just Want to Have Fun.