Product: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Rating: 5.0
A real feel good movie
This is an awesome mid 80's teen movie, with a name that really doesn't match the film. Janie Glen (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a military brat who relocates to Chicago, the home of her favorite TV show Dance TV. She immediately makes friends with the ultra cool Lynn Stone (Helen Hunt). Janie and Jeff are paired up as partners for the finals, they have friction which develops into good chemistry. This is such an amazing 80's teen flick. It also features Shannon Dougherty as Jeff's little sister, Holly Gagnier (the old Cassie from One Life To Live), and Jonathen Silverman (Single Guy, Gimme A Break). The DVD doesn't include any extras to my knowledge but it does give you the option to view it in full screen or wide screen version, which I thought was pretty cool. This is a real feel good movie! It really has nothing to do with the song though, and when the song is played in the movie, It's not Cyndi Lauper singing! It was the 80's and this was after Footloose, Flash Dance, Breakin', and maybe Slam Dance, not sure about that last one, but maybe they thought it would be good not to have the dance theme related to the title, but this is totally a movie about a big dance contest and there are several dance scenes, practices, and lots of other teen angst moments (Jeff's father wanting him to go to trade school , Jeff's sister's insecururities, Janie's strict father, the spoiled enemy chick) sprinkled throughout the film. If you haven't seen it, check it out.