Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

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PG
1h 30min
Comedy, Music
12 Apr 1985 (USA)
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Janey is new in town and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general and "Dance TV" in particular.

Director:

Alan Metter

Writer:

Amy Spies

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	Biff Yeager	...	Mr. Malene
	Kristi Somers	...	Rikki
	Richard Blade	...	DTV Host
	Ian Michael Giatti	...	Zach (as Ian Giatti)
	Shannen Doherty	...	Maggie Malene
	Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Janey
	Lee Montgomery	...	Jeff
	Helen Hunt	...	Lynne
	Morgan Woodward	...	J.P. Sands
	Ed Lauter	...	Col. Glenn
	Jonathan Silverman	...	Drew
	Holly Gagnier	...	Natalie
	Margaret Howell	...	Mrs. Glenn
	Terence McGovern	...	Ira
	Lee Arnone-Briggs	...	Mrs. Lemsky (as Lee Arnone)
	Shaun Bryant	...	Dave
	Charene Cathleen	...	Patty
	Mark Caso	...	Wolf
	Deanna Shapiro	...	Tiffany (as Deanna Claire)
	Candice Daly	...	Girl in Hallway (as Candace Daly)
	Olive Dunbar	...	Sister Kathleen
	Stuart Fratkin	...	Sam
	Larry Gelman	...	Tailor
	Valerie Grear	...	Sister Immaculata
	Noreen Hennessey	...	Carol (as Noreen Hennessy)
	Steve LaChance	...	Ben Wolpert
	Mika	...	School Girl
	Phineas Newborn III	...	Quarterback Dancer
	Jim Ruttman	...	Dancer
	Sharron Shayne	...	Choir Sister (as Sharon Shayne)
	Susan Saldivar	...	Sally (as Susan Styles)
	J.W. Smith	...	Police Officer
	Cecilie A. Stuart	...	Featured Dancer
	Michael Higgins	...	Featured Dancer
	Alison Brown	...	Featured Dancer / Gymnast
	Kris Adams	...	Dancer
	Randy Allaire	...	Dancer
	Robin Antin	...	Dancer
	Donna Ausby	...	Dancer
	Ed Baker	...	Dancer
	James Baker	...	Dancer
	Raymond Del Barrio	...	Dancer
	Wayne Bascomb	...	Dancer
	Thomas Clarke Bennett	...	Dancer
	Zoe Trilling	...	Dancer (as Geralyn Marie Betzler)
	Robert S. Brady	...	Dancer
	Kevin Caesar	...	Dancer
	Greg Carrillo	...	Dancer
	Scott Coffey	...	Dancer
	Issa Cordovo-Soto	...	Dancer
	Debbie Dutson	...	Dancer
	George Escobar	...	Dancer
	Leslie Ferrera Ruelas	...	Dancer (as Leslie Ferrara)
	Rita García	...	Dancer
	Forrest Gardner	...	Dancer
	Richard Gaydos	...	Dancer
	Jeffrey Gysin	...	Dancer
	Kirk Hansen	...	Dancer
	Ric Heath	...	Dancer
	Steve Hicks	...	Dancer
	Juan Iglesias	...	Dancer
	Derrick Jackson	...	Dancer
	Brian Jay	...	Dancer
	Debra Johnson	...	Dancer
	Roger Kachel	...	Dancer
	Tracy Keim	...	Dancer
	Amelia Kinkade	...	Dancer (as Mimi Kinkade)
	Kimberly Lambert	...	Dancer
	Marlena Lang	...	Dancer
	Eric-Scott Langdon	...	Dancer
	Maria Langen	...	Dancer
	Kim Layton	...	Dancer
	Annie Livingstone	...	Dancer
	Rebecca Lubell	...	Dancer
	Lorraine MacLeod	...	Dancer
	Jana Malloy	...	Dancer
	Cynthia Mann	...	Dancer
	Mario McCutcheon	...	Dancer
	Caitlin McLean	...	Dancer
	Robert Meyers	...	Dancer
	Laura Miyabe	...	Dancer
	John Moore	...	Dancer
	Ove Niklasson	...	Dancer
	Tanya Omeze	...	Dancer
	Tita Omeze	...	Dancer
	Karen Owens	...	Dancer
	Sharon Owens	...	Dancer
	Jennifer Page	...	Dancer
	Regan Patno	...	Dancer
	Leslie Personi	...	Dancer
	James Phipps	...	Dancer
	David Rogers	...	Dancer
	Cynthia Sarmiento	...	Dancer
	Richard Schlein	...	Dancer
	Leen Scott	...	Dancer
	Reen Scott	...	Dancer
	Debbie Silverstein	...	Dancer
	Michelle Simms	...	Dancer
	Mark Slama	...	Dancer
	Linda Talcott	...	Dancer
	Mia Togo	...	Dancer
	Heather Toma	...	Dancer
	Paris Vaughan	...	Dancer
	Rocker Verastique	...	Dancer
	Karl Warkentien	...	Dancer
	Leigh Webster	...	Dancer
	Michelle Whitney-Morrison	...	Dancer
	Dallas Winkler	...	Dancer
	Derryl Yeager	...	Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Tina Benez	...	Transvestite in the Fitting Room (uncredited)
	Robert Downey Jr.	...	Punk Party Crasher (uncredited)
	Catherine Fitz	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Gina Gershon	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bruce Goldstein	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	John F. Kearney	...	Copy shop clerk (uncredited)
	Kelly	...	Woman at the Park (uncredited)
	Cyndi Lauper	...	Woman in Diner (uncredited)
	Joy Michelle Moore	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Tara Murphy	...	Girl at the Park (uncredited)
	Nikky Smedley	...	Petula - Dancer (uncredited)
	Todd Layne Thompson	...	Dance TV cast (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alan Metter

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Written by

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Amy Spies

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Produced by

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Stuart Cornfeld	...	executive producer
Robert F. Lyons	...	associate producer
James G. Robinson	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Chuck Russell	...	producer (produced by)

Music by

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Thomas Newman

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(original score composed by)

Cinematography by

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Thomas E. Ackerman

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director of photography (as Thomas Ackerman)

Editing by

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Lorenzo DeStefano	...	film editor (as Lorenzo Destefano)
David Rawlins	...	film editor

Editorial Department

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Jim Borgardt	...	assistant editor
Carey Michaels Keeney	...	second assistant editor (as Carey Michaels)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	...	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson)
John Penney	...	assistant editor
Morris Sparks	...	color timer (as Maury Sparks)

Casting By

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Geno Havens

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(casting by)

Production Design by

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Jeff Staggs

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(as Jeffrey Staggs)

Art Direction by

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Christopher Amy

Set Decoration by

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Gregory S. Melton

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(as Greg Melton)

Costume Design by

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Betty Pecha Madden

Makeup Department

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Richard Arrington	...	makeup supervisor
Myke Michaels	...	key hair stylist
Claudia Thompson	...	hair stylist
Susan Wenzel	...	assistant makeup artist
Myke Michaels	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Britt Lomond

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production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Roger La Page	...	second assistant director (as Roger LaPage)
Richard Muessel	...	second assistant director
Dan Schneider	...	first assistant director
Stanley William Zabka	...	first assistant director (as Stan Zabka)

Art Department

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Renay Casey	...	art department production assistant
John J. Grant	...	swing
David E. Harshbarger	...	assistant property master (as David Harshbarger)
Peter Lloyd	...	set designer: Dance TV set
Don Martin	...	swing
Arthur Riddle	...	construction coordinator
Sarina Rotstein	...	lead person / set dresser
James Terry Welden	...	lead painter (as Terry Welden)
Wesley Wilson	...	lead carpenter
Gregory R. Wolf	...	property master (as Gregory Wolf)
Bill Luckey	...	carpenter (uncredited) / props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gary C. Bourgeois	...	supervising sound mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Joseph D. Citarella	...	sound effects mixer
Gary Dowling	...	boom operator
Jim Fitzpatrick	...	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as James Fitzpatrick)
Hoppy Mehterian	...	adr mixer (as Hampar Mehterian)
Susumu Tokunow	...	sound design recordist (as Alvin Susumu Tokunow)
James Troutman	...	supervising sound editor
Troy Porter	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
Clancy T. Troutman	...	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Robert Calvert

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special effects

Stunts

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Clay Boss	...	stunt player
Dan Bradley	...	stunt player
Geoff Brewer	...	stunt player
Bob Brown	...	stunt player
Tom Elliott	...	stunt player
Glory Fioramonti	...	stunt player (as Gloria Fiormanti)
Joe Gilbride	...	stunt player
Andy Gill	...	stunt player
Diane Hetfield	...	stunt player (as Diana Hetfield)
Soren Jensen	...	stunt player
Al Jones	...	stunt coordinator
Brad Orrison	...	stunt player
Mark Orrison	...	stunt player
Debby Lynn Ross	...	stunt player (as Debbie Lyn Ross)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert L. Blatman	...	second assistant camera (as Rob Blatman)
John Carney	...	electrician
Donne Daniels	...	key grip
Mark Shane Davis	...	grip (as Mark Davis)
Cicero De Moraes	...	best boy
Bryan Duggan	...	camera operator
Michael Everett	...	gaffer
Richard Foreman Jr.	...	still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
William Manning	...	second grip
David L. Parrish	...	first assistant camera (as David Parrish)
Patrick T. Shea	...	electrician (as Pat Shea)
Matthew Dorsey	...	grip (uncredited)
R. Michael Givens	...	assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Randy Shanofsky	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Janet Cunningham	...	extras casting
Marcia Karr	...	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Patricia Lee Colby	...	assistant wardrobe
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton	...	key costumer (as Giovanna Ottobre Melton)

Location Management

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Andrew Z. Davis

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location manager

Music Department

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Michael Boddicker	...	musician: synthesizer
Neil Brody	...	music mixer
John Elizalde	...	music editor (as John Elizaldi)
Mark Fine	...	associate music consultant
Don Perry	...	music supervisor
Russ Regan	...	music consultant
Errol Sober	...	music business affairs coordinator
Bob Summers	...	associate music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Benita Brazier	...	script supervisor
Susan Malerstein-Watkins	...	additional script supervisor (as Susan Malerstein)
Kathryn Weygand	...	script supervisor (as Kathy Weygand)

Transportation Department

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Doug John Corbin	...	driver
Jane Harrell	...	transportation co-captain
Jim Morange	...	transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Leslie Bega	...	dancer
Matthew J. Clark	...	production assistant (as Matthew Clark)
Paul Dancer	...	extras coordinator
Chuck Gaylord	...	gymnastics coordinator
Melanie Gilbert	...	assistant: Mr. Sollid
Bill Goodson	...	additional choreographer: audition scene
Steve Haberman	...	pictorial consultant
Janis Hirsch	...	production consultant
David B. Householter	...	production assistant (as David Householter)
Carole Huddleston	...	secretary to producer
Michael Keller	...	panaspot operator
Steve LaChance	...	assistant choreographer
Mary McLaglen	...	production coordinator
Robert Mintz	...	completion bond representative
Pattison Newberry	...	first aid
Oscar Pittman	...	title designer
George Richardson	...	craft service
James G. Robinson	...	presenter
Otis Sallid	...	choreography by
Patrica Swenson	...	production assistant
Rachel Talalay	...	production associate
David Taylor	...	craft service
Michael Wat	...	assistant accountant

Thanks

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Jeff Schechtman	...	special thanks
Van Halen	...	special thanks

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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New World Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
New World Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
Hem Films (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Miracle Films (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
National Film Development Corporation (1986) (India) (theatrical)
PolyGram Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Cinefilm (1987) (Norway) (theatrical)
EuroVideo (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
Alliance Vidéo (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Ledafilms (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
Starmaker Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
HGV Video Productions (1998) (Canada) (VHS)
R&G Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Hollywood DVD (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Top Ten New Media Production (2003) (United States) (DVD) (unauthorized)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Fiction Pictures (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
Edel Media & Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD) (Hollywoods Top Legenden Collection)
Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Court Wizard Special Effects (additional special effects)

Other Companies

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Albert G. Ruben and Company (insurance)
Chicago Film Commission (special thanks)
Chicago Transit Authority (special thanks)
Completion Bond Company (completion bond)
Dreyer's Ice Cream (special thanks)
KO Creative (post-production)
Mercury Records (original soundtrack available on)
Michael G. Productions (adr editorial)
Morpheus Lights (panaspots and panabeams)
Otto Nemenz International (Arriflex cameras and lenses provided by)
Penguin Editorial (sound editing)
PolyGram Records (marketing)
Pro Media (special thanks)
Ray Mercer & Company (title opticals)
Ryder Sound Services (post-production re-recording)
Teen Magazine (special thanks)
The Buttheads (special thanks)
Vienna Hotdogs (special thanks)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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. Written by Murray Chapman Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	city student strong-female-character domineering-father man-in-a-bed See All (138) »
Taglines	Getting into trouble is easy but getting out of it is all the fun! See more »
Genres	Comedy Music Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:PG Brazil:Livre Bulgaria:B Canada:G (Nova Scotia) Chile:TE Czechia:U Denmark:A Finland:S France:Tous publics Germany:12 (DVD rating) Hong Kong:I Hungary:6 Iceland:L India:U Ireland:12 Italy:T Japan:G Malaysia:U Mexico:A Netherlands:6 New Zealand:PG Nigeria:G Norway:12 Philippines:G Saudi Arabia:G Singapore:PG South Africa:PG South Korea:12 Spain:A Sweden:7 Taiwan:GP United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:U (new rating) United Kingdom:PG United States:TV-PG (TV rating) United States:PG West Germany:12 (video rating)

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Also Known As	Girls Just Want to Have Fun: The Movie (United States) School girls (France) Lipstick & Ice Cream (Germany) Mit Lippenstift und Eiscreme (Germany) Las chicas sólo piensan en divertirse (Spain) See more »
Runtime	90 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Mono
Filming Locations	Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Holly Gagnier (Natalie) did all of her dancing, as she is a professional dancer. See more »
Goofs	During the first audition, when Lynn gets stepped on and thrown on the floor by her dance partner, behind them you can see Jeff's and Janey's dance doubles. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Girls Just Want to Have Fun/Code of Silence/Gotcha!/Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985). See more »
Soundtracks	Shout See more »
Quotes	[about a motorcycle] Janey: Is it safe? Drew: It's the safest thing you'll ever have between your legs. Janey: What? Drew, Jeff: Nothing! See more »

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