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Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Alan Metter released in USA on 12 april 1985 with Sarah Jessica Parker
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
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Add to a movie listGirls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 American romantic comedy dance film directed by Alan Metter and starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt.
For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, USA Network, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film. As of 2007, ABC Family's sister network, Disney Channel, owns the rights to the film.
Synopsis
Janey Glenn is an army brat who is thrilled when her father, Robert, is transferred to Chicago, the home of her favorite dance show Dance TV. At her Catholic girls school, she quickly makes a new friend in Lynne Stone due to their shared love of dance and Dance TV. When Robert nixes the idea of her traveling to downtown Chicago to try out, Janey accompanies Lynne to the auditions.Actors
Sarah Jessica Parker
(Janey Glenn)
Lee Montgomery
(Jeff Malene)
Helen Hunt
(Lynne Stone)
Morgan Woodward
(J.P. Sands)
Ed Lauter
(Colonel Glenn)
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