# Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

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**Runtime**: 87 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
**Directed by**: Alan Metter
**Written by**: Amy Spies
**Starring**: Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Shannen Doherty, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Jonathan Silverman

> *Getting into trouble is easy but getting out of it is all the fun!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that knows its audience. Janey, forbidden from dancing by her strict dad, secretly auditions for Dance TV with her new friend Lynne. It all works out, because this is exactly the kind of film where it would.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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