---
title: 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Metter'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/girls-just-want-to-have-fun-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089208/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

1985 · 87 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 American romantic comedy dance film directed by Alan Metter and distributed by New World Pictures. It was written by Amy Spies and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, and Helen Hunt. Its story follows Janey, a new girl in town who meets Lynne and discovers they both share a passion for dancing and the TV show Dance TV. Together the two enter a competition to be a new Dance TV regular couple; however, Janey's father does not approve.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Metter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-metter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [James G. Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-g-robinson), [Stuart Cornfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-cornfeld), [Robert Fern Lyons](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fern-lyons)

## Cast

- [Jonathan Silverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-silverman)
- [Shannen Doherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/shannen-doherty)
- [Morgan Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-woodward)
- [Holly Gagnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-gagnier)
- [Helen Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-hunt)
- [Sarah Jessica Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-jessica-parker)
- [Ed Lauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-lauter)
- [Terry McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-mcgovern)
- [Lee Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-montgomery)

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