We all know a movie like this isn't appealing to anyone beside the folks who grew up during that time. And even they will be compelled to cringe at its mention...
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05/14/08
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:4
Rotten:8
Average Rating:4.5/10
Synopsis: With the encouragement of her boyfriend, a conservative young woman is transformed into a jumping "dance machine." Standing in her way are a number of obstacles, including the nuns at her Catholic... [More]
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Helen Hunt, Ian Giatti
Director: Alan Metter
Reviews for Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1 - 15 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's a total wannabe in the realm of 80s teen flicks.
05/06/08
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08/08/07
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06/24/06
Classic '80 cheesiness -- a must
09/15/05
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08/25/05
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07/21/05
Nostalgia forces me to like this. Yes I feel guilty!
04/13/05
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08/30/04
Top CriticSarah Jessica Parker's embarrassing contribution to that much-studied genre known as the “‘80s teen movie"
08/05/04
Metter's "Girls" may just want to have fun but for the rest of us this concept is just wishful thinking.
06/04/03
No review available.
11/27/02
If you're going to base a movie on a song, why not choose a song that's, y'know, about something?
07/25/02
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04/18/01
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Latest News for Girls Just Want to Have Fun
May 29, 2009:
Girls Still Want to Have Fun 
The 1985 comedy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," originally a starring vehicle for Helen Hunt and Sarah Jessica Parker, is about to get the remake treatment from 20th Century Fox... More...
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