Girls Just Want to Have Fun

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Alan Metter directs the very young trio of Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, and Shannon Doherty in the 1984 comedy Girls Just Want to Have Fun. The film comes to DVD with both a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and a disappointing standard full-frame image. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles on this release, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from Anchor Bay that offers excellent sound and picture quality. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen), 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surrond
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Pan and Scan
• Features:
  • cc Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
  • Full-frame presentation
  • Theatrical trailer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Sarah Jessica Parker - Janey Glenn
       Lee Montgomery - Jeff Malene
       Morgan Woodward - J.P. Sands
       Jonathan Silverman - Drew
       Helen Hunt - Lynne Stone
       Holly Gagnier - Natalie Sands
       Ed Lauter - Col. Glenn

• Director:

  Alan Metter

• Producer:

  Chuck Russell

• Screenwriter:

  Amy Spies

• Cinematographer:

  Thomas E. Ackerman

• Composer (Music Score):

  Thomas Newman

• Featured Music:

  Robert Hazard

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Don Perry

• Songwriter:

  Marti Sharron

• Editor:

  Lorenzo de Stefano, David Rawlins

• Production Designer:

  Sarina Rotstein, Jeff Staggs

• Art Director:

  Christopher Amy

REVIEW:

• Several young stars made breakthrough performances in the 1985 teen movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Seemingly made to cash in on the popularity of MTV and music videos with a ripoff version of the Cyndi Lauper title song, this fun and frivolous movie contains the total package of preteen girl wish fulfillment. Though it seems like a strange casting decision in retrospect, Sarah Jessica Parker is the good girl and Helen Hunt is her uninhibited and helpful friend. Both give decent performances that are totally appropriate to the laughable lines they deliver, although Hunt does get to do the famous scene where she makes a blow torch out of a lighter and aerosol can of hair spray. Parker and Montgomery enjoy a silly romance and the logistics of the dance contest drop to hilarious levels. Destined for TV stardom, Shannen Doherty brings her bratty energy to the role of the little girl who just wants to be grown up, while comic relief Jonathan Silverman adds just enough perverted quirks to make this tame story into a real teen movie. The whole thing is just an excuse for endless dance sequences to the tune of generic pop-rock to dance along with, most likely on home video during sleepovers. Upon release it was instant gratification for the most base forms of girly desires, and it remains solidly entertaining as nostalgia for the fashion, music, and strangely absurd values of the '80s. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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