Girls Just Want to Have Fun
New World Pictures | Release Date: April 12, 1985 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Helen Hunt is a real scene-stealer as a girl who wears things like toy dinosaurs in her hair, in keeping with the film's relentlessly silly mood. The audience at the National Theater seemed giddy enough in its own right. Read full review
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Chicago TribuneGene Siskel
But what's the excuse for the film's script? What we get is a reworking of "Flashdance" and "Footlose" into a routine story about a couple of high school kids who want to become regular dancers on a show called "Dance TV," or "DTV" for short. [10 May 1985, p.LN]
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The plot is mindless and only an excuse for lots of music video-styled dance sequences. Read full review
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