Sarah Jessica Parker,
Lee Montgomery,
Morgan Woodward,
Jonathan Silverman,
Helen Hunt
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On her first day at an all-girls Catholic High School in Chicago, shy and reserved Janey Glenn (Sarah Jessica Parker) meets the wild and wacky Lynne Sands (Helen Hunt). Even though her oppressive dad,... read more
Directed by: Alan Metter
Release Date: April 12, 1985
DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
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October 14, 2011Getting into trouble is easy but getting out of it is all the fun!
Good 80's movie! I very much enjoyed and like this movie, the dancing, the song's were all great. It's a good old 80's movie and there's nothing better than the 80's!
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September 5, 2011Such a fun 80s movie with great dancing & music to go along with it :) :) :) :) One of my all time faves (:
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January 19, 2011This teen dance comedy is a lot of fun, girls will especially like this movie for the romance and Parker's character. I really liked this movie.
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January 25, 2010I bought this at an Albertson's to get cash back for the DPS before I realized that even a cheapy DVD costs more than an ATM fee. To those who don't live in Texas, that's a grocery store and the DMV. Wouldn't it be great if Texas also had different names for DVD and ATM?
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January 28, 2007A teenager goes against her father's wishes and enters a dance competition. Something tells me we're seen something like this before. It's pretty cliched, but the endearing performers make it pass without too much pain.
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March 3, 2009Helen Hunt is very engaging and the film has a light atmosphere but just doesn't grab me enough to want to watch the whole thing.
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April 12, 2007So remember this movie. Loved Helen Hunt in this.
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February 25, 2011This movie rocks. It is great on so man levels. I mean, there is a horse, in a dress, that talks! Amazing. Not to mention a great cast. Only detraction is perhaps the lacking of great boy candy, but what can you do, the movie does center on the girls
Critic Reviews
December 18, 2010
Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media
May 14, 2008
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
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... Full Review
May 6, 2008
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
It's a total wannabe in the realm of 80s teen flicks. Full Review
September 15, 2005
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Classic '80 cheesiness -- a must
April 13, 2005
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Nostalgia forces me to like this. Yes I feel guilty!
August 5, 2004
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
Sarah Jessica Parker's embarrassing contribution to that much-studied genre known as the "'80s teen movie" Full Review
June 4, 2003
Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
Metter's "Girls" may just want to have fun but for the rest of us this concept is just wishful thinking.
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
If you're going to base a movie on a song, why not choose a song that's, y'know, about something?
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