Janey Glenn's favorite tv show is Dance TV, so when the opportunity to audition for a dance contest comes along, she high steps and two steps to the park and makes it all the way to the finals with her partner Jeff. A budding romance ensues as Janey battles her rival Natalie, who she must face off against in the competition. Natalie does everything in her power to make Janey lose, but she and Jeff win over the judges.
Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1983) was the inspiration for this lighthearted teen movie. While the production company purchased the rights to the song, Cyndi did not want her version to be used in the film, thus a cover version was recorded. The movie bombed at the box office and was panned by critics, It is often forgotten about among 80s teen movies, but I found it to be highly entertaining and a nice time capsule of the era.
Girls Just Want To Have Fun was filmed in Studio City and Los Angeles, CA
Location: The High School
Address: 3939 Tracy Street, Los Angeles, CA
John Marshall High School
Location: Walking Home
Address: 201 S. Plymouth Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Location: The Babysitting House
Address: 217 S. Plymouth Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Location: Janey's Apartment Building
Address: 511 S. Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Location: Dance Auditions
Address: 12621 Rye Street, Studio City, CA
Location: The Malene Residence
Address: 6511 Pollard Street, Los Angeles, CA
Locations Visited: October 2018, June 2021