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Girls Just Want To Have Fun (film)
''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' is a 1985 American romantic comedy dance film directed by Alan Metter and distributed by New World Pictures. It was written by Amy Spies and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Jonathan Silverman, Shannen Doherty, and Helen Hunt. Its story follows Janey, a new girl in town who meets Lynne and discovers they both share a passion for dancing and the TV show ''Dance TV''. Together the two enter a competition to be a new ''Dance TV'' regular couple, however Janey's father doesn't approve. The film was produced by Chuck Russell and was released on April 12, 1985. It grossed $1.7 million in its opening weekend and $6.3 million worldwide, against a budget of $5 million. It received generally mixed reviews and has a 36% approval rating based on 14 votes on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the film was regularly aired on cable TV for several years and has become a cult film. Plot Janey Glenn is an Military brat (U.S. subculture), army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Metter
Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020) was an American film director whose most notable credits include '' Back to School'' starring Rodney Dangerfield, and ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special '' The Winds of Whoopie'' for Steve Martin. In 1988, he was set to direct ''Atuk'', based on the Mordecai Richler novel ''The Incomparable Atuk'', with Sam Kinison as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming. Selected filmography *'' The Winds of Whoopie'' (1983) (TV) *''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985) *'' Back to School'' (1986) *'' Moving'' (1988) *'' Cold Dog Soup'' (1990) *'' Working Tra$h'' (1990) (TV) *'' Police Academy: Mission to Moscow'' (1994) *'' Billboard Dad'' (1998) *'' The Jersey'' (1999) (TV) *'' Passport to Paris'' (1999) *''The Growing Pains Movie ''The Growing Pains Movie'' is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy film and is the first of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade School
A vocational school is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to complete the tasks of a particular and specific job. In the case of secondary education, these schools differ from academic high schools which usually prepare students who aim to pursue tertiary education, rather than enter directly into the workforce. With regard to post-secondary education, vocational schools are traditionally distinguished from four-year colleges by their focus on job-specific training to students who are typically bound for one of the skilled trades, rather than providing academic training for students pursuing careers in a professional discipline. While many schools have largely adhered to this convention, the purely vocational focus of other trade schools began to shift in the 1990s "toward a broader preparation that develops the acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blade
Richard Blade (born Richard Thomas Sheppard; May 23, 1952 in Bristol, England) is a British-American Los Angeles-based radio, television, and film personality from Torquay, England. He is best known for his radio programs that feature new wave and popular music from the 1980s. He was a disc jockey at KROQ in Los Angeles from 1982 to 2000 and has been a host for SiriusXM's 1st Wave classic alternative station since 2005. Biography Richard Thomas Sheppard attended Oxford University, graduating in 1974, and worked as a club DJ known as "The Young Dick Sheppard" in the United Kingdom and Europe. He moved to the United States in 1976 where he continued his work as a club DJ, and served as a party DJ for celebrities in Los Angeles. He began his radio career in 1980, initially working for stations in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Long Beach before joining KROQ-FM in 1982. He took a new name from the 1982 science fiction film, ''Blade Runner''. Within a few months of working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Downey Jr
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of commercial success later in his career. In 2008, Downey was named by ''Time'' magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world, and from 2013 to 2015, he was listed by ''Forbes'' as Hollywood's highest-paid actor. At the age of five, he made his acting debut in his father Robert Downey Sr.'s film '' Pound'' in 1970. He subsequently worked with the Brat Pack in the teen films '' Weird Science'' (1985) and '' Less than Zero'' (1987). In 1992, Downey portrayed the title character in the biopic '' Chaplin'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a BAFTA Award. Following a stint at the Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility on drug charges, he joined the TV series '' Ally McBeal'', for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song), All Through the Night"—earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, soundtrack for the motion picture ''The Goonies'' and her second record ''True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album), True Colors'' (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), True Colors" and "Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song), Change of Heart", which peaked at number three. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Goldstein
Bruce Goldstein (born July 5, 1952) is a New York City based film programmer, distributor, documentarian, writer, producer, and publicist. He is best known for his work as the repertory programmer for Film Forum in New York. The magazine '' Time Out New York'' named him “one of the 101 essential people or places of New York,” citing him “for keeping showmanship alive.” Early life Bruce Goldstein, the son of Murray and Betty (Horowitz) Goldstein, was born in Amityville, New York, on Long Island and raised in nearby Hicksville. He attended Hicksville High School and went on to Boston University, dropping out to run a movie theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, where he created his first repertory film calendars. Career Publicity and The Thalia In the mid-1970s, he moved to Greenwich Village in New York City to work at the revival houses Bleecker Street Cinema and Carnegie Hall Cinema, where he supervised the production of the monthly film calendars and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress. She has had roles in the films ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat'' (1988), '' Showgirls'' (1995), '' Bound'' (1996), '' Face/Off'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Demonlover'' (2002), '' P.S. I Love You'' (2007), '' Five Minarets in New York'' (2010), '' Killer Joe'' (2011) and '' House of Versace'' (2013). She has also had supporting roles in FX's '' Rescue Me'' and HBO's '' How to Make It in America''. She portrayed Gladys Jones on The CW teen drama series '' Riverdale''. Early life Gershon was born in Los Angeles, to Mickey Gershon (née Koppel), an interior decorator, and Stan Gershon, who worked in the import-export business and sales. She was raised in a Jewish family in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley. She has an older brother and an older sister. Gershon went to Collier Street Elementary School and Woodland Hills Academy (formerly Parkman Junior High). She attended Beverly Hills High School and start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Fratkin
Stuart Fratkin (born September 22, 1963) is an American actor, best known for playing Fitz in the movie '' Ski School''. Fratkin also starred in ''They Came from Outer Space'' with Ski School co-star Dean Cameron. Fratkin has been in several movies, including ''Godzilla'', ''Prehysteria!'' and ''Teen Wolf Too''. Fratkin has guest starred on many television series over a 20-year career, including ''Melrose Place'', ''Friends'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''Baywatch'', ''Baywatch Nights'', ''Touched by an Angel'' and ''NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensembl ...''. External links * 1963 births Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors Living people {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Antin
Robin Antin is an American actress, entrepreneur, dancer, choreographer and clothing designer. In 1995, she founded the modern burlesque troupe the Pussycat Dolls. By 2005, she diversified into various media including a pop recording group with international hits, a Las Vegas nightclub venue and floor show, various merchandise, and a reality television series. Since then, she has gone on to create other girl groups, including G.R.L., Girlicious and Paradiso Girls. As a choreographer, Antin worked with Paris Hilton, Anastacia, Pink, the Offspring and No Doubt. Additionally, she was responsible for the dance ensembles in various films. She is the sister of celebrity hair stylist Jonathan Antin, director Steve Antin and actor Neil Antin. She appeared in an episode of her brother Jonathan's show ''Blow Out''. On January 2, 2010, Antin, Tony Selznick, and Paula Abdul presented choreography agent Julie McDonald with an award for being a pioneer of dance representation and a friend, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biff Yeager
Biff Yeager is an American actor. He has appeared in many TV series including ''Gilmore Girls''. Career Yeager has appeared in such TV shows as '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''The Wonder Years'', and '' Scrubs''. He played Lieutenant Commander Argyle in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the gym teacher in ''Seinfeld'', maintenance worker George in ''Parks and Recreation'', Bob in ''Bunheads'' and Tom, local contractor in ''Gilmore Girls''. His film credits include ''Black Samurai'' (1977), '' Repo Man'' (1984), ''Prime Risk'' (1985), ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' (1985), ''Savage Dawn'' (1985), '' Sid and Nancy'' (1986), '' Straight to Hell'' (1987), ''Walker'' (1987), ''Banzai Runner'' (1987), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' Another You'' (1991), ''Headless Body in Topless Bar'' (1995), ''Best Men'' (1997), ''Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry McGovern (actor)
Terence McGovern (born May 11, 1942) is an American actor, television broadcaster, radio personality and acting instructor. He is best known as the original voice of Disney character Launchpad McQuack from ''DuckTales'' and spin-off ''Darkwing Duck''. He was also elected into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2008. Career McGovern was schooled at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a double major in journalism and English, and later studied acting with Stella Adler and Milton Katselas. McGovern worked at KDKA radio and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh from 1965 to 1969, leaving for KSFO in San Francisco during the summer of 1969. At age 30, McGovern traveled to Los Angeles, California, to further pursue his entry into acting. He started his career in films with George Lucas, in Lucas' inaugural film, '' THX 1138''. It was on this film that Terry created the word Wookiee. According to Lucas in a 1977 ''Rolling Stone'' interview, he stated: " We were riding a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
