Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Beamafilm, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 194 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Sarah Jessica Parker is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Girls Just Want to Have Fun does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance TV performers, Janey and Lynne are determined to audition. Between them, Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It hit screens in 1985. Girls Just Want to Have Fun earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Girls Just Want to Have Fun respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Sarah Jessica Parker's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun was released in 1985, directed by Alan Metter. The full 87-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.