simmonslaw
I think I was 8 when this film came out, my friends from junior school and I watched it all the time over and over ( along with Grease and Dirty Dancing later on). Such a great feel good and fun girlie film-it makes you want to get up and dance....perfect for all ages.I'm actually buying it for a girls old time reunion next week to surprise everyone-Woo Hoo :)You can't beat this so watch it, perfect 80's film with a bit of everything, laughter, dancing, singing along, romance-what more could we ask for :)
moonspinner55
Excruciating teen fracas, taking its title from a hit '80s song by Cyndi Lauper, is one that hopes to straddle the line between cartoonish tomfoolery and semi-realistic teen-rebellion nonsense. Sarah Jessica Parker plays a religious school student who defies her strict father and auditions for a popular dance TV show. Cheapjack production, slathered in day-glo colors, does manage to create nice buddy chemistry between Parker and 'bad girl' Helen Hunt, but the outré attempts at slapstick laughs are groaning and simplistic. If the film were an all-out spoof of the MTV-era, it may have worked; unfortunately, the military dad stuff keeps butting in, as if the filmmakers had no idea which tone to aim for. Lots of youthful energy, but hardly memorable. *1/2 from ****
j_lee_t
Again I watched this movie a long time ago when i was just thinking about starting dance classes. As with all movies with a heavy soundtrack from the 80's - it has aged. But I still love it and watch it at least once a year with my best friend, if not only just to remind us of high school. It was great watching Sarah, Helen and (to a lesser degree) Shannon's careers move on from here. It was a pity that Lee's career never surfaced again (unless we take into account "Models Inc".If you have ever been an aspiring dancer, someone in their 30's reminiscing about the 80's or just someone that loves a stereotypical Hollywood climax - you will love this too.
yeahthatsme
I think that this movie is great!! The first time that I saw it was in the 80's and the music was fantastic and as a girl Janie and Lynne were so easy to relate to. Every little girl in the 80's wished that she could dance like Janie Glenn!! I think that there probably could have been a better story line for the movie, but the fact is that it is simply still a good movie that girls love even today! I am still watching it, in fact I own a copy and have started looking for a DVD version to replace my VHS copy so that I can watch it all the time without worrying that I am going to wear it out.Also it was a great start for Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shannon Doherty, and Jonathan Silverman. Although I do ofter wonder what happened to Lee Montgomery, I thought that he was a fairly good actor and I sure had a crush on him in this movie - and he's Canadian!!
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