Sad to say, there are only two real reasons why this movie is so notable today. Because let’s face it, this movie wouldn’t have sported a re-release were it not for the “Sex and the City” movie. If not for these two reasons, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” would be just another miserable memory from that decade I tend to dislike with immense passion: the eighties. Sarah Jessica Parker, the star, currently retains fame thanks to the bloated horrible show “Sex and the City,” which the DVD cover markets on with badly Photoshopped pics of her, and stars Doherty and Hunt on the cover. And the second reason is the running joke this flick became in the early days of Comedy Central in the US. Yes, we all saw it being played to death during the early days of Comedy Central, and it was so insane, that even John Stewart would mock it at the beginning and end of “The Daily Show.” Remember that if you plan to watch this (why would you?), watch this to remember a time when you were there, not for quality. Because as it stands, it’s an abysmal little dance movie.

This allows us to meet our duo and Shannon Doherty, whose role generally isn’t that relevant to the movie beyond the atrocious second half that inexplicably resembles “Weird Science.” Parker plays Janey, a dancer who wants on the dance show, which her PG-safe rebellious friend Lynne (Hunt) eventually convinces her to disobey her military father to try out for. She makes it to Chicago in only three scenes, and finally begins her audition on the show which prompts deafening covers of classic pop songs, and the introduction of the obligatory hunk/love interest, his dorky friend, and the alpha bitch who wants to dance on the show no matter what. “Girls…” is really a badly acted and wholly unfunny farce with some rather shrill performances, regardless of the cast being relative newcomers. Bad acting is bad acting. Even in my current state of being bombarded by eighties fodder by a father who is a pure eighties child, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is a fluffy piece of cotton candy with zero value, and the inevitable stomach pains and diarrhea.

I’d love to have enjoyed this, but 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. The DVD picture and sound are great, it’s just a shame there are zero extras for buyers.