Regardless of the era, girls want want to have a good time.
Girls Just Want Have Fun, a 1985 cult classic romantic comedy dance film starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, is getting a modern remake from Village Roadshow.
Eli Romano, a staff writer and executive story editor for “The L Word: Generation Q,” collaborated with Marja-Louise Ryan to co-write the screenplay.
With their joint production company, Brownstone Productions, Max Handelman and Elizabeth Banks are involved.
The now-defunct New World Pictures film females centers on an Army brat (Parker) who moves to Chicago, enrolls in a demanding Catholic high school, and faces off against a demanding father at home. The youngster makes the decision to pursue her passion for dance and, with Hunt’s support, auditions for a regional TV dance competition. Growing up involves dealing with issues like hiding from dad, competing with a pampered country club boy, and fighting with first crushes and kisses.
The cast also includes Lee Montgomery, Jonathan Silverman, Ed Lauter, and Shannon Doherty as addition to Parker and Hunt. The film written by Amy Spice was directed by Allan Mettern, who previously worked on the Rodney Dangerfield hit, returning to school. It was produced by Chuck Russell, who eventually rose to fame as an action director, working on movies like Mask and Scorpion King.
The song by Cyndi Lauper served as the inspiration for the movie, but oddly, the 1980s pop artist refused to be affiliated with it or let the use of her version of the song, which was a remake. Instead, New World adopted the original and made extensive use of it.
The movie is currently a part of a sizable archive that Village Roadshow’s parent company, Vine Alternative Investments, controls.
The celebration of female friendship will still be present, along with dance routines, humor, and heart.
For Brownstone Productions, Alison Small will oversee the remake’s executive production. The Village Roadshow will be supervised by Nick Gordon, Tristan Tuckfield, and Jillian Apfelbaum.
The Gay drama, the L Word, which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2019 to 2023, has Ryan as one of its producers. She served as the series’ chief director, head writer, and showrunner. The 2018 Netflix drama 6 balloons, starring Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco, was also written and directed by Ryan. Romano, who also contributed to the comedy series The Upshows on Netflix, On the feature, I worked as an associate producer.
The romantic comedy You Again, written by Alison Wong for Searchlight/Hulu, will be helmed by Ryan. In collaboration with Chris Bender and his business, Good Fear, Ryan is producing.
The horror comedy Cocaine Bear, from Banks and Handelman, will no longer be produced after generating over $64.3 million in domestic sales. The company has projects set up all across the city and is equally interested in cinema and television. company network Berlin bumper in Pitch Perfect By giving the animated series The Flintstones an adult spin, The Peacock had its biggest comedy launch ever. to make its debut this year.
UTA, Kaplan/Peron Entertainment, and attorney Tara Cooley took Ryan’s place. Lawyers Ryan and Jesse Nord and Kaplan/Perron represent Romano.
Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985) with Helen Hunt and Sarah Jessica Parker
According to New World Media and The Everett Collection
