Michael Rosenblatt

Moon added that it wasn't lost on her father that the only top 40 hit in his eclectic career would be the one featuring his daughter on vocals.

In August 1982, Thomas Coleman, who'd co-founded Atlantic Releasing Corporation with his partner, Michael Rosenblatt, arrived at his office carrying a copy of Newsweek, its profile of the Valley Girl phenomenon, and given him an idea.

He summoned Wayne Crawford, a writer, producer, actor on his payroll, Coleman handed him the article, titled It's Like Tubular, and told Crawford this was her next project.

Coleman recalled, I said, drop what you're doing.

Exploiting the latest box office hit, Porky's, Crawford had been writing a teen sex comedy for Atlantic titled Miami Beach.

He'd co-written and co-produced Cheering Section and co-written, co-produced, and starred in Barracuda, the titles of both movies guaranteeing audiences what they could expect, cheerleaders or wild animals run amok.

Crawford and his writing partner, Andrew Lane, got to work.

Writing nights at Lane's house, the pair dashed off a script in 10 days.