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Writer:
Dean Pitchford (written by)
Release Date:
17 February 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
One kid. One town. One chance. more
Plot:
A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 nominations
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(199 articles)
Kenny Ortega on exiting 'Footloose' remake: 'It was not planned'
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 28 October 2009, 4:51 PM, PDT)
Ortega leaves his 'Footloose'
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 October 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 28 October 2009, 4:51 PM, PDT)
Ortega leaves his 'Footloose'
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 October 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
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Unfair reputation.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Bacon | ... | Ren McCormack |
 | Lori Singer | ... | Ariel Moore |
 | John Lithgow | ... | Reverend Shaw Moore |
 | Dianne Wiest | ... | Vi Moore |
 | Chris Penn | ... | Willard Hewitt (as Christopher Penn) |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Rusty |
 | John Laughlin | ... | Woody |
| Elizabeth Gorcey | ... | Wendy Jo |
 | Frances Lee McCain | ... | Ethel McCormack |
| Jim Youngs | ... | Chuck Cranston |
| Douglas Dirkson | ... | Burlington Cranston |
| Lynne Marta | ... | Lulu Warnicker |
| Arthur Rosenberg | ... | Wes Warnicker |
| Timothy Scott | ... | Andy Beamis |
| Alan Haufrect | ... | Coach Roger Dunbar |
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1983) |
USA:R (original rating) |
UK:12A (re-rating) (2007) |
UK:PG (cinema rating) (cut) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:12
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Daryl Hannah turned down the offer to play Ariel in order to play Madison in Splash (1984). Elizabeth McGovern turned down the role of Ariel in order to play Deborah Gelly in Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Melanie Griffith, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Rosanna Arquette, Meg Tilly, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Heather Locklear, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jodie Foster, Phoebe Cates, Tatum O'Neal, Bridget Fonda, Lori Loughlin, Diane Lane and Brooke Shields were all offered the role of Ariel, but turned it down.
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Errors in geography: When Ren is first pulled over, you can see the Utah license plate on the police car. It should be Illinois.
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Quotes:
Ariel:
I'm no saint you know. I'm not even a virgin.
Reverend Shaw Moore: Don't you talk like that here!
Ariel: Why not? Isn't this where I'm supposed to come to confess my sins to my preacher? In CHURCH! I ask to be forgiven! Am I?
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Reverend Shaw Moore: Don't you talk like that here!
Ariel: Why not? Isn't this where I'm supposed to come to confess my sins to my preacher? In CHURCH! I ask to be forgiven! Am I?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Hand (#2.5)" (1989)
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Never
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Prior to seeing this movie, all I had heard suggested that I was better off not watching it unless it was to ridicule. I looked at my uncle dancing round his living room to some of its music and asked myself if anybody expected me to take that seriously. It's got a place in movie history even for the title song alone, though, so I decided I couldn't live with myself unless I gave it a chance. It was definitely worth it.
The style is reminiscent of a whole host of other '80's teen flicks, but only a handful are better. Most of the cast do great things with their roles. Kevin Bacon actually manages to make the clichéd concept seem kinda cool, here showcasing an easy charm that was to become the hallmark of much of his later work. Crucially, the music is actually pretty good too! (Even if I am torn between wanting to cringe and dance when I hear the theme!)
On reflection it's no cheesier than something like "All the Right Moves" (which has a great cast doing their best but suffers from a plodding story) In fact, it's miles better! At least the music in "Footloose" gave the makers a viable way to pep things up whenever the story begins to flag. This film is much, MUCH better than I had been led to believe, so give it a chance if you ain't seen it yet but thought you knew the score. Chances are, you don't...