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| 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 | |
| Linda MacEwen | ... | Eleanor Dunbar | |
| Kim Jensen | ... | Edna | |
| Michael Telmont | ... | Travis | |
| Leo Geter | ... | Rich | |
| Ken Kemp | ... | Jeff | |
| Russ McGinn | ... | Herb | |
| Sam Dalton | ... | Mr. Gurntz | |
| H.E.D. Redford | ... | Widdoes | |
| Jay Bernard | ... | Harvey | |
| David Valenza | ... | Team Member | |
| Meghan Broadhead | ... | Sarah Warnicker | |
| Mimi Broadhead | ... | Amy Warnicker | |
| Gene Pack | ... | Bernie | |
| Marcia Reider | ... | Virginia (as Marcia Yvette Reider) | |
| John Perryman | ... | Fat Cowboy | |
| Mary Ethel Gregory | ... | Mrs. Allyson | |
| Oscar Rowland | ... | Mr. Walsh | |
| J. Paul Broadhead | ... | Mayor Dooley | |
| John Bishop | ... | Elvis | |
| Carmen Trevino | ... | Girl | |
| Melissa Renee Graehl | ... | Girl (as Melissa Renée Graehl) | |
| Monica M. Da Silva | ... | Girl | |
| Terri Gay Ulmer | ... | Girl | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Deborah Frazier | ... | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Brian L. McCarty | ... | Nerdish High School DJ (uncredited) | |
| Brian Wimmer | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Herbert Ross | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Dean Pitchford | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Daniel Melnick | .... | executive producer | |
| Lewis J. Rachmil | .... | producer | |
| Craig Zadan | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Ric Waite | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul Hirsch | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jane Feinberg | |||
| Mike Fenton | |||
| Marci Liroff | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ron Hobbs | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Mary Swanson | (as Mary Olivia Swanson) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gloria Gresham | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Barbara Lampson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Murray Schwartz | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert Engelman | .... | second assistant director | |
| Donald Hauer | .... | additional second assistant director (as Donald Paul Hauer) | |
| L. Andrew Stone | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| C.J. Maguire | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert Bradshaw | .... | sound effects editor | |
| David E. Campbell | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gordon Ecker | .... | supervising sound editor (as Gordon Ecker Jr.) | |
| Stan Gilbert | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| David W. Gray | .... | sound stereo consultant: Dolby | |
| Randy Kelley | .... | sound effects editor (as Randall F. Kelley) | |
| Bob Newlan | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Al Overton Jr. | .... | sound mixer | |
| John T. Reitz | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gregg Rudloff | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Gregg C. Rudloff) | |
| Wylie Stateman | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Anthony Milch | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Greg Orloff | .... | foley mixer (uncredited) | |
| John Roesch | .... | foley artist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Wayne Beauchamp | .... | special effects (as James W. Beauchamp) | |
Stunts | |||
| Robert Allen | .... | stunts | |
| Wayne Brown | .... | stunts | |
| J. Suzanne Fish | .... | stunts | |
| Donna Garrett | .... | stunts | |
| Paul Goodwin | .... | stunts | |
| Norman Howell | .... | stunts | |
| Max Kleven | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Clair E. Leucart | .... | stunts | |
| Daniel K. Moore | .... | stunts | |
| Lane Parrish | .... | stunts (as Lane M. Parrish) | |
| Carol Rees | .... | stunts (as Carol L. Rees) | |
| John-Clay Scott | .... | stunts | |
| Peter Tramm | .... | stunt dancer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Eric D. Andersen | .... | camera operator | |
| Carl Boles | .... | gaffer | |
| Harold Rabuse | .... | key grip (as Harold H. Rabuse) | |
| Richard R. Robinson | .... | still photographer | |
| Baird Steptoe | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Donald E. Thorin Jr. | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Richard Walden | .... | camera operator | |
| Dale Alexander | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
| Mako Koiwai | .... | second assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Cate Praggastis | .... | location casting | |
| Margery Simkin | .... | casting: New York | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Kendall Errair | .... | costumer: women | |
| Barton Kent James | .... | costumer: men (as Barton K. James) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David Handman | .... | assistant editor | |
| Peck Prior | .... | assistant editor | |
| Gregory Scherick | .... | apprentice editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Nancy Fogarty | .... | music editor | |
| Miles Goodman | .... | music adaptor: score | |
| Jim Henrikson | .... | music editor | |
| Becky Mancuso-Winding | .... | music supervisor (as Becky Shargo) | |
| Lee De Carlo | .... | song producer (uncredited) | |
| Brian L. McCarty | .... | music playback operator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Sam Edelman | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Frawley Becker | .... | location manager | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer | |
| Chuck Gaylord | .... | consultant: gymnastics | |
| Spencer Henderson | .... | associate choreographer | |
| Ronnie Kramer | .... | secretary: Mr. Schwartz | |
| Michael Maslansky | .... | publicist | |
| Christopher Meledandri | .... | associate: Mr. Rachmil and Mr. Zadan | |
| David Oliver | .... | title designer | |
| Lynne Taylor-Corbett | .... | choreographer | |
| Esther Vivante | .... | script supervisor | |
| Ronald Walkshorse | .... | set security (uncredited) | |
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"Footloose" is a fun and very lighthearted motion picture that promises a good time and delivers.
The film has a simple, if unlikely, plotline. Streetsmart but gentle teenager Ren MacCormack(Kevin Bacon) arrives from the big city with his mother in the backwater town of Bomont. Enrolling at the local high school, he is appalled to discover the town's adults have imposed a law on "public dancing" and rock music, as enforced and practiced by the local preacher(John Lithgow). Ren quickly sets about changing things, falling in love with the preacher's daughter Ariel (Lori Singer) in the process.
The story is a little unlikely yet it is perfectly suitable for the teenaged audience at which it is pitched. The script takes some time to explore its simple theme - dancing and rock music, and what they symbolise for young people. Three scenes help to lay this out. The first sees Ren dancing by himself in a barn; the town meeting where Ren presents his case to the townspeople and explains to them the meaning of the dance; and the final prom sequence in which the teens of Bomont revel in their newfound liberation.
As the leading man, Kevin Bacon carries off his role very well. Ren isn't really a macho hero revelling in coolness, he's a down-to-earth young man trying to the right thing by his peers. His romance with Lori Singer's character Ariel is formulaic but perfectly inoffensive.
The film could have perhaps done with a little more nastiness to fully contrast against Ren's earnest intentions. Even Ariel's brutish boyfriend(Jim Young) fails to inject much tension in this respect and the final fistfight between him and Ren comes across as being a bit lame.
John Lithgow's characterisation is very good but it is a little too subtle. As the town Reverend and preacher of all things pure and holy, his extreme views come across not so much as puritanical, just merely uptight. The change that eventually occurs in his attitudes is hinted at very early on. The result is that he is nowhere near is frightening or intimidating a character as he could have been. At the same time his troubled relationships with his rebellious daughter and quiet wife(Dianne Wiest) are very well written and acted. In these scenes he excels and his character's development seems very natural.
On the technical side, the film is well-shot and the gloriously Eighties soundtrack complements the proceedings very well, bringing the necessary exhuberance and bounce to the whole movie.
Whilst "Footloose" is certainly no masterpiece, it succeeds in being a lighthearted knockabout caper, and as such is a very enjoyable movie.