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Director:
Writer:
Dean Pitchford (written by)
Release Date:
17 February 1984 (USA) more
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 more
NewsDesk:
(194 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)
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Hot....white hot... more (79 total)
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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The movie was loosely based on events that took place in the tiny, rural Oklahoma farming community of Elmore City. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ren and Ariel kiss for the first time, their arms switch positions numerous times between shots. more
Quotes:
Willard:
Hey, I came with this girl.
Fat Cowboy:
Well it doesn't look like you're leaving with her.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Veronica Mars: There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill (#3.12)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Footloose more
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Chapter headings, a semi-official version 1.00more
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There is no doubt about it, this film is pure cheese.
You absolutely must see this film if only for the unbelievable scene in which Kevin Bacon "works out some emotions" in the warehouse. The soundtrack is fierce! Let's hear it for the boy??? This film is what the 80s were all about.