Parents Guide for
Footloose (1984) More at IMDbPro »

Scene of implied sex outside on a blanket between teenagers Ariel (Lori Singer) and Chuck (Jim Youngs), who is shirtless. Ariel is clothed but putting her boots back on.

Later Ariel tells her father, Rev. Moore (John Lithgow) she's not a virgin. The word "fornication" is used in the scene as well.

Lengthy scene of locker room showering with male nudity shown from behind in the background of a discussion between Willard (Christopher Penn) and Ren (Kevin Bacon).

A hand gesture is made that resembles masturbation.

In the scene in the church, Reverend Moore makes a reference to Pornography.

Several fistfights and/or barfights occur in the film, including one in which Willard (Christopher Penn) receives a very bloody nose.

One intense scene in which Ariel (Lori Singer) is beaten repeatedly by her ex-boyfriend. She is shown with a bloodied mouth and a black eye.

Multiple instances of profane language among the teenage protagonists, including "shit," "asshole," "douchebag," and "son of a bitch".

A little girl calls Ren a F**k

Teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) is shown blowing off his frustration by smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer.

The four main characters, Ariel, Ren, Willard and Rusty (Lori Singer, Kevin Bacon, Christopher Penn and Sarah Jessica Parker), go to a bar and drink alcohol. Willard, particularly, drinks many beers and is shown smoking a cigarette. Whether the four were of legal alcohol consumption age is unclear. At the time of the movie's release, the legal age in some states was 18 and the state in which the bar is located is not revealed. And though the age of the characters isn't revealed, they are high school seniors, so it's very possible that they are at least 18. Therefore, it's a moderate possibility that the four entered the bar and drank alcohol legally.

One student at Ren's school offers him a joint, as a "free sample," and offers to sell him more. Ren flushes it down a toilet to avoid a teacher's questions, referring to the cost of the drug as he does so.

Intense scene of violence between Ariel and her ex-boyfriend, with both characters fighting, kicking and cursing each other, and Ariel ends up so beaten that she cannot stand.

The drugs and alcohol may be intense for young children.

Ariel stands with her feet on two cars, with truck coming the other way.