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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   14,233 votes
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Director:
Herbert Ross
Writer:
Dean Pitchford (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 February 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music | Romance 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
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Great musical of the 1980's!! 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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Foot-loose (Greece) [el]
Footloose (Spain) [es]
Footloose (Finland) [fi]
Footloose (Canada: French title) [fr]
Footloose (Denmark) [da]
Yasak dans (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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
Filming Locations:
American Fork, Utah, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dianne Wiest, who plays Ariel's mom, Vi, is only 9 years older than Lori Singer (Ariel). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ariel is making the switch from the car to Chuck's pickup and the tractor-trailer is headed for them, they are about to converge at a railroad crossing, but when they do meet, there is no railroad crossing to be seen. more
Quotes:
Willard: You won't get any dancing here, it's illegal.
Ren: Jump back!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Alice: Footloose Mel (#9.7)" (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Waiting for A Girl Like You more

FAQ

Chapter headings, a semi-official version 1.00
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9 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Great musical of the 1980's!!, 30 September 1999
7/10
Author: Doc_Who from VACAVILLE, CA, USA

This drama/musical tells the story of young man who moves into a very religious community . The young man is played by Kevin Bacon. He finds out that the local preacher does not allow any music, dancing , fun in his town. Eventually with the help of some friends, he manages to talk the citizens to allow the teens to have a dance. This movie also stars John Lithgow from 3rd Rock from the Sun!!Footloose has awesome sound track , is full of great songs!!!This is one great musical along with Grease in the 1970's!!

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Chapter headings, v1.00 annevejb
WHAT IF...Michael Cimino *had* made 'Footloose'? khaosjr
Who else hated Ariel? swlitzy
What did Shaw do that was so great? mill2542
Lithgow as Reverend Moore Kurios
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