Footloose

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Footloose

PG

1984

1h 47m

Drama

Music

Romance

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Moving in from Chicago, newcomer Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) is in shock when he discovers the small Midwestern town he now calls home has made dancing and rock music illegal. As he struggles to fit in, Ren faces an uphill battle to change things. With the help of his new friend, Willard Hewitt (Christopher Penn), and defiant teen Ariel Moore (Lori Singer), he might loosen up this conservative town. But Ariel's influential father, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), stands in the way.

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Critics Consensus

There's not much dancing, but what's there is great. The rest of the time, Footloose is a nice hunk of trashy teenage cheese.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

06/30/2023

It’s very, very silly, but, ahem, kind of fun.

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

02/17/2016

2.5/4

"Footloose" turns out to be a sort of Boy Scout version of "Flashdance," a carefully toned-down, overly respectable piece of schmaltz ...

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Variety Staff

Variety

02/12/2008

Essential to the result is young Kevin Bacon, superb in the lead part.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Aug 7

A lot better than people give it credit for. Takes on deeper themes about grief, loss, censorship, and growing up

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

02/13/2024

One of the great things about revisiting a film after any period of time is discovery: new details, new concepts, even new theories. In the case of FOOTLOOSE ... there comes multiple discoveries ...

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

02/12/2024

4/5

For those of us that remember when Footloose came out, this release is a walk down memory lane and offers a slight improvement from previously released version.

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08/19/2024

i saw it years ago and wanted to compare it to the newer version

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06/25/2023

Always loved the original. Made me feel like a teen again.

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05/07/2023

This movie still holds up 40 years later. Only annoying thing is that Fathom films start exactly on time and most people anticipate trailers so more then half the audience walked in late to the movie.

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Charlie

@KIDCRITIC Dec 26

Watched Footloose this year. This is truly an amazing 80s movie. A staple for its decade. It is about when a new boy named Ren moves to Utah from Chicago and likes to dance but the preacher thinks it is bad and the daughter Ariel likes dancing and partying and then Ren is able to throw a dance. The movie has good quality. The storytelling is awesome and the acting purely some of the best for its time. Overall I would rate this movie a 5.0 stars out of 5 stars. My favorite scene is when Ren talks to the counsel. I would recommend this movie.

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Izzi G

@film.master6000 Nov 13

Undoubtably the best movie of all time.

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Lynn H

Aug 24

A true classic. Will always choose this one over the new one. Kevin Bacon is great. If you haven't watched either, definitely watch this one first. It's so good.

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Synopsis

Moving in from Chicago, newcomer Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) is in shock when he discovers the small Midwestern town he now calls home has made dancing and rock music illegal. As he struggles to fit in, Ren faces an uphill battle to change things. With the help of his new friend, Willard Hewitt (Christopher Penn), and defiant teen Ariel Moore (Lori Singer), he might loosen up this conservative town. But Ariel's influential father, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), stands in the way.

Director: Herbert Ross
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil, Craig Zadan
Screenwriter: Dean Pitchford
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, IndieProd
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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