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Footloose

Play trailer 1:26 Poster for Footloose PG 1984 1h 47m Drama Music Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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55% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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. Go to Full Review 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 ... Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety 02/12/2008
Essential to the result is young Kevin Bacon, superb in the lead part. Go to Full Review 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 Go to Full Review 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 ... Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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RICHARD H 08/19/2024 i saw it years ago and wanted to compare it to the newer version See more Paul Aaron 06/25/2023 Always loved the original. Made me feel like a teen again. See more Joshua Coleman 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. See more Izzi G. @film.master6000 Nov 13 Undoubtably the best movie of all time. See more 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. See more Robert T Aug 19 A lot better than people give it credit for. Takes on deeper themes about grief, loss, censorship, and growing up See more Read all reviews
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Herbert Ross

Director

Kevin Bacon

Ren McCormack

Lori Singer

Ariel Moore

John Lithgow

Reverend Shaw Moore

Dianne Wiest

Vi Moore

Chris Penn

Willard Hewitt

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Footloose

Footloose: Official Clip - Dancing At The Mill Footloose: Official Clip - Dancing At The Mill 2:45 Footloose: Official Clip - Let's Dance! Footloose: Official Clip - Let's Dance! 2:48 Footloose: Official Clip - Screaming at the Train Footloose: Official Clip - Screaming at the Train 1:50 Footloose: Official Clip - The Parking Lot Fight Footloose: Official Clip - The Parking Lot Fight 1:58 Footloose: Official Clip - A Time to Dance Footloose: Official Clip - A Time to Dance 2:51 Footloose: Official Clip - Ren & Ariel Kiss Footloose: Official Clip - Ren & Ariel Kiss 2:31 Footloose: Official Clip - Let’s Hear It For the Boy Footloose: Official Clip - Let’s Hear It For the Boy 3:00 Footloose: Official Clip - Footloose Fight Footloose: Official Clip - Footloose Fight 2:32 Footloose: Official Clip - Dancing at the Drive-in Footloose: Official Clip - Dancing at the Drive-in 2:17 Footloose: Official Clip - Hero Tractor Chicken Footloose: Official Clip - Hero Tractor Chicken 2:38 View more videos

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Movie Info

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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