Footloose
- Original title
- Footloose
- Year
- 1984
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Kevin Bacon
- Lori Singer
- John Lithgow
- Chris Penn
- Dianne Wiest
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- John Laughlin
- Lynne Marta
- Elizabeth Gorcey
- Frances Lee McCain
- Jim Youngs
- Douglas Dirkson
- Arthur Rosenberg
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance | Teen/coming-of-age. Small Town Life (North-american). Music. Dancing
- Synopsis
- This classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small midwestern town, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however: Ariel (Lori Singer), a troubled but lovely blonde--who also has a jealous boyfriend. In fact, it is Ariel's dad (John Lithgow), a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle. Ren's pent-up frustrations cause a confrontation with Rev. Shaw Moore and the local town council as he takes on the small-town establishment struggling to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople.
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- Awards
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1984: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best canciones originales1984: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Original Song "Footloose"
- Critics' reviews
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The director, Herbert Ross, and the writer, Dean Pitchford, exhaust one bad idea after another, and build up to a letdown"
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"'Footloose' turns out to be a sort of Boy Scout version of 'Flashdance'"
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"A cynical and manipulative exercise with little feel for the teen culture it purports to celebrate."
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