Footloose (1984) [PG]

Featuring:
Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow

Written by:
Dean Pitchford

Directed by:
Herbert Ross


Release Date:
February 17, 1984

Original Title:
Footloose

Alternate Titles:
Futluz
Gumiláb
Todos a Bailar
Yasak dans
Вiльнi
Вихърът на танца
Свободные
フットルース
푸트루스
푸트루즈
풋루즈

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
IndieProd Company Productions
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 12  CA: 14A  DE: 12  DK: 11  FI: K-12  FR: 10  GB: 15  IE: 12A  JP: G  KR: 12  RO: 15  SE: 11  US: PG 

Runtime: 107

The music is on his side.

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.

Classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren McCormack 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. However, there is one small pleasure: Ariel Moore, a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. And 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 to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople. Fast-paced drama is filled with such now-famous hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy".

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Rankings and Honors

Footloose (1984) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 54%
Metacritic 42/100
Awards Won: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 6 nominations total

American Film Institute (AFI)

2004
#96
100 Years: 100 SONGS
100 Greatest American Movie Music
“Footloose”

Additional Second Assistant Director:
Donald Hauer

Assistant Editor:
David Handman
Peck Prior

Associate Choreographer:
Spencer Henderson

Camera Operator:
Richard Walden
Eric D. Andersen

Casting:
Mike Fenton
Marci Liroff
Jane Feinberg
Margery Simkin

Choreographer:
Lynne Taylor-Corbett

Costume Design:
Gloria Gresham

Director:
Herbert Ross

Director of Photography:
Ric Waite

Dolby Consultant:
David W. Gray

Editor:
Paul Hirsch

Executive Producer:
Daniel Melnick

First Assistant Camera:
Baird Steptoe
Donald E. Thorin Jr.

First Assistant Director:
L. Andrew Stone

Gaffer:
Carl Boles

Hairstylist:
Barbara Lampson

Key Grip:
Harold Rabuse

Location Manager:
Frawley Becker

Makeup Artist:
Daniel C. Striepeke

Music Editor:
Jim Henrikson
Nancy Fogarty

Music Supervisor:
Becky Mancuso-Winding

Producer:
Craig Zadan
Lewis J. Rachmil

Production Design:
Ron Hobbs

Property Master:
C.J. Maguire

Screenplay:
Dean Pitchford

Script Supervisor:
Esther Vivante

Second Assistant Camera:
Mako Koiwai

Second Assistant Director:
Robert Engelman

Set Decoration:
Mary Swanson

Songs:
Kenny Loggins

Sound Effects Editor:
Bob Newlan
Wylie Stateman
Robert Bradshaw
Randy Kelley

Sound Mixer:
Al Overton Jr.

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
David E. Campbell
John T. Reitz
Gregg Rudloff

Special Effects:
Wayne Beauchamp

Still Photographer:
Richard R. Robinson

Stunt Coordinator:
Max Kleven

Stunts:
Carol Rees
John-Clay Scott
Robert Allen
Donna Garrett
Norman Howell
J. Suzanne Fish
Wayne Brown
Clair E. Leucart
Daniel K. Moore

Supervising ADR Editor:
Stan Gilbert

Supervising Sound Editor:
Gordon Ecker

Title Designer:
Wayne Fitzgerald

Transportation Coordinator:
Sam Edelman

Unit Production Manager:
Murray Schwartz

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