FOOTLOOSE

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
• Plot: 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 town in the West, 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 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.'
• Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Elizabeth Gorcey, Frances Lee McCain, Jim Youngs, Douglas Dirkson, Lynne Marta, Arthur Rosenberg, Timothy Scott, Alan Haufrect, Linda MacEwen, Kim Jensen, Michael Telmont, Leo Geter, Ken Kemp, Russ McGinn, Sam Dalton, H.E.D. Redford, Jay Bernard, David Valenza, Meghan Broadhead, Mimi Broadhead, Gene Pack, Marcia Reider, John Perryman, Mary Ethel Gregory, Oscar Rowland, J. Paul Broadhead, John Bishop, Carmen Trevino, Melissa Renee Graehl, Monica M. Da Silva, Terri Gay Ulmer, Deborah Frazier, Brian L. McCarty, Brian Wimmer, Herbert Ross, Dean Pitchford
• Director: Herbert Ross
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: Paramount Pictures
• Media Format: Movie