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   Is Footloose based on a true story?

   • Footloose is loosely based on the town of Elmore City, Oklahoma. The town had banned dancing since its founding in 1898 in an attempt to decrease the amount of heavy drinking. One advocate of the dancing ban was the Reverend from the nearby town of Hennepin, F. R. Johnson. He said, "No good has ever come from a dance.

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   Where did Footloose come from?

   • According to The Cinemaholic, Footloose has its roots in Elmore City, Oklahoma. A tragic car accident did not cause the ban. Instead, the city council forbade dancing in 1898 in an attempt to lower the rate of heavy drinking. It was not until 1980 that a group of students challenged the ruling.

   Is Kevin Bacon's 1984 Superhit Movie 'Footloose' Based on a True Story?

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   Is 'Footloose' a good movie?

   • Part of the appeal of "Footloose" is the entertaining kitschiness of its premise, in which a dance-crazed kid from Chicago named Ren (Bacon) moves to a rural town, only to find out that dancing is outlawed by the strict Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow).

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   Is Footloose a cult movie?

   • With a fresh outlook and a desire to enjoy their youth (and experience their senior prom), the teens will band together to dismantle the overly restrictive rules and bring music and dance back to the town of Bomont. Footloose has enjoyed a cult following as years have progressed and has also had a remake in 2011.

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   Nov 11, 2021 · As it turns out, "Footloose" was partially based on a true story of Elmore City, Oklahoma that occurred in 1979, only five years before the film's release.

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   • Footloose Is Based on Elmore City's Real Life Drama
   • How Residents' Stories Inspired Dean Pitchford with Footloose
   • More Oklahoma Towns Than Elmore City Had Dance Bans

   Elmore City's dance ban dated back to the end of the 19th century and reflected a time when cities throughout the United States enacted bans on dancing as a way to curb alcohol use.

   Many Christian denominations in the Bible Belt preached against dancing, saying that it incited sexual arousal and contributed to sex outside of marriage.

   The town was bitterly divided over the issue, so much so that local rancher, Raymond Temple, did not speak about his role in the debate until 2020.

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   On his trip to Elmore City, Dean Pitchford had trouble finding the town because it was so small.

   While the Oklahoma town inspired Footloose, the movie was actually shot in Utah.

   Leonard Coffee is lukewarm about Kevin Bacon's performance and prefers the actor's work in Tremors.

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   As an interesting side note, Elmore City was not the only Oklahoma town to have a ban on dancing, nor was it the first to have the ban protested. Residents of Henryetta, about 132 miles northeast of Elmore City, clashed over the issue when a dance was planned in the abandoned building of a department store. The anti-dance faction drew attention to ...

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   • Director: Herbert Ross

   • Actors: Kevin Bacon

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   Aug 1, 2022 · ‘Footloose’ is partially based on a true story. Dean Pitchford, the writer of the film, took inspiration from actual incidents and added several new elements to make the story more palatable to the general audience.

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   Footloose is a 1984 American musical [4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn the ban on dancing instituted by the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow).

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   • 6mo. The 1984 flick saw Kevin Bacon assume the role of a teen moving to a rural town. He attempts to overturn a ban on dancing and rock music instituted by clergy. But how many Footloose fans...

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   Jun 2, 2024 · The inspiration behind ‘Footloose’ traces back to the true story of Elmore City, Oklahoma, where a dancing ban was enforced in 1898 to curb rowdy behaviour associated with alcohol consumption. Also Read: The Real Story Behind ‘The Postcard Killings’

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   Aug 20, 2023 · Kevin Bacon sold the 1984 dance musical so well that many viewers were left wondering whether 'Footloose' was based on a true story?