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Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross. 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 ).
Feb 17, 1984 · Footloose: Directed by Herbert Ross. With Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest. A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
After a night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia.
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...
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In a rural town where dancing is outlawed, a big-city teen rebels against authority in hopes of inspiring his new friends to kick off their Sunday shoes. Watch trailers & learn more.
RELEASED IN 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross, “Footloose” chronicles events in the small Western town of Bomont where dancing and loud music have been outlawed because of an accident that killed some kids years earlier.
Nov 18, 2022 · Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross. 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).
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.
Feb 13, 2024 · It's been 40 whole years since Footloose received a theatrical release. In the four decades since, the film has gone on to become an 80s cult classic. We're taking a look back at the movie that made Kevin Bacon a superstar.
Feb 12, 2024 · Kevin Bacon takes the breakout starring role in Footloose, a 1984 musical drama about a teenager from Chicago who moves to an ultra-conservative rural town and runs afoul of the local firebrand preacher played by John Lithgow, and the town’s rules against dancing and pop music, instituted after a fatal car accident several years earlier on a ...
