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Footloose (1984)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:18

Rotten:14

Average Rating:5.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This classic tale of teen rebellion features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic, touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city... This classic tale of teen rebellion features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic, 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. Herb Ross's fast-paced drama is filled with such hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and is a classic of 1980s Brat Pack cinema. [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Christopher Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Elizabeth Gorcey, Frances Lee McCain

Director: Herbert Ross

Director: Herbert Ross
Screenwriter: Dean Pitchford
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil, Craig Zadan
Composer: Miles Goodman

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Footloose wasn't exactly a critical fave, but it didn't try to be hip and it had a relatively light touch, with recognizable human beings on the screen.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Essential to the result is young Kevin Bacon, superb in the lead part.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/12/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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02/05/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

The movie features some good dancing -- not nearly enough, however -- and a fine, understated performance by Lithgow in a role that might easily lend itself to caricature.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment 1 Comment
01/30/07
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Herbert Ross directed this odd but reasonably effective blend of rock music and didactic melodrama.

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01/30/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A cynical and manipulative exercise with little feel for the teen culture it purports to celebrate.

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01/26/06
Time Out

An 80s milestone, for better or for worse... and a key link to any game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

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09/02/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

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07/08/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A lively and entertaining youth drama about the coming of change in a repressive small town.

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03/31/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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02/17/05
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

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12/18/04
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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09/23/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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OK teen flick that time has treated kindly.

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08/02/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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05/29/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

Only the most cynical would never admit to tapping their toes to Loggins' title track.

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03/30/04
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02/27/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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11/19/03
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas CityLife

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10/16/03
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

I know it's a classic, but I wanted more dancing. Great hair though.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
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