Footloose

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Cast & Crew

Kevin Bacon
Ren McCormack

Lori Singer
Ariel Moore

John Lithgow
Reverend Shaw Moore

Dianne Wiest
Vi Moore

Chris Penn
Willard Hewitt

Sarah Jessica Parker
Rusty

John Laughlin
Woody

Elizabeth Gorcey
Wendy Jo

Frances Lee McCain
Ethel McCormack

Brian Wimmer
(uncredited)

Herbert Ross
Director

Dean Pitchford
Screenwriter

Daniel Melnick
Executive Producer

Lewis J. Rachmil
Producer

Craig Zadan
Producer

Eric Carmen
Original Music

Miles Goodman
Original Music

Ric Waite
Cinematographer

Paul Hirsch
Film Editing

Jane Feinberg
Casting

Mike Fenton
Casting

Marci Liroff
Casting

Ron Hobbs
Production Design

Mary Swanson
Set Decoration

Gloria Gresham
Costume Design

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Audience Reviews for Footloose

• Aug 24, 2016

  So I finally cut the original "Footloose," can you believe it? It's pretty good, and interestingly enough, less hokey and polished than the remake. Kevin Bacon's dance double is a bit obvious. I'm not into Lori Singer's face, and she's clearly not a dancer like Julianne Hough, but she's plenty wild and troubled (unlike my previous assumption of Ariel's character just from viewing the 2011 remake), which is quite ballsy for a 1984 movie, methinks. Chris Penn is adorable as honky-tonk Willard, and the "Let's Hear It For the Boy" dance montage is just everything. Rusty is a fun, colorful supporting character, and I always love seeing SJP in her younger roles. She looks completely different, yet still unmistakably herself. The original's got a few 80s oddities, like the hair metal, the camera editing tricks, the gauzy balloon and confetti filter during the prom dance, and a high school full of built, adult-looking, male gymnasts, but one thing that I enjoyed more here is the fleshing out of Shaw and Vi's story. I've always thought John Lithgow such a goofy actor, by virtue of "3rd Rock From the Sun" being my first exposure to him, but I forget that he's actually a very decorated performer, and he is brilliantly grave and conflicted as the Reverend. Dianne Wiest also gives a quietly determined performance as the good little preacher's wife.
  Alice S Super Reviewer
• Aug 09, 2012

  Classic 80's film but like a lot of other films you return to later in life it's not as good as you remember. Having said that Bacon is excellent in the lead and you can see why the film made him a star. Singer is also a sexy co-star and Lithgow is a sympathetic villain as Singer's father and the local Rev. The dancing (especially the angry dance in the warehouse) is very cheesy now but the actors do their best to sell it. Overall it's kitsch fun but it's no surprise they remade it in 2011 and there was little outcry. There's no substance here, just style.
  

  David S Super Reviewer
• Oct 26, 2011

  Nostalgic fun with some great tunes. Doesn't age very well, but if you watch it with the timeframe it wa made in mind, it can be a lot of laughs and dancing. Lithgow also rocks pretty hard in it.
  Mondo M Super Reviewer
• Oct 16, 2011

  Footloose is an entertaining drama starring Kevin Bacon, and is one of the defining films of the 80's. The film focuses on a teen played by Kevin Bacon who moves to a small religious community who has banned dancing and rock music due to a horrible accident five years earlier. Footloose may seem dated by today's standards, but this is still a fun film with a great story, good soundtrack a good cast and good acting. This film like so many other films such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Beuller's Day Off and countless other Teen comedy/drama films definitely made an impact on cinema. Footloose, like I've said looks dated, but the angst of teenage rebellion is still relevant among teens that are growing up in an overprotective society. That for me was what Footloose was about. This film has a great cast, and though the film is somewhat silly, and its core is a powerful film about teens speaking up for their beliefs. I thoroughly enjoyed Footloose, more than I expected to. I didn't expect that I would like it the way I did. This is a fun film that blends drama, and hints of comedy very well. The cast is wonderful, and this is a film that you have to watch with an open mind. Sure the film is not what it used to be, but compared to many other dance films, this one is the best. A good film that doesn't deserve the flack it has received.
  Alex r Super Reviewer

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