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Footloose
Directed by
Herbert Ross
PG
1984
1h 47m
Drama
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Romance
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6.6
54%
71%
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When teenager Ren 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 after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
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Cast of Footloose
Kevin Bacon
Ren
Lori Singer
Ariel
John Lithgow
Rev. Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest
Vi Moore
Chris Penn
Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker
Rusty
John Laughlin
Woody
Elizabeth Gorcey
Wendy Jo
Frances Lee McCain
Ethel McCormack
Jim Youngs
Chuck
Douglas Dirkson
Burlington Cranston
Lynne Marta
Lulu
Arthur Rosenberg
Wes
Timothy Scott
Andy Beamis
Alan Haufrect
Roger Dunbar
Linda MacEwen
Eleanor Dunbar
Kim Jensen
Edna
Michael Telmont
Travis
Leo Geter
Rich
Ken Kemp
Jeff
Russ McGinn
Herb
Sam Dalton
Mr. Gurntz
H.E.D. Redford
Widdoes
Jay Bernard
Harvey
David Valenza
Team Member
Meghan Broadhead
Sarah
Mimi Broadhead
Amy
Gene Pack
Bernie
Marcia Reider
Virginia
John Perryman
Fat Cowboy
Mary Ethel Gregory
Mrs. Allyson
Oscar Rowland
Mr. Walsh
J. Paul Broadhead
Mayor Dooley
John Bishop
Elvis
Carmen Trevino
Girl
Melissa Renee Graehl
Girl
Monica M. Da Silva
Girl
Terri Gay Ulmer
Girl
Peter Tramm
Stunt Dancer
Brandyn Cross
Party Kid (uncredited)
Kevin Denson
Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Flynn
Policeman (uncredited)
Deborah Frazier
Dancer (uncredited)
Andrea Hays
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michele Laurita
Dancer (uncredited)
Brian L. McCarty
Nerdy DJ (uncredited)
Alison Trouse
Cowgirl Bar Dancer (uncredited)
Brian Wimmer
Extra (uncredited)
Herbert Ross
Director
Dean Pitchford
Writer
Lewis J. Rachmil
Producer
Craig Zadan
Producer
Footloose Ratings & Reviews
Crypto knight
June 27, 2025
A fun and thought provoking 80s classic.
New York Daily News
Kathleen Carroll
"Footloose" turns out to be a sort of Boy Scout version of "Flashdance," a carefully toned-down, overly respectable piece of schmaltz ...
Mania.com
Rob Vaux
It dates itself in the best possible way for a little throwback kick.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It's watchable only because the energetic cast does wonders with the banal story.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Christopher Lloyd
For such an iconic dance movie, Footloose is an odd bird of a movie with surprisingly little dancing.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
reignited the youth genre with the dynamics of music video aesthetics and has remained a cultural touchstone ever since
Common Sense Media
Randy White
A dated rebellion tale.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
"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.
Variety
Variety Staff
Essential to the result is young Kevin Bacon, superb in the lead part.
TV Guide
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.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Herbert Ross directed this odd but reasonably effective blend of rock music and didactic melodrama.
DVDJournal.com
Betsy Bozdech
Thanks to strong lead performances and unexpected dramatic depth, Footloose is the rare teen flick with staying power.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A lively and entertaining youth drama about the coming of change in a repressive small town.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
OK teen flick that time has treated kindly.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
Like the rest of today's video-happy teen-age entertainments, Footloose doesn't expect to be watched closely or taken seriously. It wants to fill the screen with catchy music and pretty kids, and this it certainly accomplishes.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The kids fight for their right to party in this hokey song-and-dance story.
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