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Footloose is a 1984 movie that tells the story of Ren McCormack (played by Kevin Bacon), a teenager who was raised in Chicago and moves to a small town where the town government has banned dancing and rock music. Ren and his classmates want to have a senior prom, with music and dancing, and so must figure out a way to get around the law and Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) who makes it his mission in life to keep the town dance and rock-free. The movie was loosely based on events that took place in the tiny, rural farming community of Elmore City, Oklahoma.

Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay for the film, and Herbert Ross directed. Paramount Pictures co-produced and distributed the film. Footloose also starred Lori Singer as Reverend Moore's independent daughter Ariel and Dianne Wiest as the Reverend's devoted yet sympathetic wife. Footloose is one of the earliest film appearances of Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker for which she was nominated for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama at the Sixth Annual Youth in Film Awards, and Chris Penn as Willard Hewitt, Ren's friend, who doesn't know how to dance until Ren teaches him.

Two songs from the movie, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" by Deniece Williams, both hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received 1985 Academy Award nominations for Best Music (Original Song). The song "Footloose" also received a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song - Motion Picture.

There is a soundtrack of the music from the film released and is available in compact disc format. The soundtrack includes two rock singles, the title song by Kenny Loggins and "Holding On For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, two R&B singles, "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams and "Dancing In the Sheets" by Shalamar and the love theme "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno from Loverboy and Ann Wilson from Heart. The film was later released in VHS, Laserdisc and DVD formats and the soundtrack went on to sell over 9 million copies in the USA.

Footloose is also a Broadway musical based on the film and featuring many songs from the movie in its score.

Taglines: The music is on his side. and He's a big-city kid in a small town. They said he'd never win. He knew he had to.

Main cast

• 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

External links

• Footloose at the Internet Movie Database
• Footloose at Rotten Tomatoes

Resources

• Young Artist Foundation
• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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