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Footloose (1984)

PG02/17/1984Drama, Romance1h 47m
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The music is on his side.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kevin Bacon

    Ren

  2. Cast 1

    Lori Singer

    Ariel

  3. Cast 1

    John Lithgow

    Rev. Shaw Moore

  4. Cast 1

    Dianne Wiest

    Vi Moore

  5. Cast 1

    Chris Penn

    Willard

  6. Cast 1

    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Rusty

  7. Cast 1

    John Laughlin

    Woody

  8. Cast 1

    Elizabeth Gorcey

    Wendy Jo

  9. Cast 1

    Frances Lee McCain

    Ethel McCormack

"Ren" (Kevin Bacon) moves from the big city to a small town run by the rather puritanical preacher "Moore" (John Lithgow) only to find that dancing, singing - indeed just about every form of entertainment has been banished. He claims that is to protect them and their children from ungodly corrupting influences. The new boy is treated with enough circumspection before "Ariel" (Lori Singer) takes a shine to him, but once it's known that the daughter of the town bible-basher is having a romance with the disruptive influence, then battle lines are drawn. It's fair too say that "Ren" hasn't his pro...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,200,000.00

Revenue $80,035,402.00

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