"A time to mourn and a time to dance" - Ecclesiastes 3:4 RELEASED IN 1984 and directed by Herbert Ross, “Footloose” chronicles events in the small Western town of Bomont where dancing and loud music have been outlawed because of an accident that killed some kids years earlier. Preacher’s daughter Ariel (Lori Singer) rebels against the legalistic measures while taking liking to a new student from Chicago, Ren…
Top Cast
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
Reviews
It's still one of my favorites and I could hardly walk when it first came out. And now it's legend, so writing a real review is almost needless. Just about everyone has seen it. It's still regarded as a classic. So I suppose the best thing to say is that it's like the Karate Kid...only with dancing rather than martial arts. Single mother and son move into a new town. Son is an outsider that gets in trouble…
"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…
FAQ about Footloose
What is Footloose about?
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.
When was Footloose released?
Footloose was released in 1984.
What genres does Footloose belong to?
Footloose is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Footloose?
The cast of Footloose includes Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn.