Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

gwnightscream Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dianne Wiest, Frances Lee McCain and John Lithgow star in this 1984 drama. Bacon (Wild Things) plays Ren, a rebellious teen who moves from Chicago to small town, Bomont with his mother, Ethel (McCain). He learns that Rock music and dancing have been banned in the town for some time by Reverend, Moore (Lithgow). Ren also has difficulty fitting in at first, but soon makes some friends and finds romance. Ren eventually persuades Moore and the townspeople to allow dancing and rock music for the town's offspring. Singer plays Moore's carefree daughter, Ariel who falls for Ren, the late, Penn (Reservoir Dogs) plays Ren's new pal, Willard whom he teaches to dance, Parker (Sex and the City) plays Rusty, Willard's girlfriend and Wiest (The Lost Boys) plays Moore's wife, Vi. This is a good 80's flick with a good cast & great music. I recommend this.

Rainey Dawn Footloose is a good film period! I was 12 years old when Footloose came out and watched this one several times throughout my teen years. I still liked this film after re-watching it as an adult.This seems to be a movie you either hate or love with very little in-between reviews or thoughts on the movie. I think it's rated way to low on IMDb.Maybe some people really don't get the message of the movie?! There are real-life people that think all rock music should be banned - that is reality! Some people really do feel that rock music is a bad influence and want ALL OF THE YOUTH - in particular their own kids - to be influenced by other things: religion, country music and living, classical music or anything else they can come up with. And it's the same with the joy of dancing - some people find dancing to be outright vulgar and want others to stop dancing! YES this film is based on reality! Maybe the people that dislikes this film so much sides with the idea of "NO ROCK MUSIC" thus, hated the *idea* that Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) brought rock-music back to the town as well as the pleasurable activity of dancing.Maybe some people just dislike Kevin Bacon and will bash everything he does - including this movie - instead of judging each of his works by merit. (I've personally known people that dislike Bacon and has bashed him for everything).Yes folks, there still are people in the world that think that all rock music and dancing should be banned for their own reasons. Wolfman Jack fought this same issue in his own way. The movie "Footloose" fights back with a great story and wonderful film. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution. Rock and Roll it will survive" - AC/DC.9/10

SnoopyStyle Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) and his mom are new in the town of Bomont coming from Chicago. The small town is so repressive that dancing and loud music has been banned. The conservative atmosphere is stoked by the bible thumping Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) who is haunted by a personal loss. Of course the reverend's daughter Ariel (Lori Singer) is the wildest teen of them all.This teen movie is hokey and fun starting with the title song by Kenny Loggins. There is some fun cheese like Kevin Bacon dancing in the abandoned factory. But then there are also some very serious issues going on. The reason it works is Kevin Bacon. It's his boyish charm. And what ever happened to Lori Singer? She's great in this as the rebellious preacher's daughter. It's also interesting to see Sarah Jessica Parker in the best friend role.

Wuchak 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 (Kevin Bacon), whom her father (John Lithgow) disapproves of because he perceives Ren as a "troublemaker" who wants to change the town laws against dancing.Also on hand are Chris Penn as Ren's "country boy" pal, Willard, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Ariel's friend, Rusty. Penn's character is real fun and Sarah was a real cutie back in '84.I stayed away from this film because of Roger Ebert's scathing review and the fact that I thought the story was about some big city fop moving to a small town and dancing on the tables of the local high school, etc. I was wrong (and so was Ebert). The protagonist, Ren, is no dandy; in fact, he can kick some arse if necessary. And you never see him dancing through the halls of the high school or whatever. He's a professional-class gymnast and his dynamic solo work-out at the factory is simply a matter of blowing off steam, which is a form of healthy venting.Although I stayed away from "Footloose," the film acquired a respectable following and this inspired me to finally view it. I now understand why it's so popular. "Footloose" has that cinematic magic that pulls you in and gives you a good time. This is just a really entertaining movie with an exceptional soundtrack of songs made for the move with no less than six top 40 hits, like the title track by Kenny Loggins and "Holding Out for a Hero" performed by Bonnie Tyler, plus a couple of other significant ditties, e.g. "Bang Your Head" by Quiet Riot.Surprisingly, "Footloose" also has depth and is actually moving. We understand Rev. Shaw Moore's grief, but his rigid law-ism isn't doing his people or town any good. I like how Shaw isn't made out to be the clichéd villain. This is a good man thinking he's doing the right thing for his town, and in many ways he is, but the legalistic spirit he cops is sapping the life out of him, his family, his congregants and his town. Does he have the wisdom to see his error and re-route?BOTTOM LINE: Footloose is easily the best of the Big Three 80's dance movies and actually made significantly more at the domestic box office than "Dirty Dancing" ($80 million compared to $65 million). It has heart, a great cast, a superb soundtrack, all-around entertainment and real-life mindfood. It's also based on a true story that occurred in Elmore City, Oklahoma. Actually, there were similar towns with the same laws throughout America (and maybe still are). THE FILM RUNS 1 hour, 47 minutes and was shot in areas 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City, on the eastern side of Utah Lake. WRITER: Dean Pitchford.GRADE: A