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Footloose
Sign in to saveFootloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a ban on dancing enforced by the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow).
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Footloose is a 1984 American romance, musical, drama, and teen film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. Produced by Lewis J. Rachmil and Craig Zadan for Paramount Pictures, the movie features Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, and John Lithgow. The narrative is set in Utah, where filming also took place. Kenny Loggins composed the score, and Paul Hirsch served as the film editor. The original soundtrack was released as *Footloose – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack*.
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. It holds a PG rating. Critical reception includes a Metascore of 42, an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 55%, and an IMDb score of 6.6 from 100,161 votes. The production budget was reported as 7,500,000 or 8,200,000, with box office revenues reaching approximately 80,000,000. The movie was nominated for two Oscars, resulting in two wins and seven nominations in total.
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Film · TMDB
6.7When 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.
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Ren
- Lori Singer as Ariel
- John Lithgow as Rev. Shaw Moore
- Dianne Wiest as Vi Moore
- Chris Penn as Willard
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Rusty
Themes
- dancing
- dance
- dancer
- dance teacher
- father daughter relationship
- amused
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
100,161 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.image
- FootloosePoster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Herbert Ross
- Film.writer
- Dean Pitchford
- Film.cinematography
- Ric Waite
- Film.editing
- Paul Hirsch
- Film.studio
- IndieProd
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 107 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $7.5 million
- Film.gross
- $80 million (domestic)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Screenwriter
- Dean Pitchford
- Composer
- Kenny Loggins
- Producer
- Craig Zadan
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- Utah
- Filming location
- Utah
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 773042
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1984-05-18
- film editor
- Paul Hirsch
- title
- Footloose
- distributed by
- Netflix
- derivative work
- Footloose
- review score
- 55%
- budget
- 7500000
- box office
- 80000000
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Casting
- Filming
- Film inspiration
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Accolades
- Musical adaptation
- Remake
- References
- External links
Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a ban on dancing enforced by the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow).
The film was released on February 17, 1984, by Paramount Pictures, and received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $80 million in North America, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 1984. The songs "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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