Footloose (1984)

A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Herbert Ross
Written By: Dean Pitchford
Starring: Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Frances Lee McCain
Country: USA
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Footloose belongs to 18 collections
1. Feel Good Movies (collaborative: moderated by Midaso - 17 stars)
2. Dance (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky - 10 stars)
3. #1 at the US Box Office (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 10 stars)
4. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
5. Remade (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 4 stars)
6. 501 Movie Directors (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
7. father-daughter relationship (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 2 stars)
8. mwgerb's Netflix Instant Queue (public: mwgerb - 2 stars)
9. Hollywood Musicals: Year By Year (public: djross - 2 stars)
10. Title Based On Song Name (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 1 star)
11. Showing on MUBI (UK) (collaborative: moderated by barryegan - 1 star)
12. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
13. Montage (80's style) (collaborative: moderated by juandr)
14. Ratings (collaborative: moderated by cheapthrills)
15. Song is a bit important to the Movie (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
16. 1984: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
17. 2017: Complete Watchlist (public: SageSledge)
18. Tom's Movies (public: tomwalsh)
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BillyShears | 100 98th |
This is better than every Bergman film. I said it. Come at me.
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DavidJohnson | 75 53rd |
Really dated, really unrealistic, really stupid, but really fun.
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twincinema | 85 85th |
Every film should end with the entire cast dancing.
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Okkervil | 21 16th |
This film would be getting a lower mark, but for the scene where Bacon gets angry! So angry he just has to dance across town. I have taken to this philosophy and every time me and Mrs Okkervil have a barney, I put my ballet shoes on and pirouette down the High Street! Apart from changing my outlook on life, 'Footloose' is shit.
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wayofthegun | 50 11th |
A pretty one-dimensional movie that I would say has not aged well. I'm sure towns like the one depicted in this film exist, but in this day and age, it just all seems a little ridiculous.
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Ytadel | 6 70th |
*watches Footloose in 2021* lol yeah for the good old days when the town preacher kinda frowning on dancing was living under a restrictive authoritarian nightmare
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KasperL | 55 39th |
Unmistakably from the 80s. Singer's character is so fubar that it's impossible to root for Bacon to get together with her. The acting is decent enough, but the dancing is definitely the most interesting thing about the film.
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bellamyr | 82 67th |
Break out the leg warmers and ra-ra skirts. This is so 80's its amazing. Strong musical numbers good dance and characterisation. Story isn't the strongest but just go with the flow.. One of the original feel-good movies.
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recklessmess | 75 57th |
The one takeaway I got from this movie was that I gotta cut loose. footloose. whatever the hell that means.
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jmarkthespot | 10 6th |
A town without dancing? FUCK! BETTER SEND KEVIN BACON TO SAVE THE DAY
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TheDenizen | 60 40th |
Dancing = sex. A pretty average flick, but Bacon is very likable and John Lithgow does his "terrifying authority figure" thing well.
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Anomaly | 62 32nd |
Absurd, but it takes itself lightly enough that it's fun for a while until it runs out of steam, leading to a meandering second half that takes too long. John Lithgow is great as the conflicted "villain," almost to the detriment of one's interest in the heroes.
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frederic_g54 | 6 35th |
I hate and love this film equally.
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overrated | 49 46th |
Would make a good two-parter with Red Dawn, it's pretty much the same town.
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hellboy76 | 63 34th |
More 80's melodrama but it's hokey enough to be slightly endearing.
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glumpy_99 | 84 70th |
Glorious shot of 80s kitsch never loses its balance between sincerity and camp, largely due to Ross’ exuberant sensibilities from behind the camera. A fun, knowing throwback to the “putting on a show” genre from yesteryear, which knows just how much fun to have with its hoary and contrived plot elements. If no-one in the cast ever sets the house on fire, they certainly spark and come alive during the well choreographed dance numbers, all backed by a protypical 80s pop soundtrack.
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nilooravaei | 72 18th |
surprisingly disappointing. the film had very little ACTUAL dancing. kevin bacon came off as a weak goodie-two-shoes (i.e. loser) even though they tried really hard to portray him as the "bad boy". and the lead female is just a one-dimensional, attention-seeking slut, so it's very hard to relate to her or even sympathise with her. all this being said, i have to remind you that this was okay as a film, but just did not meet my expectations of what a dance film should be.
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amazedemon | 64 50th |
Footloose is a bizarre mixture of charm and nonsense set to 80's pop. The idea of teens challenging authority for righteous reasons is a familiar tale, and all this film does is inelegantly add a tolerable amount of dancing. There are strong dramatic moments from Lithgow, and Bacon is good though often looks a decade too old. The soundtrack is probably the most memorable character. Overall, the film is uneven and goofy, but still mildly entertaining.
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PianoSama | 65 45th |
Even with strong performances from a cast that's giving it their all & plenty of super catchy music, as well as an enjoyable small-town vibe, it never quite gets out from under its goofy premise & takes itself way too seriously most of the time. The characters are likeable and interesting, but the plot often feels a bit disjointed & the story overall feels muddled in parts. It's worth watching, but it's disappointingly average as far as '80's movies go.
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