Lets hear it for the boy is the second numberone song for both deniece williams and the soundtrack to the feature film, footloose. Kevin bacon does his footloose dance 30 years later on the tonight show b. Footloose 1984 dvd footloose jumps with spirit, dazzling dance numbers and an electrifying musical score. It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, an upbeat chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister john lithgow, dancing and rock music have been banned. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Footloose is an entertaining drama starring kevin bacon, and is one of the defining films of the 80s. Footloose is a classic film that belongs in everybodys film library. Original soundtrack of the paramount motion picture is the original soundtrack of the paramount motion picture footloose. Footloose 1984 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. Classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and. The film focuses on a teen played by kevin bacon who moves to a small religious community who. But when the studio unearthed his audition tape from 1984s original footloose, he couldnt help himself.
Footloose is a 1984 film about a city teenager who moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Latest news about footloose 1984, starring kevin bacon, lori singer, john lithgow, dianne wiest, chris penn and directed by herbert ross. When dancing is banned on the late night talk show by host jimmy fallon, the footloose actor. Footloose jumps with spirit, dazzling dance numbers and an electrifying musical score.
Watch online footloose 1984 on 123movies full movie free without. The movie held such lingering appeal in the popular consciousness that it inspired a successful broadway musical almost 15 years after its theatrical release. All 25 songs from the footloose 1984 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Enjoy the terrific title sequence of footloose while it lasts, not just for its montage of interestinglooking dancers feet and redhot musical accompaniment, but also for its promise of the. It portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid morality, when cityboy ren mccormick kevin bacon finds himself in an uptight midwestern town where dancing has been banned. The most recent home video release of footloose 1984 movie is september 27, 2011. Footloose movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. It wants to tell the story of a conflict in a town, it wants to introduce some flashy teenage. Find all 12 songs in footloose soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Footloose soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Check out the official footloose 1984 trailer starring kevin bacon. Footloose was a smash hit in the 1980s because of its cast and its entertaining storyline of how a rebellious teen revives rock music and dancing that are banned in his town. Footloose 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
But when the studio unearthed his audition tape from 1984 s original footloose, he couldnt help himself. Footloose portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid morality, when city boy ren mccormick finds himself in an uptight midwestern town where dancing has been banned. It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, a teenager from chicago who. In footloose, ren mccormack kevin bacon moves to a small iowa town where a fundamentalist preacher john lithgow has banned dancing, rock n roll, and immoral books. Footloose 1984 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Teens of the 1980s loved footloose and its music, but todays teens might be bored with the contrived plot, cookie cutter characters, and outdated music. Footloose 1984 trailer the film tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, an upbeat chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister john lithgow, dancing and rock music have been banned.
Genuinely rousing, if perhaps willfully naive and formulaic, footloose is most winning during its dance sequences, the specialty of directorchoreographer herbert ross. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. In the current hollywood fashion of retro remakes, footloose was remade by chicago and moulin rouge executive producers craig zadan and neil meron. Throughout the movie, mccormack is seen attempting to overturn the ban on dancing, which resulted from the efforts of a local minister. It was a major hit, as was its soundtrack, which spent a grand total of ten weeks at number one and sold over seven million copies. Spending the summer at a catskills resort with her family. Footloose 1984 film paramount pictures wiki fandom. With extended dance sequences that are only tangentially related to the plot, the movie plays, in parts, like an early rock video. Footloose 1984 movie cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. Conflicted preacher rev moore john lithgow is outraged, but rebellious daughter ariel lori singer is more than up for a whirl around the floor. A time to mourn and a time to dance ecclesiastes 3. The bottom lineis that footloose has a lively, sweet, infectious spirit, and for that one is willing to overlook some clunky scenes, fuzzy motivations, gratuitous brawls and the failure to evoke this town with any sociological coherence. A pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.
Find out where footloose 1984 is streaming, if footloose 1984 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Spikyhaired and loosetied city boy ren kevin bacon arrives in the tightassed town of bomont and opens up a whole can of trouble with the godless concept of dancing. Kevin bacon is not the kind of guy to look back at his past work. Financial analysis of footloose 1984 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. These famous words of wisdom is offered by finestquotes. A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Suggested corrections add a plot summary add the ending titles starting with f movie. It really cant be considered a great work of art but its so engaging and entertaining that its become one of those movies that appeals to all ages and never gets tiresome, no matter how many times you see it. Footloose dvd, 1984, widescreen, deluxe edition kevin bacon brand new sealed 4.
City teenager ren maccormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Footloose star kevin bacon on filming the original. It tells the story of ren mccormack, a teenager from chicago who moves to a small western town where he lives with his mother, aunt, and uncle. It wants to tell the story of a conflict in a town, it wants to introduce some flashy teenage characters, and part of the time it wants to be a music video. The producers had to convince bacon that turning down a sure role in christine for a part he might not even get in footloose was the wiser choice. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1984 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. This movie was from 1984, most kids should know not to do what they see in tv. Travel guide to filming locations for footloose 1984, in utah. From footloose 1984 the song is called never and it is by moving pictures. Footloose 1984 showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. All of your favorites are here footloose, lets hear it for the boy, holding out for a hero, the girl gets around, and.
Paramount made a deal with them to reinvent the 1984 hit as a fullscale musical. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing footloose 1984 near you. In 1934, frank hamer and manny gault, two former texas rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by bonnie parker and clyde barrow. The film focuses on a teen played by kevin bacon who moves. Footloose dances its way onto home video september 27, 2011, just before the remake hits theaters on october 14, 2011. Watch online footloose 1984 on 123movies full movie free without downloading or registration. Quotes from movie footloose 1984 film finest quotes. Watch footloose 1984 online for free full movie on now classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances.
Kevin bacon was offered the leading role for the stephen king movie christine 1983, at the same time that he was asked to do a screentest for footloose 1984. Footloose 1984 herbert ross synopsis, characteristics. It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, a teenager from chicago who moves to a small western town where he lives with his mother, aunt, and uncle. A movie remake of the same name was released in 2011. Footloose original motion picture soundtrack various. Muziek romantiek film geregisseerd door herbert ross. The film is loosely based on events that occurred in the community of elmore city, oklahoma.
The movie was later adapted into the broadway musical of the same name. Ren revolts with best friend willard chris penn and the ministers daughter lori singer. He chafes at the restrictions and also runs into difficulties with some of the locals who arent fond of outsiders. We all remember bacons moves and the soundtrack, rife with karaoke power ballads, but as you tune in to footloose during ifc s 80s weekend, heres a few fun things you might not have known. When teenager ren mccormack and his family move from bigcity chicago to a small midwestern town, hes in for a real case of culture shock. Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly.
Footloose is a 1984 american musical drama film directed by herbert ross. The original ninetrack album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the us billboard 200 chart on april 21, 1984, where it stayed until june 23, 1984. All of your favorites are here footloose, lets hear it for the boy, holding out for a hero, the girl gets around, and others. The original 1984 footloose dance, followed up by the adaptation of it to 2011 styles of dancing. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. With kevin bacon, lori singer, john lithgow, dianne wiest.
Footloose full movie watch free online on 123movies. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Share the best footloose 1984 film quotes collection from finestquotes. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The 1984 classic footloose gave us a tale of disgruntled teenagers, a kenny loggins powerhouse hit and kicked off the six degrees of kevin bacon game. Oct 14, 2011 kevin bacon is not the kind of guy to look back at his past work. The footloose soundtrack is almost as famous and well known as the movie, and indeed played a key role in the success of the movie. A teenager from the city moves to a small town where dancing is forbidden. It portrays the timeless struggle between inn ocent pleas ure and rigid morality, when cityboy ren mccormick kevin bacon finds himself in an uptight midwestern town where danci ng has been banned. 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.
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