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Footloose

"The music is on his side."

1984

1h 47m

6.7(2280 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Ren

Lori Singer

Lori Singer

Ariel

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Rev. Shaw Moore

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Vi Moore

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Willard

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Rusty

John Laughlin

John Laughlin

Woody

Elizabeth Gorcey

Elizabeth Gorcey

Wendy Jo

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Ethel McCormack

Jim Youngs

Jim Youngs

Chuck

Creative team

Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written by: Dean Pitchford
Produced by: Craig Zadan
Lewis J. Rachmil

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