Footloose jumps with spirit, dazzling dance numbers and an electrifying musical score. It portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid morality, when city-boy Ren McCormick (Kevin Bacon) finds himself in an uptight Midwestern town where dancing has been banned. Ren revolts with best friend Willard (Chris Penn) and the minister’s daughter (Lori Singer). A treasury of Top 10 songs-Kenny Loggins “Footloose,” Shalamar “Dancing In The Sheets,” Deniece Williams “Let’s Hear It For The Boy,” Bonnie Tyler “Holding Out for A Hero,” and the Footloose love theme, “Almost ParadiseDirector Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) pulled a winning movie out of this almost self-consciously archetypal tale of teenage rock rebellion. Kevin Bacon stars as a hip city kid who ends up in a Bible-belt town after his parents divorce. An ill fit for a conservative community where rock is frowned upon and dancing is forbidden, Bacon’s character rallies the kids and takes on the establishment. Between a good cast really embracing the drama of Dean Pitchford’s screenplay, and Ross’s imaginative, highly charged way of shooting the dance numbers, you can get lost in this all-ages confection, and you won’t even mind Kenny Loggins’s bubbly pop. Bonuses include one of John Lithgow’s best performances (a bit reminiscent of Jimmy Stewart), and Christopher Penn (who sure doesn’t look the same anymore) as a good-natured hick who learns to boogie. –Tom Keogh
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May 23, 2008
#1
this film was Boring.for all the street dancing&music where are African-Americans? it’s a cheap take on Breakin’,Flashdance,Fame,etc..Kevin Bacon is Okay.but this film is very FOrgettable.
May 23, 2008
#2
Does anybody notice that this movie is about a town that outlaws dancing? I mean Christ on a Cracker, this script actually went through executives that said, “Yeah, this movie is great, lets do this thing.” And how does a town that hasn’t been able to dance for 6 years so good at dancing. Go figure. Also the song footloose is the 2nd gayest song in the world (The First is Jitterbug by WHAM”). If I could give no stars I would, but unfortunately I cannot.
May 23, 2008
#3
This movie absolutely sucks. Yeah, the soundtrack is alright, but other than that this movie bored me out of my mind. If this is supposed to be ‘dance’ film, I fail to see how it’s supposed to be one. There’s hardly any dancing in it. The little bit of dancing that is shown isn’t even anything spectacular. Toward the end of the movie when everyone is at the prom, these wanksters come out and try to breakdance. No real skills at all. Skip “Footloose” at all costs. If you want to see some REAL breakdancing, see “Breakin’.”
May 23, 2008
#4
…and Bacon isn’t just for breakfast anymore! LOL Well, anyway, this move is pretty bad. The homoerotic overtones are about as subtle as a car crash…the church’s close-minded response to the young man who only wants to take his buddy out in the fields or in the empty gym and hold his hands and gyrate to “Let’s Hear It For the Boy”- man alive, give me a break! At least they weren’t wearing leg warmers, which is about the only 80′s fashion statement they failed to use and overuse in this flick. Sarah Jessica Parker shows us early on how un-talented she is, and the final scene, where kids who have heretofore never danced are able to look like the trendsetters on “Soul Train”- whatever genius thought this script up should definitely look into another line of work. I hear McDonalds is hiring.
May 24, 2008
#5
I was embarrassed in re-watching this movie how dated it was. The dancing is cheesy, really bad hair, bad music, and great actors like John Lithgow and Diane Wiest stuck in bad roles. Skip this one and watch “Streets of Fire.”