Footloose
February 1984
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Variety Staff
Essential to the result is young Kevin Bacon, superb in the lead part.
Dave Kehr
Herbert Ross directed this odd but reasonably effective blend of rock music and didactic melodrama.
A cynical and manipulative exercise with little feel for the teen culture it purports to celebrate.
Roger Ebert
Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly.
Janet Maslin
Like the rest of today's video-happy teen-age entertainments, Footloose doesn't expect to be watched closely or taken seriously. It wants to fill the screen with catchy music and pretty kids, and this it certainly accomplishes.
Wayne Kushnier
The Music Movie That Started It All From the opening credits (150 pairs of dancing feet) you know that you're in for a sweet ride. Blending perfectly matched songs to an amazing story based on fact, this showed the MTV crowd how to make movies. Stellar performances from new actors and a few veterans, there is little to fault anywhere in the show. It still holds its own after 30 years and there are not a helluva lot of movies that can make that claim! So go ahead and feel your feet start tapping again - it'll make you feel great. 'Nuff Said
Critic reviews
Dave Kehr
Herbert Ross directed this odd but reasonably effective blend of rock music and didactic melodrama.
A cynical and manipulative exercise with little feel for the teen culture it purports to celebrate.
Roger Ebert
Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly.
Janet Maslin
Like the rest of today's video-happy teen-age entertainments, Footloose doesn't expect to be watched closely or taken seriously. It wants to fill the screen with catchy music and pretty kids, and this it certainly accomplishes.
User reviews
The Music Movie That Started It All From the opening credits (150 pairs of dancing feet) you know that you're in for a sweet ride. Blending perfectly matched songs to an amazing story based on fact, this showed the MTV crowd how to make movies. Stellar performances from new actors and a few veterans, there is little to fault anywhere in the show. It still holds its own after 30 years and there are not a helluva lot of movies that can make that claim! So go ahead and feel your feet start tapping again - it'll make you feel great. 'Nuff Said
It was good Kevin bacon was awesome the girl was annoying
Best Must see for anyone who wants to go to a hip club with the lady
Cast and credits
Actors | Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Elizabeth Gorcey, Douglas Dirkson, Gene Pack |
Producers | Daniel Melnick, Lewis Rachmil, Craig Zadan |
Director | Herbert Ross |
Writers | Dean Pitchford |
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Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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Run time
107 minutes
Rating
PG
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