June 29, 2008
Kevin Bacons shining moment? I dont know but i still watch this one I catch it on TV. Fun movie.
Kevin Bacon,
Lori Singer,
John Lithgow,
Dianne Wiest,
Chris Penn
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In this lively adolescent-oriented musical, a city kid attempts to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town. Once there, he ends up leading the repressed teenagers into a rebel... read more
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Release Date: February 17, 1984
Keywords:
80's,
kevin bacon,
john lithgow,
sarah jessica,
chris penn,
Kevin Bacon ,
Sarah Jessica Parker,
John Lithgow ,
Chris Penn
DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002
Stats: 10,924 reviews
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May 10, 2012All he wanted to do was dance.
Excellent! One of the best 80's films ever made.. "Footloose" is a fun and very lighthearted motion picture that promises a good time and delivers. A film of enormous charm. It's about dancing but unlike many films about dancing it doesn't take its... read more -
November 3, 2011[My predicted rating: 2.5]
Just as they remake this film the original shows up on tv. A Classic 80's teen movie with lots of corny cliches. Boy meets girl, the town has banned music, boy brings music to the town for everybody to dance to.
A fun watch, if only to see a few re... read more -
October 16, 2011Footloose is an entertaining drama starring Kevin Bacon, and is one of the defining films of the 80's. The film focuses on a teen played by Kevin Bacon who moves to a small religious community who has banned dancing and rock music due to a horrible accident five years earlier. Fo... read more
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October 14, 2011fb733768972Footloose is a coming-of-age classic in my eyes, as the new kid on the block (Kevin Bacon) tries to fit in to a school where fights are a day-to-day routine. It is obviously predictable, but the story is so deeply heartwarming and charming that it becomes an irresistible celebrat... read more
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September 29, 2011FOOTLOOSE is an entertaining film. It has the brains and the beauty, the dance-y and the slow, the moves and the rhythm. It also has a nice plot, and it's one of those plots that is so brilliant that a choreographer, such as Kenny Ortega, would finish watching and immediately r... read more
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June 24, 2011One of the best 80's films! I feel completely in love with Kevin Bacon! A different storyline to which was refreshing! A must see! It's a classic!
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February 14, 2011This movie is about how a big city boy can make a big difference. Great music along with Chris Penn, Lori Singer, and adorable Kevin Bacon. This movie is a must see!!! I really do adore this movie! So great! :) Just a great 80s movie that me & my mom dance & sing along too :) I... read more
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January 17, 2011I know, it's a classic 80s teen movie, but I don't think it's all that great, personally. I mean who cares if they outlaw dancing? There are lots of other fun things to do. Other than the silly plot, I liked this movie, the actors are good, and there's some good music in the m... read more
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Critic Reviews
February 12, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
January 30, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Herbert Ross directed this odd but reasonably effective blend of rock music and didactic melodrama. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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... Full Review
October 10, 2011
Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
For such an iconic dance movie, Footloose is an odd bird of a movie with surprisingly little dancing. Full Review
October 3, 2011
James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
reignited the youth genre with the dynamics of music video aesthetics and has remained a cultural touchstone ever since Full Review
February 13, 2008
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
Footloose wasn't exactly a critical fave, but it didn't try to be hip and it had a relatively light touch, with recognizable human beings on the screen. Full Review
January 30, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The movie features some good dancing -- not nearly enough, however -- and a fine, understated performance by Lithgow in a role that might easily lend itself to caricature. Full Review
January 26, 2006
Time Out
A cynical and manipulative exercise with little feel for the teen culture it purports to celebrate. Full Review
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