Footloose
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Release Date
- February 17, 1984
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Chris Penn , John Lithgow , Dianne Wiest , Lori Singer , Sarah Jessica Parker , Kevin Bacon
- Writers
- Dean Pitchford
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Footloose
- Budget
- $8.2 million
Summary
Footloose is a 1984 musical drama starring Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormack, a young man who moves from Chicago to a small town where dancing is banned. Ren, his crush Ariel (Lori Singer), and other teenagers join forces to fight for their right to express themselves through music.
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