Footloose (1984 film)

Footloose
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHerbert Ross
Written byDean Pitchford
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRic Waite
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music by
Production
company
IndieProd
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 17, 1984 (1984-02-17)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.5 million[2]
Box office$80 million (domestic)[3]

Footloose is a 1984 American musical[4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn the ban on dancing instituted by the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow).

The film received mixed reviews from the critics and was a box office success, grossing $80 million in North America, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 1984. The songs "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

  1. ^ "Footloose (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. February 19, 1984. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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  4. ^ "Footloose (1984)". AllMovie. Retrieved January 11, 2023.