Footloose is one of those films I've been meaning to see for quite some time but just never got round to doing so. I've heard most of the songs and amazingly know quite a lot of the words to them but for some strange reason that has often escaped me I have never actually seen the film - that ... Read review
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portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid morality. When city-boy Ren McCormick (Kevin Bacon) finds himself in an uptight Midwestern town...
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Advantages: Great soundtrack and dancing Disadvantages: Not for you if you're not a fan of musicals
Footloose is one of those films I've been meaning to see for quite some time but just never got round to doing so. I've heard most of the songs and amazingly know quite a lot of the words to them but for some strange reason that has often escaped me I have never actually seen the film - that is of course until last week.
With some HMV vouchers I had earned from a survey site I am a member of I decided that it was high time I actually ... ...end.
Footloose was released in 1984 and stars Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer as Ren McCormack and Ariel Moore respectively. The film is a musical that combines fantastic singing and dancing into a strangely touching story about a town in which dancing is forbidden.
Ren is a city boy fond of singing, dancing and generally having a good time but the small town to which he has just moved shares none of his taste. That isn't ... more
Footloose is one of those films I've been meaning to see for quite some time but just never got round to doing so. I've heard most of the songs and amazingly know quite a lot of the words to them but for some strange reason that has often escaped me I have never actually seen the film - that is of course until last week.
With some HMV vouchers I had earned from a survey site I am a member of I decided that it was high time I actually bought and watched Footloose and so that's exactly what I did and it arrived on my doorstep early last week. I eventually got around to watching it two nights ago and thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Footloose was released in 1984 and stars Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer as Ren McCormack and Ariel Moore respectively. The film is a musical that combines fantastic singing and dancing into a strangely touching story about a town in which dancing is forbidden.
Ren is a city boy fond of singing, dancing and generally having a good time but the small town to which he has just moved shares none of his taste. That isn't to say that many of the teens living there do not wish to just let themselves go but in this small town in the west dancing and popular music is strictly forbidden. This sudden change in culture is more than a shock for the streetwise Ren but there is one consolation and that consolation comes in the form of Ariel Moore. The only problem here however is that Ren's father is the minister who is responsible for keeping the town dancing free.
Not ever being one to conform especially when that conformity means giving up everything that he has come to be so accustomed to Ren is ready to fight back and with the idea of a Senior Prom lingering at the back of his mind he sets to work. The town's teens rally around him despite the widespread adult disagreement. Ren knows that he is just one boy and that this is just one town but he also knows that he has just one chance to revitalise the town and raise the spirit of the somewhat repressed townsfolk.
Footloose is an utterly brilliant foot tapping and heart-thumping musical. It is relatively fast paced from the beginning yet has in my opinion quite clever plotline for a musical style film. This storyline of somewhat complex issues at times is cleverly interwoven with some tremendous musical classics such as "Let's hear it for the boy" and the title track "Footloose".
The acting throughout is also of a very high standing. Lori Singer is wonderful as the oppressed Ariel that breaks loose at every moment she feels she is unwatched. John Lithgow is also brilliant as the ever-preaching town minister and really plays his role with tremendous conviction that the audience eventually end up feeling sorry for him. Dianne Wiest as his wife Vi also puts in a great performance and contrasts him wonderfully. He is loud and somewhat brash whereas she is quite and supportive yet still holds onto the right to stand up for what she believes in when she feels it is necessary.
Despite these great performances it is of course Kevin Bacon as the rebellious Ren McCormack that steals the show. From the moment he steps onto the screen he captures our attention and holds our gaze throughout the films duration. His dancing ability is fantastic and really captures your imagination as you watch it. Bacon however wasn't originally expected to play the role, as both Tom Cruise and Rob Lowe were seen as having better dancing abilities than he. Unfortunately Cruise was unavailable to film due to other commitments and a knee injury on Lowe's part ruled him out too. This led director Herbert Ross to have to persuade producers to go with Bacon. In my opinion I think that Bacon should have been the first choice because I simply cannot see either of the other two in such a role.
Now I'm a definite musical fan and have seen my fair share of musical style films but I must say that I haven't enjoyed one so much for quite a while and will definitely be watching Footloose again in the neat future.
Advantages: very good film very interesting great array of wonderful actors Disadvantages: none
this is a great film these are the different characters involved and what they bring to this amazing film. KEVIN BACON plays Ren Mac-Cormack a teenager raised in Chicago who moves to a small town were basically anything good or fun is banned and this unfortunately includes two things he has great enthusiasm and great passion towards which is music and dancing they were banned by the strict Reverend Shaw Moore. Its not long into the time Ren has moved ... ...feel unwelcome with there outdated beliefs. When he disagrees with one woman's views on a book called slaughter house five after she voices her concerns to the reverent saying slaughter house five isn't that a awful name to which Ren replies its a great book slaughter house five its a classic only to get a rather defensive reply when she says maybe in another town its a classic unable to set her strict views aside and completely discounting Rens ...
danielleg1989 19.09.2009
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Advantages: Fabulous Feelgood Film Disadvantages: None whatsoever!
...pull off an enjoyable watch. Footloose has the power to get you involved in the story and gets your memories flowing all at the same time. There were times when I wanted to be in the film actually, it has such a powerful feel good atmosphere about it. The tractor chicken race is especially fabulous with Ren and Chuck facing off in tractors to the theme of Bonnie Tyler's "I need a hero". Fantastic! My cheeks were hurting by the end of it, from such ... ...rebellious preachers daughter is fantastic. I read she beat Madonna to get the role and I am very pleased. I love Madonna, but she is a singer, not an actress and she would have spoilt this film so badly. Lori Singer, for me had a touch of class in her looks, tall and delicate, yet bold and brash at the same time. The inevitable romance with Bacon is done at a tantalising pace and a few classic one-liners, like when she says to Bacon "Do you wanna ...
wendybull 02.06.2006
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Advantages: good actors, good music Disadvantages: it's a dance movie ;-)
First of all I have to say sorry for my English. My name is Marion and I come from the german Ciao-community. Although I've been learning your language for more than eight years now I will never become perfect in speaking or writing it. So I hope you will understand everything ;-)
Actually I do not like this kind of films. I find Saturday Night Fever
die boring and Flashdance is also not much better. Just Dirty
Dancing pleases me still, even if ... ...ridiculous always dancing has to occur in these films?? * g * and if I had read the title "Footloose" with the description "dance film" in a program magazine I certainly would not have watched the film anytime!
But how did I come to this film? Now, sometimes I saw the videoclip on the transmitter VH-1 once to the Song "Footloose" from
Kenny Loggins. The song pleased me and fastly I found out that it belongs to the
Soundtrack of the movie "Footloose". ...
shily 05.03.2003
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Advantages: Fun flim filled with danceing! Disadvantages: Very 80's!
I feel as though I have neglected Ciao for a while now, so I have decided to write a new review:
Foot loose: staring Kevin bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne West and John lithgow.
1984, Paramount Pictures, Director: Herbert Russ
Can you imagine worlds were Rock and Roll music, television and dancing was a sin! Well in the small town of Beaumont this is exactly what life is like. When new boy Ren (Kevin Bacon) arrives from Chicago I’m not sure who gets ... ...town dressed like David Bowie, music blaring from his car and turns the town on its head.
He is not the only rebel in the town, Ariel (Lori Singer) the reverends daughter has a little more than music on her mind when she sees new boy Ren. Rebelling against her father’s wishes she helps Ren plan a town dance.
There is a little more to this story than meets the eye, we discover that 5 years ago a group of kids headed out of town to watch a Rock and ...
LIZKEMPO 14.03.2004
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Advantages: great dancing, great characterisation, great vibe Disadvantages: I guess the plots thin but WHO CARES?!?!?!?!
This has to be one of the most underrated classic films of the 80's (although that probably sounds like an insult - it's not!). A youthful Kevin Bacon, who hasn't changed a bit in 15 years and still looks as fresh faced now as he did then. He is also still the most underrated actor in Hollywood alongside John Cusack (Remember the game "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon"). Right enough about the lovely Kev, let's talk about the film. Basic plot: City boy moves ... ...and instills major culture shock in the town. Romances daughter (Lori Singer) of local vicar (John Lithgow of "3rd Rock From the Sun fame), who was responsible for the change in laws after the death of his son. This makes him even more unpopular. Undeterred he incites the students into holding a prom (they eventually get round the laws by hosting it in a neighbouring town), which pits the students against the adults. Still of course this is Hollywood, ...
2Good2BTrue 13.07.2000
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Advantages: 80s fun, cheesy dancing, good music Disadvantages: Feels a bit dated, predictable
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Audio Commentary with Kevin Bacon - Recorded in retrospect, Bacon goes into a lot of personal detail about his experiences with the film and the difficulties he had with the dancing amongst other things. For most of the time Bacon delivers a scene specific, light hearted commentary but suffers from long periods of silence when Bacon has nothing to say.
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FOOTLOOSE
"Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormick played by Kevin Bacon, a Chicago native who finds himself stuck in the small town of Bomont after his father leaves both him and his mother. Once they arrive in Bomont Ren find out that dancing has been banned by the Reverend Shaw Moore plyed by John Lithgo, someone who believes that the presence of rock music will lead to the downfall of the children in this rural town. His daughter Ariel is the most rebellious girl in town, as well as the object of Ren's desire, although almost as soon as Arial comes on the scene you get the distinct feeling that she wants him just as badly. At the same time Ariel is forced into a battle with her father over the right to dance and have fun. Ariel helps Ren find passages in the bible to convince her father to let them hold a dance at the edge ...
A big-city boy moves, with his mother, to a small town where rock music and dancing are banned. He sets out to persuade the local people to change their hostile attitudes.
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DVD
Studio(s)
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DIST. SERVICES
Release date
07/10/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
PHE 8245
Barcode
5014437824530
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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Review
"...[Bacon is] superb....Dianne Wiest is terrific..." (Variety, 15/02/1984)
DVD Description
This classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small midwestern town, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however: Ariel (Lori Singer), a troubled but lovely blonde--who also has a jealous boyfriend. In fact, it is Ariel's dad (John Lithgow), a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle. Ren's pent-up frustrations cause a confrontation with Rev. Shaw Moore and the local town council as he takes on the small-town establishment struggling to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople. Herb Ross's fast-paced drama is filled with such hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy."
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