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Footloose is a 1984 American musical [4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. 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 ).
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow (among others), the lyrics by Dean Pitchford (with additional lyrics by Kenny Loggins ), and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie .
It was released in January 1984 as the first of two singles by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name (the other one being "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"). The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 , on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Loggins' only chart-topper, and was the first of two number-one hits from ...
In 1998, the Broadway cast of Footloose performed the song, for the 1998 Broadway musical based on the film. In 2011, Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes performed the song, for the 2011 remake of the original film. [18] Their cover was released on September 22, 2011 and was featured on the accompanying soundtrack. [19] [20]
Hours before prom night at Payson High School in Utah, actor Kevin Bacon returned to the campus, which was where 1984’s Footloose was filmed. “It’s been a long time – 40 years – that ...
Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the Paramount motion picture Footloose. The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984. [ 3 ]
During an appearance on Kevin Bacon’s podcast, “Six Degrees With Kevin Bacon,” the 59-year-old shared the story of his disastrous dance audition for the 1984 movie musical Footloose.
Footloose highlights a 1984 conservative town that outlaws music, dancing and "sinful" books.The parallels are strikingly similar to today's surge of book bans across schools and libraries, says ...