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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 .
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 the film. Billboard ranked it at the No. 4 song for 1984. [5] The song was very well received, and is one of the most recognizable songs recorded by Loggins.
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 ...
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.
Kevin Bacon is teasing how he plans to commemorate the anniversary of his iconic film, Footloose, which turns 40 in February. Talking with ET from the red carpet premiere of his new Netflix film ...
It was released in June 1984 as the second of two singles by Loggins from the film, Footloose that are included on the film's soundtrack. It charted at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 [1] and number 31 on the Canadian Hot 100. [2] The song was very well received, and is one of the most recognizable songs recorded by Loggins.
Here's her as Ariel in "Footloose": Paramount After a whirlwind decade, Singer stepped back from the spotlight for 20 years -- until she made her return in 2011 with a guest-starring role on Law ...