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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Dean Pitchford (written by)
Release Date:
17 February 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
One kid. One town. One chance. more
Plot:
A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 nominations
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(199 articles)
Kenny Ortega on exiting 'Footloose' remake: 'It was not planned'
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 28 October 2009, 4:51 PM, PDT)
Ortega leaves his 'Footloose'
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 October 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
(From EW.com - Hollywood Insider. 28 October 2009, 4:51 PM, PDT)
Ortega leaves his 'Footloose'
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 October 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
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Dance Machine
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Bacon | ... | Ren McCormack |
 | Lori Singer | ... | Ariel Moore |
 | John Lithgow | ... | Reverend Shaw Moore |
 | Dianne Wiest | ... | Vi Moore |
 | Chris Penn | ... | Willard Hewitt (as Christopher Penn) |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Rusty |
 | John Laughlin | ... | Woody |
| Elizabeth Gorcey | ... | Wendy Jo |
 | Frances Lee McCain | ... | Ethel McCormack |
| Jim Youngs | ... | Chuck Cranston |
| Douglas Dirkson | ... | Burlington Cranston |
| Lynne Marta | ... | Lulu Warnicker |
| Arthur Rosenberg | ... | Wes Warnicker |
| Timothy Scott | ... | Andy Beamis |
| Alan Haufrect | ... | Coach Roger Dunbar |
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1983) |
USA:R (original rating) |
UK:12A (re-rating) (2007) |
UK:PG (cinema rating) (cut) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:12
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Tom Cruise and Rob Lowe were both slated to play the lead. The casting directors were impressed with Cruise because of the famous underwear dance sequence in Risky Business (1983), but he was unavailable for the part because he was filming All the Right Moves (1983). Lowe auditioned three times and had dancing ability and the "neutral teen" look that the director wanted, but he pulled his knee, and the injury prevented him from taking the part. After watching Diner (1982), the director had to convince the producers to go with Kevin Bacon.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Directly after Vi, Ariel's mother, says "Elenore, sit down!" in the city counsel scene, the camera turns to Ariel. Next to Ariel, a student is clapping his hands, but all sound has been dubbed out the shot.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Totally Awesome (2006) (TV)
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Never
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City boy moves to small town and doesn't fit in. A film based on the same old story that follows the same old lines yet somehow manages to make you enjoy. Nothing new happens in this movie but you will watch with a smile on your face (especially during Kev's big drinking/dancing scene.) A great representation of what an 80s flick is all about.