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For the musical, see Footloose (musical). Footloose is a musical based on the 1984 movie of the same name. For the title song by Kenny Loggins from this movie, see Footloose (song). Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter " Footloose " is a single by Kenny Loggins which spent three weeks at number one March 31 - April 14 1984 on the U
Footloose

Film poster for Footloose
Directed by Herbert Ross
Produced by Lewis J. Herbert Ross ( May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American Film director, producer, Choreographer Rachmil
Craig Zadan
Written by Dean Pitchford
Starring Kevin Bacon
Lori Singer
Dianne Wiest
John Lithgow
Ashleigh Tobon
Music by Tom Snow
Jim Steinman
Kenny Loggins
Nigel Harrison
Mark Mothersbaugh
Jamshied Sharifi
Cinematography Ric Waite
Editing by Paul Hirsch
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) February 17, 1984
Running time 107 min. Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami Florida, USA) is an American Executive producer, director, and Writer Dean Pitchford (born July 29, 1951 in Honolulu Hawaii, US) is a Songwriter, screenwriter director Actor, and novelist Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Lori Singer (born November 6 1957 is an American actress and cellist. Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr Thomas Righter Snow is an American Songwriter for singers and films or TV James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1 1947 in New York City New York is an American record producer Composer, and lyricist responsible for several hit songs Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter Nigel Harrison (born 18 April 1951, in Stockport, Cheshire, England) is a Musician, and best known as the bass Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American Musician, Composer, Singer and painter. Jamshied Sharifi was born October 17, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas to an Iranian father and an American mother Paul Hirsch is an American motion picture editor. After graduating from Columbia he began to pursue a career in editing Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $8,200,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $80,000,000 (USA) (sub-total)
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Footloose is a 1984 film that tells the story of Ren McCormack (played by Kevin Bacon), a teenager who was raised in Chicago. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. McCormack moves to a small town where the town government has banned dancing and rock music. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Ren and his classmates want to have a senior prom with music and dancing. They must figure out a way to get around the law and Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) who makes it his mission in life to keep the town free from dancing and rock music. John Arthur Lithgow (ˈlɪθɡoʊ̪ born October 19, 1945) is an American Actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dr The movie was loosely based on events that took place in the tiny, rural farming community of Elmore City, Oklahoma. Elmore City is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Much of the film was filmed in Utah County. Utah County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 368536 and by 2007 was estimated at 483702

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Description

Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay (and most of the music) for Footloose, Herbert Ross directed the movie, and Paramount Pictures co-produced and distributed it. Herbert Ross ( May 13, 1927 – October 9, 2001) was an American Film director, producer, Choreographer Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Footloose also starred Lori Singer (Madonna auditioned for the role of Ariel) as Reverend Moore's independent daughter Ariel and Dianne Wiest as Vi, the Reverend's devoted yet sympathetic wife. Lori Singer (born November 6 1957 is an American actress and cellist. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won Footloose is one of the earliest film appearances of Square Pegs star Sarah Jessica Parker as Ariel's friend Rusty – for which she was nominated for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama at the Sixth Annual Youth in Film Awards – and Chris Penn as Willard Hewitt, Ren's best friend, who doesn't know how to dance until Ren teaches him. Square Pegs was a CBS comedy television series that aired during the 1982 - 1983 season Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American Actress and producer with a portfolio of Television, Film Christopher Shannon Penn ( October 10 1965 &ndash January 24 2006) was an American Film and Television

Cast

Original Sound Track

Two songs from the movie, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams both hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received 1985 Academy Award nominations for Best Music (Original Song). Moving Pictures was a Rock music band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1978 that became popular in the 1980s " Footloose " is a single by Kenny Loggins which spent three weeks at number one March 31 - April 14 1984 on the U Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter " Let's Hear It for the Boy " was the second number-one song for both Deniece Williams and the soundtrack to the feature film Footloose. Deniece "Niecy" Williams (born June 3, 1950) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Songwriter and Record Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The song "Footloose" also received a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner

The movie's soundtrack was released in compact cassette, gramophone record, and compact disc format. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound A gramophone A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The soundtrack was also re-released on compact disc for the 15th anniversary of the film. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio The re-release included four new songs: "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by Quiet Riot, "Hurts So Good" by John Cougar Mellencamp, "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner, and the extended 12" remix of "Dancing in the Sheets". Quiet Riot was an American heavy metal band whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s Glam " Hurts So Good " was a number two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a number one hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1982 by American John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a "Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a Song by British - American rock band Foreigner. Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, The soundtrack includes two rock singles, the title song by Kenny Loggins and "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, three R&B singles, "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams, "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff, and "Dancing In the Sheets" by Shalamar and the love theme "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno from Loverboy and Ann Wilson from Heart. Footloose is the original soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture Footloose. Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter "Holding Out for a Hero" is a song by Bonnie Tyler that was originally released in 1984 and appeared on the Soundtrack to the film Footloose Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. Deniece "Niecy" Williams (born June 3, 1950) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Songwriter and Record " Somebody's Eyes " is a song from the movie Footloose (1984 and was later used in the musical version Karla Bonoff (born 27 December 1952) in Santa Monica, California, is an American Singer-songwriter, primarily known Shalamar, ˈʃæləmɑːr was an American Music group of the 1970s and 1980s that was originally a Disco -driven Mike Reno (né Joseph Michael Rynoski, born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian Musician and Lead singer of Loverboy Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary Alberta. Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego California) is the lead singer and Flute player of Heart. Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia The film was later released in VHS, Laserdisc and DVD formats, Some of the music for the songs where composed by people such as Sammy Hagar, Eric Carmen, Jim Steinman and Kenny Loggins and the soundtrack went on to sell over 9 million copies in the USA. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, U James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1 1947 in New York City New York is an American record producer Composer, and lyricist responsible for several hit songs Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter

Filming Locations

The film was made at various locations in Utah County. Utah County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 368536 and by 2007 was estimated at 483702 The high school and tractor scenes were filmed in and around Payson, Utah. Payson is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo &ndash Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area The church scenes were filmed in American Fork, Utah. American Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the The steel mill was the Geneva Steel mill. Geneva Steel was a Steel mill located in Vineyard Utah, founded during World War II to enhance national steel output The final sequence is filmed in Lehi, Utah, with the Lehi Roller Mills featured in the final sequence. Lehi (ˈliːhаɪ is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States.

Reception

The film, despite mixed critical reviews, nonetheless grossed approximately $80,000,000 in domestic box office. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue [1]

Musical version

Main article: Footloose (musical)

A musical version of Footloose that features many of the same songs from the movie is played at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End. Footloose is a musical based on the 1984 movie of the same name. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" The musical is generally faithful to the film version, with some slight differences in the story and characters.

Remake

Slated for a 2009 release, Paramount Pictures has announced plans to remake Footloose. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Zac Efron will be the lead in the new movie. Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American Actor and Singer. [2]

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References

  1. ^ Footloose (1984) - Box office / business
  2. ^ http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Zac-Efron-Brings/800018364

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