Footloose (1984 film)
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Footloose is a 1984 American musical[4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross. 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).
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Directed by | Herbert Ross |
Written by | Dean Pitchford |
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Cinematography | Ric Waite |
Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
Music by | |
Production company | IndieProd |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.5 million[2] |
Box office | $80 million (domestic)[3] |
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The film received mixed reviews from the critics and was a box office success, grossing $80 million in North America, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 1984. The songs "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.