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One of the era defining films of the 80's
Kevin Bacon's signature film ... Footloose ... that spawned the soundtrack that plays at most 80's nights parties. A very young Sarah Jessica Parker is in the cast... and over 20 years later a viewer still undertands why the anthem "Let's Hear it For the Boy" is a perfect fit for the plot.

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One of the 80's best movies, and one of the best dance movies ever
From looking at Kevin Bacon's later career, you'd never imagine he could really dance. But he did indeed do most of the dancing in this movie (everything but the gymnastics). Perhaps moreso even than Flashdance, this movie highlighted the mid-80's period when contemporary dance was at its hottest. The cinematography for the choreography was certainly more coherent and easier to follow than Flashdance.

What also sets this apart from other dance movies was the quality of the plot. As simple the small town teen rebellion plot may seem, compare this to the cliches or drudgery of later dance movies. It also helped that many of the big name actors in this movie brought their best performances. This was the movie which really kick-started Kevin Bacon's career (and made him a teen heartthrob for a couple of years). But John Lithgow's emotional journey and eventual change of heart carries the movie as much as the dance scenes do.

By setting the entire movie in a small town in Utah (Lehi, to be exact. Many of the landmarks in the movie actually exist and still stand today.), it helped give the conservative small town seem more believable.

One can't talk about Footloose without mentioning the soundtrack.
There isn't a child of the 80's who doesn't know that uplifting and catchy titular track. Many people forget that Kenny Loggins was considered a folk/hippie rocker before this soundtrack came out (half of Loggins and Messina). But like Queen before him, this movie made him the unofficial rock theme tune writer of Hollywood for a period in the mid-80's-- both Caddyshack movies, and Top Gun all produced Top 10 hits for Loggins.

Speaking of which, this movie produced no less than 6 Top 10 hits: "Almost Paradise", "Let's Hear it For the Boy", "Footloose", "Hurts So Good", "Holding Out For a Hero" (it was the first appearance of this song in a movie, but wouldn't be the last), and "Waiting For a Girl Like You".

If only every dance was made and presented this well.

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