Footloose
“The music is on his side.”
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
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Cast
49 people
Kevin Bacon
Ren
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
Lori Singer
Ariel
Known for
Warlock
The Man with One Red Shoe
John Lithgow
Rev. Shaw Moore
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dianne Wiest
Vi Moore
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Mule
Chris Penn
Willard
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Rush Hour
Sarah Jessica Parker
Rusty
Known for
Sex and the City
Hocus Pocus 2
John Laughlin
Woody
Known for
Crimes of Passion
The Lawnmower Man
Elizabeth Gorcey
Wendy Jo
Known for
Teen Wolf
Marcia Gay Harden
Dancer
Known for
Into the Wild
The Mist
Frances Lee McCain
Ethel McCormack
Known for
Gremlins
Back to the Future
Jim Youngs
Chuck
Known for
Youngblood
The Wanderers
Douglas Dirkson
Burlington Cranston
Known for
Eye of the Tiger
Herbert Ross Director · Dean Pitchford Screenplay Ric Waite Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $80M · Budget $8.2M · United States release February 17, 1984
Box office
Budget
$8,200,000
Worldwide gross
$80,035,402
Gross vs. budget
9.8×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
IndieProd Company Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 17, 1984
Physical
United States · February 17, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
July 7, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Finland
February 17, 1984 · Physical
France
May 9, 1984 · Theatrical
October 10, 2002 · Physical · DVD
January 25, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 31, 2012 · Digital
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
May 18, 1984 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
July 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Romania
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 2017 · Digital
Sweden
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 13, 1984 · Theatrical
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