Footloose

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/17/1984

DVD Release Date:

10/08/2002

Run Time:

107min.

Starring:

Kevin Bacon , Lori Singer , John Lithgow , Dianne Wiest , Chris Penn

Director(s):

Herbert Ross

Distributor(s):

Paramount

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Drama,Musicals,Romance

Plot: In this lively adolescent-oriented musical, a city kid attempts to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town. Once there, he ends up leading the repressed teenagers into a rebellion against the town fathers, who have outlawed ... Read More

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