Plot & Details
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 rock & roll and dancing.
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Genre(s): Drama,Musicals,Romance
- Run Time: 107min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 02/17/1984
- DVD Release Date: 10/08/2002
- Distributor(s): Paramount
- Director(s): Herbert Ross
- Starring: Kevin Bacon , Lori Singer , John Lithgow , Dianne Wiest , Chris Penn
- Themes: Religious Zealotry,Fish Out of Water,High School Life,Small-Town Life,Authority Figures [k],New Kid in Town,Culture Clash,Fighting the System
- Tone: Passionate,Rousing,Sentimental,Warm
- Keywords: church,dance [art],daughter,midwestern,rurality,small-town,teenagers
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Song | Kenny Loggins | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Song | Dean Pitchford | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Song | Tom Snow | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Original Song | Dean Pitchford | Nominated |
| 1984 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Original Song | Kenny Loggins | Nominated |
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