| Footloose | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Written by | Dean Pitchford |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| 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] |
Footloose is a 1984 American musical[4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. 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).
The film was released on February 17, 1984, by Paramount Pictures, and 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.
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