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Footloose (1984)
- Theatrical - Wide 1984-02-17
- Cast Kevin Bacon Lori Singer John Lithgow Dianne Wiest Chris Penn
- Directed by Herbert Ross
- Written by Dean Pitchford
Box Office Gross:
$80,035,402
Running Time:
107 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Paramount Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions
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Synopsis
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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