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He reads off various Bible passages shown to him by Ariel, which all pinpoint moments that dance was used as a form of celebration or worship. Anyone placed in such a situation in real life would be understandably nervous. Kevin Bacon has even admitted that he gets nervous about speaking in public. Those nerves must have spiked when he shot the city council scene, because he broke out in hives while he was filming it! You would never notice though, because he powered through the scene like a champ.

The two were merely 12 years apart in age. We never would have guessed that! We hope you learned something new from this! Which one of these seven facts about Footloose surprised you the most? Guess the truth really is stranger than fiction!

The even more surprising thing? Madonna and Haviland Morris auditioned for the role of Ariel Moore. Kevin Bacon sheepishly admits in interviews that five different people "wore the suit", i. Michael Cimino was originally hired as director. Hollywood scribe Dean Pitchford penned this movie.

His last big movie before this was Fame; for which he co-wrote the lyrics with composer Michael Gore. None of the stars in this movie are professional dancers. Christopher Atkins was originally signed to play Ren McCormack. This is the first movie that John Lithgow has played a preacher. The second time was in the movie Kinsey Coincidentally, in both movies he is seen at the beginning of each movie preaching to a congregation about the corrupt values of that period's society. Michael Cimino's proposed re-imagination of the film was said to be a musical-comedy inspired by The Grapes of Wrath The other films of the Triple F are Fame and Flashdance Although based on the true story of banned dancing in tiny Elmore City, OK, Dean Pitchford actually did research on small-town high school life in nearby Ardmore, OK, a town of about 25, Pitchford spent time at one of the city's high schools Ardmore HS interviewing students and spending time socializing with them after school hours.

Dancing, however, never had been banned by the city or the largest school district in Ardmore. John Lithgow voiced Lord Farquaad in Shrek Martha Quinn unsuccessfully auditioned for a role in this movie. Herbert Ross choreographed Funny Girl along with many other Hollywood musicals.

He also directed another homespun ode to Americana, Steel Magnolias, five years later; which was another big hit for him. Although behind the scenes he was accused of being a very cruel taskmaster and bullying his leading ladies. John Lithgow was in the reboot, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Spoilers The trivia item below may give away important plot points. In the scene where Reverend Shaw shows Ren a picture of his deceased son Bobby, John Lithgow showed a photograph of his real son.

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Favorite Movies. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Classic tale of teenage rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren McCormack and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small Midwestern town, he's in for a real case of culture shock.

Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. However, there is one small pleasure: Ariel Moore, a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. And a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople.

Fast-paced drama is filled with such now-famous hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy". One kid. One town. One chance. Did you know Edit. Trivia Loosely based on events that took place in the small, rural, and extremely religious farming town of Elmore City, Oklahoma in Dancing had been banned for nearly ninety years, until a group of high school teenagers challenged it.

Goofs When the brick is thrown into Ren's home, it is tossed through the front ground-floor window. In the next scene, the brick is found by the family in the girls bedroom, which appears to be on the second floor.

Directly following this, Ren is seen sitting in the living room by the front door. This should be the room that the brick ended up in, considering its position - but it isn't. Quotes Ren : You like Men at Work? Ren : Men at Work. Alternate versions CBS edited 10 minutes from this film for its network television premiere. User reviews Review. Top review. Gotta Cut Loose for Kevin Bacon. Aw, come on IMDb'ers, why the low rating? Where's your sense of loyalty? I can't hear that Kenny Loggins title song and see those pairs of dancing feet during the opening credits without sitting down to watch this whole movie.

And even if it's largely to make fun of it, I still love it for old times' sake. Kevin Bacon is the tough city kid stuck in some podunk Midwest town where dancing has been outlawed.

John Lithgow is the preacher who serves as Bacon's arch nemesis; Lori Singer is the preacher's daughter who has a hankering for the new dangerous kid.