Footloose (1984 Audience Choice)
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Show Notes
In the finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 1984, we’re talking about this season’s audience choice pick, Herbert Ross’ Footloose. Directed by Herbert Ross from a screenplay by songwriter Dean Pitchford and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, Dianne Wiest and Sarah Jessica Parker, Footloose defeated Beat Street and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo in our audience choice poll of teen dance movies.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/footloose-1984), David Denby in New York Magazine, and Janet Maslin in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/17/movies/film-footloose-story-of-dancing-on-the-farm.html).
Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in next time for our 1984 season epilogue.