Tuesday, January 22, 2013

FOOTLOOSE !

Footloose is a 1984 American musical-drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), an upbeat Chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister (John Lithgow), dancing and rock music have been banned.
The film is loosely based on events that took place in the small, rural, and religious community of Elmore City, Oklahoma.[1]


Ren McCormack (Bacon), a teenager raised in Chicago, moves with his mother to the small town of Bomont to live with his aunt and uncle. Soon after arriving, Ren makes a friend named Willard, and from him learns the city council has banned dancing and rock music. He soon begins to fall for a rebellious girl named Ariel, who has a boyfriend, Chuck Cranston, and an overprotective father, Reverend Shaw Moore (Lithgow), an authority figure in the town.
After trading insults with Ariel's boyfriend, Ren is challenged to a game of chicken involving tractors, and despite having never driven one before, he wins. Rev. Moore mistrusts Ren, forbidding Ariel to see him. Ren and his classmates want to do away with the no dancing law and have a senior prom.
Ren goes before the city council and reads several Bible verses to cite scriptural support for the worth of dancing to rejoice, exercise, or celebrate. Although Rev. Moore is moved and tries to get them to abolish the law, the council votes against him. Moore's wife is supportive of the movement, and explains to Moore he cannot be everyone's father, and that he is hardly being a father to Ariel. She also says that dancing and music are not the problem. Moore soon has a change of heart after seeing some of the townsfolk burning books that they think are dangerous to the youth. Realizing the situation has gotten out of hand, Moore stops the burning.
On Sunday, Rev. Moore asks his congregation to pray for the high school students putting on the prom, which is set up at a grain mill outside of town. Moore and his wife are seen outside, dancing for the first time in years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSXtZPKms4

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

A vaguely familiar story.....

Anonymous said...

its not even vaguely familiar. its reality unfortunately here now.
you havent met the fun police yet or seen them shutting down a dance party.
the only thing missing is the religious element.

Anonymous said...

hey! turn the music up and the cops down......

Anonymous said...

"Cut your hair. Get a job. And go to church".
Direct quote from Tofino's Finest.

Anonymous said...

Tough guys don't dance

Anonymous said...

once its no longer possible to dance at parties, the legion, social functions, etc. we can be like whistler with its escort services.
dancing will be permitted in lodging rooms only with an escort as long as the escort has a business license, theres no alcohol involved, and a video surveillance device is monitored by the fun police to insure no one smiles or laughs.

Anonymous said...

oh no. now we need to hire a director of escort services....