Footloose is a 1984 American musical-drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack , an upbeat Chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister , 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. Ren McCormack , 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 , 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 not knowing how to drive a tractor, 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.
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| Release date: | February 17, 1984 |
| Directed by: | Herbert Ross |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 107 Minutes |
| Producer: | Craig Zadan, Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Editor: | Paul Hirsch |
| Music by: | Tom Snow, Jim Steinman, Kenny Loggins |
| Cinematography: | Ric Waite |
| Screenplay by: | Dean Pitchford |
| Estimated budget: | $8,200,000 |
| Genre: | Musical |