Paramount Pictures released Footloose to theaters on February 17, 1984. Herbert Ross directs the film which stars Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, and John Lithgow. ‘Footloose’ Synopsis Ren is a teenager that moves to a small religious town with his single mom. They move because apparently Ren’s mom can’t afford to live where the white people live in Chicago so she goes to a dying rural town that has banned dancing. This guarantees where there will be no black people in this town to start a new life. And there are literally no black people in this town, find one, I dare you. Ren is a dancer/gymnast/cool guy, but he is new and as an outsider he has to prove himself the way real men do – playing chicken on tractors. When he gets angry he cools off by stripping, drinking beer, and doing some dancenastics. Whether it is because he drives a girlie yellow bug while listening to quiet riot, because he wears a skinny tie to school, or because, no one likes a dancing queen, he just doesn’t fit in.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.