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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Youth Substance Use, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 10/08/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Musical, Rock Musical, Dance Film See Also: Footloose [Special Collector's Edition], Footloose [I Love the 80's Edition], Footloose [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint]

In this lively adolescent-oriented musical, a city kid attempts to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative backwater Midwestern town. Once there, he ends up leading the repressed teenagers into a rebellion against the town fathers, who have outlawed rock & roll and dancing. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Kevin Bacon - Ren McCormick
Lori Singer - Ariel
John Lithgow - Rev. Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest - Vi Moore
Chris Penn - Willard

Kevin Bacon stars in the toe tapping 1980s hit Footloose. Presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, this transfer is sub-par with an excessive amount of grain and dirt penetrating the image. While there are some sharp colors and black levels to be found, overall the image of Footloose is far below the work usually put into Parmaount's transfers. The soundtrack is presented in a newly remixed Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound track in English that utilizes both the front and rear speakers whenever the music score of pop soundtrack kicks in. Aside of throwing the Kenny Loggins title track through all of the speakers, this mix is generally front heavy with all aspects of the mix sounding clear and free of any hiss or distortion. Also included on this disc is a Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround mix in English, a Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo mix in French, and English and Spanish subtitles. Alas, as is the case with most recent Paramount DVD titles, this DVD is void of any and all extra features, making it a disappointing bare bones release. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide