I'm not positive I've ever seen the whole thing from start to finish! I'll look on streaming. Footloose still rips for everyone when it comes on at weddings and socials.
I’m with Holly, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the entire movie from start to finish! I remember seeing it playing in rooms across campus during college, and always laughing at some of the songs and how everyone in the movie was dancing. I never knew the meaning of the movie until several years later of course. The soundtrack definitely holds up though. What I noticed when reading this today is that the movie was released on my dad’s birthday, and I was just 7 years old at the time. So I wonder if my parents saw the movie and if they know the story behind it.
Beth, have you heard of or seen the movie “Shag”? Very similar story. I won’t say anything in case you haven’t seen it yet, but it’s one of my favorites and definitely worth watching!
Thanks, Kim. Like you, I was too young to see it in the theatre - but remember it playing on TV during the weekend afternoons (like so many movies of that era). Of course, those were the edited for TV versions!
And I have seen Shag - Phoebe Cates and Annabeth Gish and Bridget Fonda come to mind. But that's another one I saw on video a loooooooong time ago, so please don't quiz me on the plot! :)
I'm not positive I've ever seen the whole thing from start to finish! I'll look on streaming. Footloose still rips for everyone when it comes on at weddings and socials.
I watched it on Paramount+ - and you're right about the theme song. It holds up!
I’m with Holly, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the entire movie from start to finish! I remember seeing it playing in rooms across campus during college, and always laughing at some of the songs and how everyone in the movie was dancing. I never knew the meaning of the movie until several years later of course. The soundtrack definitely holds up though. What I noticed when reading this today is that the movie was released on my dad’s birthday, and I was just 7 years old at the time. So I wonder if my parents saw the movie and if they know the story behind it.
Beth, have you heard of or seen the movie “Shag”? Very similar story. I won’t say anything in case you haven’t seen it yet, but it’s one of my favorites and definitely worth watching!
Thanks, Kim. Like you, I was too young to see it in the theatre - but remember it playing on TV during the weekend afternoons (like so many movies of that era). Of course, those were the edited for TV versions!
And I have seen Shag - Phoebe Cates and Annabeth Gish and Bridget Fonda come to mind. But that's another one I saw on video a loooooooong time ago, so please don't quiz me on the plot! :)