Dancin' dude, rebel preacher's daughter, uptight preacher...

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2004)

this is one of those great Kevin Bacon movies!!! if there is ever such a thing as a "career movie"...this would be it for Kevin. Kevin played the "rebel teen" to a T!!! and he had Ariel (Lori Singer) on his side. Lori played the preacher's daughter (I think this character was cause for the term "church brat"!) and John Lithgow did a rock-solid job of playing Shaw Moore, the southern pastor who had a field day with the law against dancing and rock music. this movie also serves as a great reminder that NO ONE in the church (ministry or otherwise) is perfect. and this was also a HUGE career "step up" from "square pegs" for Sarah Jessica Parker. She played the "life of the party" girl Rusty (btw...who would name their daughter "Rusty"????). Chris Penn was hilarious as the non-dancing Willard (shoot I thought he was Alex Winter from the Bill and Ted movies!!!!)
KUDOS!