Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2003)

Along with Say Anything, I would say it is one of the best teen 80's dramas, and I wouldn't even describe as being of that genre. It starts by taking the teen angst storyline from Rebel Without A Cause and adds a twist of dogmatic puritan religious beliefs. And unlike Rebel, Footloose doesn't just focus on the angst and leave it unresolved; it demonstrates an opening of intergenerational diologue and tolerance. I would say that 2-4% of the script is cheesy, but overall very good and not very dated at all.