Footloose

Footloose is a 1984 film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest and John Lithgow.

Ren McCormick

• Dancing is not a crime.

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

• [last line] Hey, hey. What's this I see? I thought this was a party! LET'S DANCE!!!

Rev. Shaw Moore

• [first lines] And he is testing us! Every, every day, our Lord is testing us. If he wasn't testing us, how would you account for the sorry state of our society? For the crimes that plague the big cities of this country? When he could sweep this pestilence from the face of the earth with one mighty gesture of his hand. If our Lord wasn't testing us, how would you account for the proliferation these days of this obscene rock and roll music, with its gospel of easy sexuality and relaxed morality? If our Lord wasn't testing us, why, he could take all these pornographic books and albums, and turn them into one big fiery cinder like that! But how would that make us stronger for him? One of these days, my Lord is gonna come to me and ask me for an explanation for the lives of each and every one of you. And what am I gonna tell him on that day? That I was busy? That I was tired? That I was bored?! NO!! I can never let up! I welcome his test! I welcome this challenge from my Lord so that one day I can deliver all of you unto his hands, and when that day dawns, I don't wanna have to do any explaining! I don't want to be missing from your lives!

Others

• Ethel McCormick: [singing]
  Watching how the dust dances out the door
  Noticing my hands start to shake,
  Contemplating taking up smoking,
  Learning to be silent.

Dialogue

Chuck: I thought only pansies wore neckties.

Ren: See that? I thought only assholes used the word "pansy."

Theme song: "Footloose"

Lyrics by Kenny Loggins

I've got this feeling, that something's holding me down.

I'll hit the ceiling, and then I'll tear up this town!

And I gotta cut loose, footloose,

Kick off your Sunday shoes.