Four decades ago a film was released in cinemas that today's young people should also know and have seen. The opportunity to do so will now be available from February 15th, when the classic “Footloose” will finally land directly on Netflix. What many people don't know is that a completely different, now famous Hollywood star was actually supposed to take on the leading role instead of Kevin Bacon.
Also who “Footloose” If you've never seen it before, you'll definitely know Kenny Loggins' theme song of the same name. Still a must at every wedding and every 80s party today. Not only those who love the song should have seen the film at least once.
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Netflix grabs “Footloose” – watch it!
Netflix subscribers receive this from February 15, 2024 Opportunity – a must for film lovers (watch on Netflix). If you don't have a Netflix subscription, you have to rent or buy the film individually (watch it on Amazon). Paramount+ customers can currently also watch “Footloose,” where the film is also available as a streaming flat rate (watch Paramount+).
You just have to sing along to this soundtrack:
By the way, the content of the film relates partly based on true events. In Elmore City, a small town in Oklahoma, there was actually a ban on dancing since the end of the 19th century. In 1980, teenagers in the city protested against the law for the first time – with success.
“Footloose” was certainly the big breakthrough for lead actor Kevin Bacon, but he wasn’t actually supposed to get the role of Ren McCormack. None other than Tom Cruise was originally intended for this. But that was prevented. Rob Lowe couldn't take on the role either, so Kevin Bacon ended up being the third choice.
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What the critics are ashamed of, the viewer grabs
“Footloose” received only mixed reviews from the media. On Rotten Tomatoes it's only a meager 53 percent. In words it sounds like this (translated): “There isn’t much dancing, but what is there is great. The rest of the time, Footloose is a nice lump of trashy teenage cheese.”
Just the right taste for the actual viewers, because they showed up much more positive 71 percent impressed by the film. The IMDb rating of 6.6 is also more than just solid.
That's just how it is with cult films. What the critics don't like, the viewer enjoys even more. Now Netflix is taking action and is passing on the appetizer from the eighties directly to its own subscribers.