Footloose (1984 | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@DawnaJD]

After watching Kevin Bacon’s character make a new friend, Amber looking at J and saying “men are interesting” is pure comic gold. Cracked me right up.

[@brianmcmaster5112]

When I was in high school I hated this kid I met on the 1st day of school ,but 3 days later,we were best friends. Men are weird, lol

[@xejelah]

@@brianmcmaster5112 But, what changed? What happened in 3 days that made you go from No Way to he's Ok?

[@SmokeDogg11]

She's not wrong. 🤣

[@mongolordofdarkness]

Men build each other up. We push others to climb another rung of the ladder.

[@MrHws5mp]

Men test each other to see who they can rely on when sh1t gets real. Tease him, push him a bit, see how he reacts. If he takes it in his stride and pushes back, then he's probably strong enough (in body and character) to have your back. If he whines and bitches and shows weakness or runs crying to somebody else to fix it, then chances are he'll do the same when you need him to come through for you.

[@josephstrollo1413]

When I was a kid back in 1984 when this movie came out, there was a kid that I was best friends with named Tony. He took me to see this movie, and I had an awesome time I was born with cerebral palsy and was confined to a wheelchair still am to this day, this friend Tony never really cared about the disability and took me to see footloose. I felt like everybody else who just wanted to get up and dance and enjoy a movie. It was a great experience, a great memory and that friend and I are still best friends today, so when I see footloose, it reminds me of a wonderful time in my life where I wasn’t a disabled person I was just a person, it was a great time and a great film!

[@NOLAgenX]

Amber, you hit it correctly! GenX was very social. We hung out in person, enjoyed doing things with people, had conversations. There was no social media, no cell phones. It was a simpler, and I feel better time back then in the 80’s.

[@phillyphan1225]

Yes! In all fairness, we had no choice-we had to go out to see people and friends. Living in the city, we had “corners” and neighborhoods where whoever had a car drove us past and we would stop stop and hang out with people we knew, then move to another corner. Such good times!

[@woody4077]

Yupe going outside was mandatory back in 1980s and 1990s

[@brianmcmaster5112]

@@phillyphan1225 We had a rule, stay out as long as you want, but once those street lights come on, your ass better be home, lol.

[@MJ-kc8iz]

X-ers represent! Being social was a mandatory thing. Most small town parents wouldn't spring for a 2nd phone line and there were no cells. So it was either hang with friends, do after school activities, sports or a part time job. It's not like the parents would let you sit around on your tail all day. Good freaking times.

[@esclad]

As an 80s kid, I can say it was a truly special and a totally different existence. Every week the music charts were just full of what are now called classic songs. We were blessed with 80s cinema, so many classic movies. You had no choice but to socialise which was a good thing. I would turn the clock back for everyone if I could just so you could all experience how easy & care-free life was.

[@WaterandFireTarot]

We were definitely more social in the 80s. We didn’t have electronics, cell phones, social media. We had telephones, but we went out, we interacted. Those were the good old days. Class of ‘93.

[@shadowfrost__]

The song you asked about is Let's Hear it for the Boy by Denise Williams. The mom in this Diane Wiest is also the mom/avon lady in Edward Scissorhands and the mom in The Lost Boys. Also Willard is Chris Penn, his brother Sean Penn is Spicole from Fast Times.

[@erinfauss1854]

Don't forget Sarah Jessica Parker is married to Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller)

[@mhill781]

Sadly Chris Penn is no longer with us. One of his best films was Reservoir Dogs, definitely worth a view / reaction if you can get past the censoring.

[@kelly9876]

Diane Wiest was great in "Parenthood" with Steve Martin. They would love that movie.

[@youtubelar1415]

And to pu it in musical terms,Chris Penn used to be Madonna's brother-in-law .

[@abbafan1972]

Sarah Jessica Parker was also in “Hocus Pocus”.

[@Vinylrebel72]

We used to go to skating rinks and every Friday and Saturday night, we would meet up with friends, eat at the snack bar, play video games and roller skate…to all this music. We had a blast!

[@esclad]

One of the best movie soundtracks ever. Full of hits :)

[@jasonsabbath6996]

Yes!!! 100%!

[@lottelarsen2918]

Agree 🥰

[@kallen868]

Back in the day when you would call a local music station and request a song. I requested. "Let's Hear it for The Boy!"

[@laurabailey1054]

@@kallen868 I still have the soundtrack on vinyl

[@kallen868]

@@laurabailey1054 😍💖

[@frederickseltzerjr2170]

RIP Chris Penn (Sean's younger brother) who played "Rusty." As a child growing up in the 80s, this was one of the "must see" movies! Yes, Amber, there were towns even back in the 80s where dancing was banned.

[@joannelong8056]

*Willard. Who went out with Rusty.

[@sdjoker]

Dianne Wiest, the reverand's wife, is also the mom in Edward Scissorhands and The Lost Boys. Maybe that's why you recognize her.

[@esselleanderic]

I cannot tell you how many times I watched this film, on VHS, over and over, I was a teenager in the 80s when this came out. What a decade to be a teenager in.

[@Ted68S]

Funny about the David Bowie line, Kevin actually based his characters haircut on Sting. The actor who plays Willard is actually Chris Penn, Sean Penn's brother who passed away. He was also in Reservoir Dogs.

[@sheryljoel5052]

I'm dating myself, but I remember when this movie in the theatres - it is iconic, and yes, we didn't have cell phones - heck we didn't even have PC's at home until the early 90's!!! Our fun HAD to come from gathering together! It's why there were bowling alleys, roller rinks, ice rinks, indoor AND outdoor theatres, dance clubs, and the list goes on! Good TIMES!

[@benjiarehart2878]

Don't forget the parties at peoples house where the parents went on vacation. I can still hear the sounds of things breaking, ugh! Great times!

[@infiad1275]

I had a TI-99/4A in 1983. It was awesome living that decade!

[@Thundarr100]

Amber, you and Jay asked if towns actually banned rock music and dancing back in the day. Well, the fact is that this movie is actually based on a true story of a small American town that in deed had banned dancing. And much like in the movie, the local high school kids fought back and eventually won the right to be allowed to dance. I’d have to Google it to find out the exact town and when it took place. I think it was in the 1970’s somewhere in Texas, but I’m not 100% sure.

[@jillbristol3999]

It was actually Elmore City, Oklahoma. :)

[@Thundarr100]

@@jillbristol3999 thanks 😊

[@chrisgobeil4751]

Pretty sure there was a bunch of towns that tried pulling this crap at some point, some were more known then others

[@1177kc]

Puffy Missouri did the same

[@Logan_Baron]

@@chrisgobeil4751 Yes, I remember even some time after this came out, I read an article that there were at least 9 towns that banned dancing.

[@comeandtakeit82]

I'm a 60-year-old white lady. This movie is absolutely ingrained in my soul. I love you two, so much. I get so much joy from seeing young folks like you, not only, see these movies and listen to this music but, truly appreciate it. Love yall. Keep it up

[@benjiarehart2878]

I'm 58, and agree. Where is the time machine to go back. Lol.

[@shannonnichols3415]

You’re so right! I loved the 80’s then and still love almost everything about that decade. But I wouldn’t want to go back (well….maybe for a visit)! I’m settled & happy & comfortable in my own skin. My kids are all married and happy as far as I know and are almost done having my grandkids so I have it made! (I have health issues that sometimes interfere with walking but I can handle physical pain a thousand times more than emotional pain & broken hearts! I like being in my 50’s! But you’re so right, by watching these young people enjoy the stuff we loved is so exciting for me and it’s almost like a mini-trip back especially when they have a fun, positive reaction! I knew I loved reaction channels but never thought of it the way you described it! So thank you!!!! Many blessings

[@TheOriginalRadGrrl]

SAME !!! ❤❤❤❤

[@broniex14]

Footloose when it came out was so incredible- great soundtrack! Poor Willard played by Chris Penn has since passed on but his character dancing was everything

[@Deadwood1919]

The last scene was just hilarious - kids never danced before, yet they were all pros when their 1st dance ever took place. 😁

[@sherriw8272]

I watched an interview recently with Kevin Bacon about the warehouse scene. He had at least three stunt doubles in just that one scene. He also mentioned that Chris Penn, who played Willard, couldn't dance coming in to the movie. The Mom is Dianne Weist. You may remember her as the Mom from The Lost Boys. Whenever you get around to watching Practical Magic, you'll love her in that too.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Ah, yes! I was trying to remember what they’ve watched with DW in it. Yes, the Lost Boys mom. J & A need to watch Parenthood. I loved her in that!

[@sherriw8272]

@@lynnhettrick7588 Yes to Parenthood! The electric ear cleaner scene was awesome!

[@Divamarja_CA]

@@sherriw8272 She was also awesome in Bullets over Broadway. Won an Oscar for that one. Rare for a comedy to win acting awards but she’s that awesome!

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Yes, Practical Magic!! One of my favorite movies, such an great cast and great story.

[@KarenMcGehee]

YES, you should watch Practical Magic, interesting movie!

[@okielady73]

This movie is loosely based on a town right here in Oklahoma called Elmore City. It's near Paul's Valley, about halfway between OKC and the Texas line. Most of the movie is fictional, but the part about dancing being outlawed and high school students petitioning for a prom is true. The outlaw on dancing was an effort to cut back on heavy drinking. In 1980, my cousin was a senior in high school in Elmore City, and she was part of the (successful) effort to lift the ban on dancing so they could have a prom. Her dad was mayor of Elmore City at the time, and he helped the cause. It made national news when it happened, which is how Dean Pitchford (screenwriter/songwriter) caught wind of it. Every spring, the town holds a Footloose Festival, complete with a street dance. This year it's on April 22nd. I bet you all would love it!

[@CPny65]

This is such a energy filled movie. Wondering how many here ever saw a Cassette player no less one in a car? Great choice. Fantastic sound track.

[@laurabailey1054]

I have the soundtrack on vinyl and copied it for my Walkman. I loved the song Never by Moving Pictures on it. I would bike to high school listening to that song

[@xzonia1]

I owned a few cars in the 90s that had cassette players in them. I still have hand-held cassette players to listen to my old mix tapes with, too. :D

[@wittynamehere_]

A few years ago, I found a couple of my old mixed tapes. I converted them to MP3 so I could play my old school playlists. 😆

[@richardrobbins387]

Having a cassette player in the car was a huge luxury growing up. I remember being like 6 and having an 8-track player in our new car and thinking "Now this is some classy living"

[@KittCrescendo]

Shoot, I still remember my friend’s dad having an 8 track player in his car.

[@hollydatsopoulos7998]

Deniece Williams sings "Let's Hear It For the Boy". It was huge back in 1984, along with most of the other songs in this movies. 😊 It was a great time to be a teenager, for sure! I'm so thankful that I got to experience those times, just like the movie...except for the no dancing part. We always had dancing and music, and fun when I was a kid. 😄

[@jenfine]

In the summer of 1984, we all had this soundtrack on constant rotation in our walkmans and boom boxes and we went to see this movie at the theater so many times!

[@melhawl3685]

100%!

[@buckbuchanan4902]

I started High School in 1982, and it was a magical time. No internet, no cell phones, but we knew how to have fun. There were the usual spots where people hung out, talked, danced, drank, fought and kissed their sweetheart. We roamed the streets, rode bikes, hitch-hiked and bummed rides from older friends until we were old enough to drive. And behind everything was the soundtrack of the 80's, the greatest decade for music! I'll never forget when MTV started, and we would gather at a friends house and watch videos for hours, singing, dancing, laughing, and just loving life and hanging out with friends. Those were the best of times!

[@Lily.Fern.1107]

I'm surprised you didn't recognize Kenny Loggins singing the title song "Footloose" Kenny was all over the place in the 80's. This was a fun movie to watch back in the day! 🕺

[@JUSSYSMA]

Yes Kenny Loggins 1980s movie soundtrack king "Danger Zone" - Top Gun, "I'm Alright" - Caddyshack...

[@jp3813]

They also didn't recognize "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams.

[@vincerussell6893]

We loved these kinds of movies and music! The 1980's were the best of times! Music of my youth, music of our lives, we still love this stuff!

[@Thediscodude79]

When I was sixteen I loved this movie so much that I went back to my local mall to see it three times in 1984! Later I watched it on cable numerous times! Then I owned it on VHS and then finally owed it on DVD! It's an ICONIC 80's classic! This movie along with Flashdance, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High & Ferris Bueller's Day Off defined our generation!

[@benjiarehart2878]

Well said. I fortunately got to experience the same era. I was 20 years old when Footloose came out, and we all loved it. Loved these other movies you mentioned too!

[@racing2cat]

Add to that "Pretty in Pink," "Risky Business," and "Sixteen Candles!" 🙂

[@rte4634]

You guys are so open to 80's movies. It's along time ago, but you relate to it. I appreciate you.

[@petercourtien4581]

I saw this at the movies with my friends in 1984 on a Friday night. Good times!

[@StunThePuppy]

Everyone came out of that theater dancing 🎉. A visceral memory almost 40 years later

[@jannathompson2262]

I feel so old :(

[@pattyduke3079]

I am old, but young at heart.

[@jannathompson2262]

@@pattyduke3079 Me too:)

[@sherrysink3177]

P.S. Another terrific movie that Kevin Bacon is in - A Few Good Men. He doesn't have a huge part, but it's a good part. Plus, it's also got Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson, so you really can't beat that cast. 😊 And it's really well-written. Highly recommended!

[@gingers.5933]

Yes, to A Few Good Men!

[@charlenecross28]

That is an Awesome movie.

[@robindew9072]

Kevin and Jack. " I want the truth". " You can't handle the truth".

[@TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

John Lithgow is one of my favorite actors ever. He's so versatile and amazing in every role he's done. Another real fun 80's John Lithgow movie you two should react to is Harry and the Hendersons.

[@amariebloom]

Facts! absolutely amazing actor!

[@goblinqueen4991]

And Buckaroo Banzai! He's hilarious in that one.

[@stevegrant4753]

He is amazing in "The World according to Garp".

[@benjiarehart2878]

He was also great In the Twilight Zone movie were he played the passenger on the plane with the creature on the wing tearing up the engine. That was the first time I ever saw him.

[@tinagoff3573]

He was in Terms of Endearment also and that is a movie they should definitely watch!! ❤

[@Rhasha00]

Great movie! I grew up a preacher's kid and wasn't allowed to dance. I did attend my junior and senior proms and I did my best to not look like an idiot when dancing and failed so badly. lol But in my 20's I married and my wife and I used to go to the club and dance up a storm. I'm in my 60's now and still dance as badly as I did as a teenager. One of my favorite memories of my Mom is her dancing down the hallway in the house when she didn't think anyone was looking. Everyone should dance, for sorrow, for loss and for joy and this movie got it right.

[@MelissaK.]

The preacher is played by the amazing John Lithgow. His wife is played by Dianne Wiest, the epitome of Mom in so many movies; you've seen her in Edward Scissorhands and The Lost Boys, I think.

[@rexjdk]

Loved her in the Lost Boys.

[@ncthom88]

The preacher (John Lithgow) and his wife (Dianne Wiest) are award-winning actors and national treasures. Wiest won one of her two Oscars for Bullets Over Broadway, which is a fun movie. She plays an over-the-top diva actress, really showing her comedic range. Lithgow was the voice of Lord Farquaad in Shrek, and he was fantastic as Winston Churchill in the series The Crown.

[@ncthom88]

@robsquadmoviereactions, it looks like your pages are being spammed with some kind of scam. I tried reporting this one as an impersonation, but KZbin kept giving me an error message saying the URL for your page (www.youtube.com/@robsquadmoviereactions) doesn't exist.

[@jenniferm9448]

Just impossible not to feel joy in that last scene.

[@jeremymtc]

Your boy Willard was played by Chris Penn, Sean Penn's younger brother. You know Sean of course as Spicoli in Fast Times.

[@sandraminton2056]

Oh I was so excited when I saw yall chose this movie today!!! One of my favs!!! Its such a fun movie with the music and dancing!!! So glad yall liked it!!!

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Yesss! I was excited and happy they did it too!🙂

[@ScratchJoe]

a rare video to react to for sure, such a classic.

[@Totally-Not-A-Robot]

The actor from Third Rock From the Sun is a guy named John Lithgow, and he's possibly the most underrated actor in Hollywood, imo. He's great in everything he's been in.

[@rdgarza1113]

One of my favorite 80s movies, one of my favorite 80s soundtracks! Dianne Wiest played Ariel's mom, y'all know her from Edward Scissorhands and The Lost Boys. She's such a great movie mama!

[@jetseterii]

Agreed she is such a good mom character. My fave role was her in Parenthood! 😄

[@beandean23]

@@jetseterii ...I was at Woodstock Oh yeah?! I thought you looked familiar.

[@tinagoff3573]

I can’t believe they missed the mom character. Lol

[@shannonnichols3415]

And the movie “Parenthood” with her, Steve Martin, young Keanu Reeves & several others you might know! She’s a single mom of teens in this movie, so she’s so lonely. Her brother (Steve Martin) was looking for a flashlight in her nightstand and he grabbed what he thought was a flashlight but he turned it on and it just bzzzzzd. The lights came back on and as you probably guessed he was holding what he described to the kids as “an electric ear cleaner”! Very funny movie!

[@sherrysink3177]

Yay! So glad you watched Footloose! Great soundtrack, definitely makes you want to dance, especially by that final scene. "LET'S DANNNNNNNNCE!" 🎵🎶 And I know Jay had a little laugh during Ren's "dramatic" dance and gymnastics by himself in the warehouse, but I have to say, when I was an angsty kid and saw this film, that scene really resonated with me, lol! Just that he had an outlet, somewhere, by himself, where he could fully express himself and let out everything he was struggling with and feeling, like when you're a teen and sometimes you don't feel heard and you just want to scream... I understood that. 🙂 But yes, the scene's a little cheesy. Good music, though! And his moves were kicking butt. 😉 I think what I love about this film as well is the father-daughter relationship, because it was really complicated, but they didn't make the father into a buffoon or completely unreasonable. I disagreed with him, but at the same time, he had his reasons for being afraid. He had his reasons for not wanting kids to get into situations like his son had been in, and it made him a little over the top. But in the end, he did recognize the issue in that, which I'm so glad about. And he has that great line about how as parents, they're supposed to teach their kids responsibility and trustworthiness, but how are the kids ever supposed to learn to be trustworthy, if they're never given the chance to fly free and be independent and take on responsibilities? I also love Ren's speech to the school council about abolishing the dance rule, and using the Bible to speak the reverend's own language. And it's funny too - he's like, "In the Bible, what did David do? ... (looks down at the book) What *did* David do?" Like, umm... give me a sec, I need to double check what it was so I can make my point, lol. 😄 But in the end, it was eloquent, and even though he didn't convince them yet, I have no doubt that his words stuck with the reverend and gave him something to ponder for a while. Anyway, so glad you both liked it! It's a fun one! And makes you want to get up and dance. 🎉🎉 Let us know when you're going to have that 70's / 80's party. 😉

[@andyrunton]

So glad you all loved it!! I was a little too young for this movie to appreciate it and only saw it again like 20 years later. It was only then that I realized why this entire soundtrack was *everywhere* during that time. And I mean everywhere! Every sports game, every party, every radio station, every tv show. It was so so incredibly popular!

[@wompa70]

The dance break is so silly. Deniece Williams said that she had no idea where her song "Let's Hear It for the Boy" would be used in the movie. She was so happy when it turned out to be the one used for Willard learning to dance.

[@ezgolfer2]

I’ve seen this movie a few times, but this is the first time I recognized the plot sequence of the tractors playing chicken. If you haven’t heard of James Dean, you should! He died young and only made a few movies, but he was held in awe. In his most iconic movie, Rebel Without A Cause, he wins a variation of chicken with cars racing toward a cliff, last to jump out, before the car goes over the cliff, wins.

[@robbob5302]

If you have ever worn a pair of blue jeans, James Dean is the reason why!

[@deantitus9734]

One of my favorite movies of all time from the 80s!!!!! Killer soundtrack spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart!!!!!

[@davehess1019]

1984 is the year i graduated high school, the greatest time of my life, great time, great movie

[@Summermute7]

1984 was the best year in the history of music. 🥇

[@cklux2011]

The song Almost Paradise. Great duet from lead singer of Loverboy, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson from Heart.

[@ivanhayes5633]

Movies and music are 2 things that I shared with my mom (sadly, she passed in 94), but seeing you 2 and how pure your appreciation of both the music and movies of her and my generations is heartwarming and I thank you from the bottom of my heart because your pure reactions give me my mom back even for just a few minutes.

[@Dman425]

I’ve been binge watching you guys. I love how sometimes you guys have no ideal what the plot of a movie is when you go into it

[@seanellio]

Deniece Williams does "Lets Hear it For the Boy". The Preachers Wife is the mom in "The Lost Boys" Willard is played by Chris Penn. He was in quite a few movies. Sean Penn's brother. He passed away in his 40's with heart issues. Lori Singer (The Preachers daughter) was in the TV Series "Fame" . (I loved that show)

[@lindseycarter579]

This is what I'm talking about. Footloose is amazing beginning to end. The actors, the music, the dancing. The freedom of no cell phones or social media. Thank you for letting me watch a fave with you!

[@claymoredeath]

"It was like they were more social" Because you had to insert a quarter to make a phone call from anywhere other than home, we weren't glued to smartphones! LOL Love you guys and love your movie and music reactions, keep up the great work!!!

[@shons2760]

I was 15 when this movie came out. Still one of my fav 80's movies! Movies today don't stand a chance against the greatness of the 80's! Glad you both had such a great time reacting to this movie!

[@rexjdk]

If you like musicals you might want to check out the 1980 movie Fame. Lori Singer appeared in the television verson of it. But Debbie Allen has both a small part in the movie and a much larger one in the series.

[@TheOriginalRadGrrl]

Omg your channel popped up in my feed a few days ago and you both are so much fun to watch ! I'm so happy, as an 80s grrl to hear that you loved this movie ❤ I will never forget the night I saw it in the theatre in 84. The room was JAMPACKED and when it was over people were cheering, I shit you not. The energy was so upbeat and happy. Thank you for creating this channel, it's big fun to watch my favorite movies through the younger generations eyes. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Can't decide what to watch next 😊😊😊

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

🤘😎🤘 Ann Wilson of Heart did a duet with Mike Reno of Loverboy in this movie called, Almost Paradise. It went to number 6 on Billboard's Hot 200

[@walterf5502]

This movie is so special to me. First when I saw this movie at the theater. It really was a toe tapper and just made you want to dance. Second, my daughter who performs in musicals live on stage here in the San Francisco area played Rusty and she sang the song, "Let`s here it for the boy". Wow, what a special meaning this movie holds for me. Thanks for the wonderful reaction.

[@andreasoice5905]

My mother let my twin sister and I each invite two friends for our fourth grade birthday slumber party. She dropped all six of us off at the movie theater to see Footloose! Great memory!!!!😍🎂💖

[@infiad1275]

Can you imagine dropping six ten year olds off by themselves anywhere, today?

[@jp3813]

33:24 "Waiting For a Girl Like You" By Foreigner playing in the background. You guys gotta react to that song!

[@chrisriley8749]

I was 15 in the mid 80s, my parents wouldn't let me listen to "rock music"...I spent the summer away working at a camp and bought this soundtrack on cassette...such a rebel! :-)

[@haydendegrow945]

My sister got to be a background dancer and 'high schooler' when our high school performed the Broadway version of this smash hit. Ever since, she has been able to sing EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SONGS, WORD FOR WORD! Footloose will always have a strong presence in our family's hearts, and I have most of the songs on my phone to enjoy the musical over and over again.

[@betsylocario6453]

You mentioned the great speech Kevin Bacon gave before the council. I recommended this movie, and I love movies with powerful speeches. The movie "Scent of a Woman" (1992) stars AL Pacino as a blind retired lt. colonel and Chris ODonnell as a prep school kid he hires to accompany him on a trip. The very last scene has a powerhouse speech by AL Pacino, who stands up for Chris against the school board, who is going to punish Chris for not ratting out his fellow students.. (Chris is a scholarship student and not one of the "rich kids."with a powerful daddy.) Great great speech! AL Pacino won best actor, and the film was nominated for Best Director and Best Picture.

[@daisy4kids1]

Such a fun movie! This came to theaters my senior year in high school and was everything! Thanks for choosing this one!

[@JohnnyUtah15]

When this came out, I was in my car waiting to go in the theater. At the time, “Purple Rain” was out, too. I saw a schoolmate come up to me and say, “You’ve got to see Footloose first!” I did, lol. I was footloose at the next PYC (Private Youth Club) party 😂

[@KarenMcGehee]

This movie ACCURATELY shows what happened in my little Arkansas hometown in the early 1970s. One School Board member was quoted as saying, "Trying to have a clean dance is like trying to have a clean pig pen." Yes, that really happened. My older brother wrote and delivered a moving speech to the School Board, and they let us have our homecoming dance. This movie is entertaining, but it is also a very good depiction of what was happening all over small farming towns in the '70s. John Lithgow played the preacher in Footloose.

[@cassyharrison3592]

That was fun, and lots of good music, too! Kenny Loggins and his "Footloose" was way good!

[@crystal25288]

The preachers wife was also the mother in Edward scissorhands and your reactions are cute 🥰

[@xzonia1]

Love this movie! So happy you've gotten to see it now! 😊 Fun fact: Sarah Jessica Parker was in this movie, and her hubby Matthew Broderick was Ferris Bueller. 😁

[@mdexperience2011]

Love that you are watching movies w soundtracks like these now that you’ve reacted to so many of the songs. Let’s you relate and participate a lil more!

[@trinasp]

I don’t know if anyone mentioned, but Denise Williams sang “Let’s hear it for the Boys” The mom was played by Diane Wiest which you saw as the mother in The Lost Boys. She is also the mother in Parenthood.

[@aimeerisch4059]

OMG! I saw you guys post this and I KNEW you would LOVE this movie. And it was pure joy watching you watch this for the first time. ❤❤❤

[@mdawg7049]

This came out when I was in 8th grade….by the last scene everyone was up dancing in the aisle! It was unlike anything we had ever seen! Loved it!

[@fabian4ever69]

Great movie! Saw this my sophomore year in a sold out theater on Tuesday Dollar nights in Spring 1984 lol Three years later the preacher played the head vampire on Lost Boys and The preachers wife played the mom on the Lost Boys. I still have my Footloose Album. Glad you reacted to this classic.

[@iambored2094]

You speak the truth about the 80s and more social. I remember being young and at big town dances with everyone's family. Adults dancing , smoking and drinking, kids running around! Great times! No cellphone! But then, drinking and driving laws changed along with insurance stuff. Events like that came to an end.

[@jkmacrunnel]

I remember never being home in the summer! I was always at a friend's house, or the mall, or we were out riding bikes or something! We knew every single spot in our town where you could go to be alone!

[@terrigail7]

Being a teenager from 1978- 1984 I experienced some of the best movies!! I'm glad yall are watching them!!

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Love this gem, Bacon was so amazing in this, most of the cast did very well. Was fun to see you both fall in love with this flick

[@kimmycook2698]

Oh yes...remember seeing this at the theater...went out and bought the soundtrack immediately. RIP Chris Penn, dance on.

[@carlosspeicywiener7018]

Not only can this movie teach you how to dance, but it can teach you WHY we dance.

[@arakuss1]

There was over a dozen of us who saw this in the 6th grade when it first came out. I remember we all walked to the theater to see it. It was a blast going there, watching it and coming back. Back then yea we all just hung out a different places, houses, and did things together in groups as kids. Almost every kid in the general few mile area knew each other. Computers and game consoles only just started to appear but we all still did things together. The 80s were just a very social time for kids.

[@valogden]

This was filmed in Utah and the my grandpa had a small farm by the Lehi Roller Mills the place where they have the dance. The views of the mountains are always spectacular here in northern Utah. Adam Lambert just put out an album of cover songs and he has Holding Out For a Hero on it. He does a fantastic version and Bonnie Tyler even said she liked what he had done with the song.

[@bonniespruin6369]

Great reaction, guys! We booked the 80s Cruise for February 2024, so we'll be doing a lot of dancing to the 80s! They have a good lineup for next year. We really had the best music back then.

[@erinh4184]

Another fun dance related movie from the 80's you may enjoy (your daughter too) is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" with Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. Its more of a chick flick, but its a fun flick that is also a classic. It will definitely make you smile and make you laugh.

[@amythompson2624]

Yes! One of my favorite 😍 I have requested it before.

[@the_vile_one.]

Wow, that's a hidden gem! Loooooved that movie! 😍

[@tiffanynyquist6215]

Love that movie!!!

[@sarablack2547]

I haven't seen that in forever. First time I saw it I already knew who sjp,Helen Hunt were.doesn't Robert Downey Jr have a part in it? Would love them to react.

[@terriewidger4416]

The preacher's wife was the one who brought Edward Scissorhands into town--her name is Dianne Wiest.

[@ra-elles6351]

It’s quite late in UK (for me who’s still woken up by my baby). But I needed to put this on right away!! One of my favourite films 💪🫶

[@T-ShirtMagic]

John Lithgow before *3rd Rock from the Sun* was also known for Family/Comedy film; that was up there with E.T, as one of the top family flicks of the 80s *Harry and the Hendersons* 1987.

[@rickwelch8464]

I was in high school in a very small town back then. A group of us wanted to see this, not really knowing what it was. We all got together at our friends house. Her dad was the local Baptist preacher. She was legendary in how she kept him out of the room where we were watching the entire time. :). I really don't think it holds up, but it's a good memory.

[@cinb3448]

I loved Christopher Penn (Willard). He was Sean Penn's brother. Christopher died in 2006 of heart disease. He was such a good character actor!

[@davidcause9942]

Absolute classic. Wore out the cassette, the soundtrack.

[@timmaples5734]

The preacher's wife (Dianne Wiest) was the mother (Lucy) on "The Lost Boy's"

[@quinny6920]

I’ve seen this movie so many times, I couldn’t give you a number! Being a music and dance lover myself, I loved it even when I was young! Great time, great review guys! Love and peace ….

[@kimcutts6153]

I've been without Internet for over 2 weeks, and today I'm back. I have a lot of catching up to do on both your reaction channels, but as soon as I saw this one I have to cut in and watch this one now. I cannot wait for this. Yesss. 🎼🎵🎼🎵🎼🎵🎼🎬

[@NikkieTwix]

Yay! I’ve been waiting for this since you guys started this channel. One of my favourite 80s movies. Amazing soundtrack, dialogue, acting. I love all the scenes with Ariel and her dad and also her mum and dad have some great scenes, the dialogue is great in those scenes

[@stretch4872]

Loved how y'all talked like this town was so backward and foreign to your views. The funny thing is its actually based on a true town about an hour south of you down I-35. Elmore City Oklahoma. My car broke down there long ago and it was like traveling back in time. I spent Saturday night there and visited the church on Sunday morning. My grandfather arrived in the afternoon to bring me parts and a few extra tools so that I could repair my 1967 Ford Ranch wagon and get back to my work travels. Oh by the way, the real life kids in the town successfully lobbied the town council to lift the ban on dancing in place since the 1800s and got their prom.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

I saw this in the theater as a kid and still remember the beginning with the shoes! I was hooked from the first second!

[@tud1366]

Dianne Weist, who plays Vi Moore, Ariel's mom, played the mom on the Lost Boys.

[@dudeusmaximus6793]

Yes people were more social back then due to a alot of factors, especially in a small town. Tech isn't always your friend. Did go to a local restaurant in our family's old stomping grounds this last weekend. It was packed, everyone knew everyone, kids running around, and it was not unlike the early scene at the diner. Almost brought me to tears to see that still happening it at least a few places.

[@belkyhernandez8281]

Agreed. I think older people got the better end of the socializing deal. In fact, we were told to get out of the house and find something to do.

[@gymratt17]

I moved to a small town (more of a village). Kids riding bikes, everyone knows everyone, walking by people eating offer you up some food. It's so different but a real nice change. Also includes everyone knowing everyones business and talking about everyone else but I think the benefits outweigh the negative

[@markdickey739]

My friends and I were obsessed with this movie when we were in High School and saw it in the theater a half dozen times and we wore out a tape of the soundtrack in my friends car. The movie is loosely based on Elmore City, Oklahoma that didn't allow dancing until the early 1980s.

[@andrewslatford3223]

Such a killer soundtrack and a great feel good movie. Hope you get your 70s/80s party, Jay dressed as Barry Gibb and Amber as Janis Joplin

[@sixbladeknife44]

I was 16 when this came out, 55 now…where does the time go?! 😵😵

[@dragonray9450]

I absolutely loved the soundtrack from this movie. We had so much fun growing up I wouldn't trade my youth for anything that young people have today.

[@infiad1275]

And they have no idea of how bad they have it nowadays.

[@michaelholt3222]

Fun! Fun! Fun!! Loved watching this classic with y'all, I remember seeing this at the theater when I was 13-14, and it was such a hit!! My mom loved it so much, she had to go buy the soundtrack the next day!!! The cast in this is sooo fantastic as well, a young Kevin Bacon, john lithgow, chris Penn(willard) R.i.p. diane Weist, and of course sarah Jessica parker, I am so glad y'all enjoyed this classic, thank you both for watching and reacting, you guys are absolutely great!! Take care!!....👍👍👍👍👍

[@annrabie7988]

I've always loved this movie. The first time I saw it in the cinema, the whole audience did exactly what you guys did at the end... clapped in appreciation. When they did a remake, I managed to watch about 20min and then stopped. It just wasn't the same and didn't have the same vibe as the original. I feel the same about the original movie A Star Is Born with Kris Kristofersen and Barbra Streisand. Footloose is loosely based on the town of Elmore City, Oklahoma. The town had banned dancing since its founding in 1898 in an attempt to decrease the amount of heavy drinking. One advocate of the dancing ban was the Reverend from the nearby town of Hennepin, F. R. Johnson. He said, "No good has ever come from a dance. If you have a dance somebody will crash it and they'll be looking for only two things-women and booze. When boys and girls hold each other, they get sexually aroused. You can believe what you want, but one thing leads to another." Because of the ban on dancing, the town never held a prom. In February 1980, the junior class of Elmore City's high school made national news when they requested permission to hold a junior prom and it was granted. The request to overturn the ban in order to hold the prom was met with a 2-2 decision from the school board when school board president Raymond Lee broke the tie with the words, "Let 'em dance." In 1981, Lynden, a small town in Washington State, passed an ordinance that banned the practice of dancing at events and locations where alcohol would be served. This incident received national attention. And since this event happened only years before Footloose was released, the local residents believe that these two things are not a coincidence.

[@imsirius2]

Technically the Streisand Star is Born is a remake. The first time A Star Is Born hit the silver screen was way back in the year 1937. The early Technicolor film was directed by William A. Wellman and starred celebrated actress Janet Gaynor opposite Fredric March.

[@planetarysolidarity]

Thanks for the historical contest.

[@ocogorecki]

Seriously Amber & Jay, I love your movie reactions. I thought yesterday was Monday and I was so disappointed when I realized I would have to wait for today to see your newest reaction. 😆😆It was worthe the wait though! I totally dig that you're diving into so many 80's movies, and this one was iconic! More 80's movies you need to watch: Weird Science, Heathers, Gremlins, Good Morning Vietnam, 9 to 5 (with Dolly), Labyrinth (with Bowie), Spaceballs and Xanadu (with ONJ).

[@tiffanynyquist6215]

I second all those movies, especially 9 to 5 and labyrinth!