Footloose

1984 film directed by Herbert Ross
Movie film Q627533
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Footloose

Summary

Footloose is a film[1]. Footloose ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Footloose's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Footloose's director is recorded as Herbert Ross[4].
  • Footloose's screenwriter is recorded as Dean Pitchford[5].
  • Footloose's composer is recorded as Kenny Loggins[6].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as romance film[7].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as musical film[8].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as teen film[10].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[11].
  • Footloose's genre is recorded as dance film[12].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Kevin Bacon[13].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Lori Singer[14].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Dianne Wiest[15].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as John Lithgow[16].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Chris Penn[17].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Sarah Jessica Parker[18].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Frances Lee McCain[19].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as John Laughlin[20].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Elizabeth Gorcey[21].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Jim Youngs[22].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Lynne Marta[23].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Timothy Scott[24].
  • Footloose's cast member is recorded as Andrea Hays[25].
  • Footloose's producer is recorded as Lewis J. Rachmil[26].
  • Footloose's producer is recorded as Craig Zadan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Lewis J. Rachmil[26] and Craig Zadan[27]. Footloose's director is recorded as Herbert Ross[4]. Footloose's screenwriter is recorded as Dean Pitchford[5]. Cast members include Kevin Bacon[13], Lori Singer[14], Dianne Wiest[15], John Lithgow[16], Chris Penn[17], and Sarah Jessica Parker[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1984-02-17T00:00:00Z[28] and +1984-05-18T00:00:00Z[29]. Footloose's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include romance film[7], musical film[8], drama film[9], teen film[10], coming-of-age film[11], and dance film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[31], 42/100[32], and 55%[33].

Why It Matters

Footloose ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month).[2] Footloose has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Footloose is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_footloose_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Footloose}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/footloose}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 21d ago · كثيب · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Kenny Loggins
    Film editor Paul Hirsch
    Soundtrack release Footloose – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Holding Out for a Hero / Faster Than the Speed of Night
    Aliases
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2769]]: 7,500,000"
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