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On 31 May 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Footloose (1984 film) to Footloose. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Is anyone able to add a plot outline to this? I would love to know what the story (true or false) actually is. So if you have seen the movie please feel free to add to what I know. I am aware that it is about children in some school that had to fight to have a school dance, but if anyone has the time to add some details I would be grateful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.233.81 ( talk) 04:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I remember that they banned dancing -- that was pretty much the premise of the whole movie -- but I don't remember anything about a ban on rock music. Can anybody cite a line supporting that statement? SnappingTurtle 13:43, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know if something like this really happened? I've heard of American (US) communities banning dancing before; did any of these still exist in the 1980s, and if so, did they also ban rock music, or perhaps all music, as did the Taliban in Afghanistan (1996-2001)? Shanoman 22:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
The remake section is out of control. Fully 2/3rds of the references in this article are in that section, but the information is contradictory, the sources are mostly Hollywood gossip sites, and there is very little in the way of verifiable information. It's an awful lot of information about a film that might not even be made. That section should be trimmed back to one paragraph with only the most recent, verified information. --- RepublicanJacobite The'FortyFive' 16:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
I've always thought musicals are like Annie or Mary Poppins where characters sing for no real reason. Even some musicals they sing for a reason but in this film no one sings in this. How can this movie be in the same category as Annie or Mary Poppins. This film is only a drama. In fact, I believe this film is a comedy-drama because some parts of this film are humorous. It is just as much humor as there is drama but there is nothing that makes this a musical except for dancing and Kenny Loggins singing but nothing else. ModerateTy ( talk) 01:28, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello. I saw that discussion post that said more details would be appreciated, and someone on here won't let me make ANY changes. I am not vandalizing the page, I am making it better. I know lots about the movie and all I want to do is expand the plot and add more details. It is not descriptive enough the way it is because someone takes anything I edit and sands it down. Thanks, Burmiester — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burmiester ( talk • contribs) (09:53, 29 January 2011)
The following names have been listed in the infobox for a long time, but I can find no indication they had anything to do with the movie: Nigel Harrison, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jamshied Sharifi. Does anyone have any idea why they were listed? --- RepublicanJacobite TheFortyFive 04:36, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. I did note the page was moved without discussion in October 2009. That aside, since usage is split between the two films (and song?), there's no primary topic by usage. Usage may also be determined by long-term significance, but there is not yet indication that the 2011 film does not have long-term significance. It may be interesting to see of there's consensus to add the adaptation/original distinction to the primary topic guidelines. (Also please note that the move from "(1984 film)" to "(film)" is contrary to the film naming conventions -- if there are two films that share a title, and neither is primary for the title, they each get disambiguated with the year.) Once usage for the 2011 film drops off (or if otherwise the difference in long-term significance is indicated), we can execute the move. -- JHunterJ ( talk) 11:41, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
– The movie/franchise about a town that bans dancing is by far and away the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, this page alone getting ten times the views of the G.I. Joe character. The only thing that stops this from being uncontroversial is that the 2011 film has as many views as this one, which brings me to the second point in PRIMARYTOPIC: that usage and long-term notability both play a part. Unofficially, unless an adaptation is much more popular, we tend to give the undisambiguated title to the original, as it's indicative of long-term notability: see The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc... Sceptre ( talk) 18:52, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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In the first paragraph, under the subheading Production, is this reference "and teamed up with Melnick's IndieProd…". I checked the information above this reference and could not determine who Melnick is. I suggest that be clarified or removed. Milhistor8 ( talk) 18:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. Moved per consensus. The 2011 film and song becomes a hatnote of the 1984 film article (now moved as the primary topic). ( non-admin closure) Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 22:57, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
– The 1984 film has at this point clearly become the primary topic for the term Footloose. This page has a majority of views of all articles in the disambiguation page, and more than half of the others there derive from this film, including the song, remake, and stage adaptation. The 2011 film, which was the main competitor to this film in the previous RM, has mostly been forgotten, while this film maintained the same relevance it had in the previous RM. The cultural significance of this film also outweighs all the other topics on the disambiguation page. Ladtrack ( talk) 16:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
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Some or all of the contents of Footloose (1984 film) were copied into Footloose (2011 film) with this edit. Footloose (1984 film) now serves to provide attribution for content in Footloose (2011 film) and must not be deleted so long as Footloose (2011 film) exists. For attribution and to access old versions of the copied text at Footloose (2011 film), please see this history. |
On 31 May 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Footloose (1984 film) to Footloose. The result of the discussion was moved. |
Is anyone able to add a plot outline to this? I would love to know what the story (true or false) actually is. So if you have seen the movie please feel free to add to what I know. I am aware that it is about children in some school that had to fight to have a school dance, but if anyone has the time to add some details I would be grateful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.233.81 ( talk) 04:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I remember that they banned dancing -- that was pretty much the premise of the whole movie -- but I don't remember anything about a ban on rock music. Can anybody cite a line supporting that statement? SnappingTurtle 13:43, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know if something like this really happened? I've heard of American (US) communities banning dancing before; did any of these still exist in the 1980s, and if so, did they also ban rock music, or perhaps all music, as did the Taliban in Afghanistan (1996-2001)? Shanoman 22:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
The remake section is out of control. Fully 2/3rds of the references in this article are in that section, but the information is contradictory, the sources are mostly Hollywood gossip sites, and there is very little in the way of verifiable information. It's an awful lot of information about a film that might not even be made. That section should be trimmed back to one paragraph with only the most recent, verified information. --- RepublicanJacobite The'FortyFive' 16:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
I've always thought musicals are like Annie or Mary Poppins where characters sing for no real reason. Even some musicals they sing for a reason but in this film no one sings in this. How can this movie be in the same category as Annie or Mary Poppins. This film is only a drama. In fact, I believe this film is a comedy-drama because some parts of this film are humorous. It is just as much humor as there is drama but there is nothing that makes this a musical except for dancing and Kenny Loggins singing but nothing else. ModerateTy ( talk) 01:28, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello. I saw that discussion post that said more details would be appreciated, and someone on here won't let me make ANY changes. I am not vandalizing the page, I am making it better. I know lots about the movie and all I want to do is expand the plot and add more details. It is not descriptive enough the way it is because someone takes anything I edit and sands it down. Thanks, Burmiester — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burmiester ( talk • contribs) (09:53, 29 January 2011)
The following names have been listed in the infobox for a long time, but I can find no indication they had anything to do with the movie: Nigel Harrison, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jamshied Sharifi. Does anyone have any idea why they were listed? --- RepublicanJacobite TheFortyFive 04:36, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. I did note the page was moved without discussion in October 2009. That aside, since usage is split between the two films (and song?), there's no primary topic by usage. Usage may also be determined by long-term significance, but there is not yet indication that the 2011 film does not have long-term significance. It may be interesting to see of there's consensus to add the adaptation/original distinction to the primary topic guidelines. (Also please note that the move from "(1984 film)" to "(film)" is contrary to the film naming conventions -- if there are two films that share a title, and neither is primary for the title, they each get disambiguated with the year.) Once usage for the 2011 film drops off (or if otherwise the difference in long-term significance is indicated), we can execute the move. -- JHunterJ ( talk) 11:41, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
– The movie/franchise about a town that bans dancing is by far and away the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, this page alone getting ten times the views of the G.I. Joe character. The only thing that stops this from being uncontroversial is that the 2011 film has as many views as this one, which brings me to the second point in PRIMARYTOPIC: that usage and long-term notability both play a part. Unofficially, unless an adaptation is much more popular, we tend to give the undisambiguated title to the original, as it's indicative of long-term notability: see The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc... Sceptre ( talk) 18:52, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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In the first paragraph, under the subheading Production, is this reference "and teamed up with Melnick's IndieProd…". I checked the information above this reference and could not determine who Melnick is. I suggest that be clarified or removed. Milhistor8 ( talk) 18:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. Moved per consensus. The 2011 film and song becomes a hatnote of the 1984 film article (now moved as the primary topic). ( non-admin closure) Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 22:57, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
– The 1984 film has at this point clearly become the primary topic for the term Footloose. This page has a majority of views of all articles in the disambiguation page, and more than half of the others there derive from this film, including the song, remake, and stage adaptation. The 2011 film, which was the main competitor to this film in the previous RM, has mostly been forgotten, while this film maintained the same relevance it had in the previous RM. The cultural significance of this film also outweighs all the other topics on the disambiguation page. Ladtrack ( talk) 16:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC)