Q 01/05

Who plays Ren McCormack, the dancing newcomer, in the 1984 Footloose?

A) Christopher Atkins

B) Tom Cruise

C) Kevin Bacon

D) Rob Lowe

Answer · why

C) Kevin Bacon

Cruise was busy with All the Right Moves and Lowe was injured; Bacon turned down Stephen King's Christine to screen-test.

Q 02/05

From which city does Ren move to the small town of Bomont?

A) Boston

B) New York

C) Detroit

D) Chicago

Answer · why

D) Chicago

In the 2011 remake he comes from Boston instead.

Q 03/05

Which actor plays the strict Reverend Shaw Moore in the original film?

A) Dennis Quaid

B) Christopher Walken

C) John Lithgow

D) Bruce Dern

Answer · why

C) John Lithgow

He is moved by Ren's Bible speech but the town council still votes the ban down.

Q 04/05

What tragedy led Reverend Moore to push the town's ban through?

A) A dance-hall fire killed teens

B) His wife ran off with a dancer

C) A flood washed out the prom

D) His son died after a night of drinking

Answer · why

D) His son died after a night of drinking

Ariel tells Ren the story on the drive back from the bar across the state line.

Q 05/05

Who directed the 1984 film?

A) Ron Howard

B) Michael Cimino

C) Herbert Ross

D) Adrian Lyne

Answer · why

C) Herbert Ross

Ron Howard turned it down for Splash and Michael Cimino was fired after a month of extravagant demands.