Trivia: While filming an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun, a guest actor playing a carnival strongman told John Lithgow that, growing up in a small town, his father was similar to Reverend Moore. The man took his father to see Footloose without telling him what it was about, and his father was so moved by Lithgow's performance that he permitted his son to be the first of his six children to attend his high school prom.
Footloose (1984)
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Directed by: Herbert Ross
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Lori Singer
Continuity mistake: When they are playing chicken with the tractors, when the guy driving the red tractor jumps, the tractor is about to flip over to the right side. After they cut away and then cut back the tractor flips over to the left side. (00:30:45)
Question: When Ren is driving with his friends at night, he is told about the circumstances behind the death of Ariel's brother. It was quite clear that it was driving while under the influence of alcohol that was responsible for his death so why blame it on playing loud music?
Answer: One of the kids answers the question during the conversation by saying something along the lines of there's three things involved, and the adults didn't wanna get rid of two of 'em, which left dancing/music.
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Answer: The belief was that rock and roll was the root cause of the accident. The adults who supported the ban believed that rock and roll influenced the teens to do things they wouldn't normally do, such as drinking and driving.
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