When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
Directed by Herbert Ross
dancing
dance
dancer
dance teacher
father daughter relationship
amused
Rank
#35 in 1984·#4535 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Kevin Bacon
Ren
Lori Singer
Ariel
John Lithgow
Rev. Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest
Vi Moore
Chris Penn
Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker
Rusty
John Laughlin
Woody
Elizabeth Gorcey
Wendy Jo
Frances Lee McCain
Ethel McCormack
Jim Youngs
Chuck
Arthur Rosenberg
Wes
Timothy Scott
Andy Beamis
Crew
Herbert Ross
Director
Dean Pitchford
Screenplay
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Marci Liroff
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Margery Simkin
Casting
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Wylie Stateman
Sound Effects Editor
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
John-Clay Scott
Stunts
Popular Reviews
1781 reviews
Annabelle
6.0★ · 08/31/25
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I NEED A HERO I’M HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT HE’S GOTTA BE STRONG AND HE’S GOTTA BE FAST AND HE’S GOTTA BE FRESH FROM THE FIGHT I NEED A HERO (HERO) I’M HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO TILL THE MORNING LIGHT (HERO TILL THE MORNING LIGHT) HE’S GOTTA BE SURE AND IT’S GOTTA BE SOON AND HE’S GOTTA BE LARGER THAN LIFE, LARGER THAN LIFE
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Flicker
I NEED A HERO I’M HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT HE’S GOTTA BE STRONG AND HE’S GOTTA BE FAST AND HE’S GOTTA BE FRESH FROM THE FIGHT I NEED A HERO (HERO) I’M HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO TILL THE MORNING LIGHT (HERO TILL THE MORNING LIGHT) HE’S GOTTA BE SURE AND IT’S GOTTA BE SOON AND HE’S GOTTA BE LARGER THAN LIFE, LARGER THAN LIFE
The real ones will think of Euphoria. Euphoria supremacy
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Brady Sterling
4.3★ · 01/22/26
The warehouse dance montage scene is comedy gold
The warehouse dance montage scene is comedy gold
sya
7.0★ · 05/14/26
quill was somewhat right
quill was somewhat right
ara
6.0★ · 05/13/26
fire soundtrack
fire soundtrack
Tanner
7.0★ · 05/08/26
pretty straightforward '80s movie about rebellion against strict conservative values. except for that one scene where Ariel's boyfriend beats the shit out of her and then nobody really brings it up again
What was up with that
pretty straightforward '80s movie about rebellion against strict conservative values. except for that one scene where Ariel's boyfriend beats the shit out of her and then nobody really brings it up again
