When it comes to movies, Footloose pretty much has it all.
Show-stopping dance sequences, iconic songs, memorable characters, a classic romance, and one of cinema's most beloved finale scenes.
The original movie was released in 1984 and follows high school student Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), who moves to the small town of Bomont to live with his aunt and uncle.
Ren soon learns that the town council has banned dancing and rock music within the town, and sets out to change the rule with some help from his new friends.
The story becomes even more complicated when Ren falls for Ariel Moore, (Lori Singer) the daughter of Shaw Moore, (John Lithgow) who enforces the no dancing law and forbids Ren from seeing his daughter.
After the film's success, it went on to become a hit musical. So, here are some facts you probably didn't know about Footloose.
Footloose is actually based on a true story.
The story behind Footloose is loosely based on the town of Elmore City in Oklahoma.
In an attempt to decrease young people drinking alcohol, the town had banned dancing, since it was founded in 1898.
One of the leading advocates for the dancing ban was Reverend F. R. Johnson, from the nearby town of Hennepin, who said: "No good has ever come from a dance. If you have a dance somebody will crash it and they'll be looking for only two things – women and booze."
It was due to this ban on dancing that the town never held a prom, but in 1980, the junior class of Elmore City's high school made national news when they requested permission to hold a junior prom. The request to overturn the ban was initially a tie from the school board, but then the school board president broke the tie with the words "let 'em dance."