What is Grease / Footloose about?

GREASE, 1978, Paramount, 110 min. “Grease is the word!” Pompadoured tough-guy John Travolta learns the meaning of true love, 1950’s style, from summertime sweetheart Olivia Newton-John, with help from a fantastic supporting cast including Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Eve Arden and Frankie Avalon. A soundtrack of wall-to-wall hits ("You’re The One That I Want," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee") in director Randal Kleiser’s irresistible teen-dream of a movie musical. FOOTLOOSE, 1984, Paramount, 107 min. Dir. Herbert Ross. Hip city boy Ren (Kevin Bacon in his breakthrough performance) gets a heavy dose of culture shock when he moves to a Midwestern town where dancing has been outlawed. Ren immediately clashes with the local preacher (John Lithgow), and his mission to bring rock and roll to the area gets more complicated when he falls for the preacher's daughter (Lori Singer).

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What is Grease / Footloose about?: GREASE, 1978, Paramount, 110 min. “Grease is the word!” Pompadoured tough-guy John Travolta learns the meaning of true love, 1950’s style, from summertime sweetheart Olivia Newton-John, with help from a fantastic supporting cast including Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Eve Arden and Frankie Avalon. A soundtrack of wall-to-wall hits ("You’re The One That I Want," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee") in director Randal Kleiser’s irresistible teen-dream of a movie musical.
FOOTLOOSE, 1984, Paramount, 107 min. Dir. Herbert Ross. Hip city boy Ren (Kevin Bacon in his breakthrough performance) gets a heavy dose of culture shock when he moves to a Midwestern town where dancing has been outlawed. Ren immediately clashes with the local preacher (John Lithgow), and his mission to bring rock and roll to the area gets more complicated when he falls for the preacher's daughter (Lori Singer).