Footloose 4K Release Date Set for Kevin Bacon Classic’s 40th Anniversary
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Footloose, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that the Kevin Bacon-led classic coming-of-age drama will finally be debuting for the first time on 4K Blu-ray. The remastered version of the iconic 1985 film will be available in a two-disc 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray set or collectible Steelbook, starting on February 13, 2024. The collectible SteelBook also comes with an artwork designed to look like an 80s Walkman.
Listed below are the bonus features included in the Blu-ray set:
- Commentary by Craig Zadan and Dean Pitchford
- Commentary by Kevin Bacon
- Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on Footloose
- From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker
- Remembering Willard
- Kevin Bacon’s Screen Test
- Kevin Bacon Costume Montage
- Footloose: A Modern Musical – Part 1
- Footloose: A Modern Musical – Part 2
- Footloose: Songs That Tell A Story
- Theatrical Trailer
“City-boy Ren McCormick (Bacon) is new to an uptight small town where dancing has been banned,” reads the synopsis. “Ren quickly makes a new best friend in Willard and falls fast for the minister’s daughter, but his love for music and dancing gets him into hot water equally as fast. ”
Footloose was directed by Herbert Ross from a screenplay written by Dean Pitchford. Besides Bacon, the film also starred Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, John Lithgow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Penn, and more. In 2011, the studio produced a modern Footloose remake, which was led by Kenny Wormald as Ren, Julianne Hough as Ariel, and Miles Teller as Willard.
