Celebrating 40 Years of Footloose
/Film Weekly16 Feb 2024

Celebrating 40 Years of Footloose

On the February 16, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Footloose.

Opening Banter: Quick admin note: We will not have an episode on Monday, because it’s Presidents Day.

In Our Feature Presentation: Footloose


  • What’s your relationship to this movie?
  • Ben just watched it for the first time
  • Ridiculousness of the premise
  • Preacher holds the town in an iron grip post-accident
  • John Lithgow ends up relenting and allowing the dance to happen because he’s dressed down by his wife when she gives him that speech in the empty church, but if this were to happen today, he would never relent because people like that have no shame anymore and are so dug in that they would never admit they made a mistake


  • What do you think about the actual dancing here?
  • Kevin Bacon, movie star
  • What this movie meant to Bacon’s career
  • He was previously in Animal House, Friday the 13th, and Diner
  • Supporting cast
  • Have you ever seen the remake?


  • Listener email: Brayden from Fort Worth, Texas writes: It seems all roads are leading to Madame Web being a critical and financial failure, which I think is unfortunate for many reasons, chief among them how it’ll affect S.J. Clarkson’s career. This is Clarkson’s second feature after 2010’s Toast, and I wonder if Madame Web will put her in the halls of “director jail.” [...] There’s a pattern in Hollywood: Cathy Yan directed Birds of Prey in 2020 to critical success but not financial, and has only directed an episode of Succession since. Patty Jenkins directed Wonder Woman 1984 in 2020 to mixed results critically and financially, although the pandemic was certainly a factor. Her announced movie Rogue Squadron seems less and less likely to happen. Chloe Zhao directed Eternals in 2021 to mixed results [...] Ultimately, my question is why does it seem like female blockbuster directors only get one shot, and if they miss, that’s it? I know Hollywood is a business and all that, but the discrepancy between male directors getting second chances seems way higher than female directors. I guess this isn’t breaking news, but more of the same, unfortunately. I think everyone deserves a second chance. Anyway, sorry for the long email. Love the pod and am wishing you and the /Film crew well.


The Guardian: How today’s female directors broke out of ‘movie jail’

Stylist: Why isn’t the director of Clueless a bigger Hollywood success story?

Progress? What progress? Inclusion in Hollywood is limited and lacking

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Ep. 0.3 - Jumanji, Inhumans, Sense8, Spider-Man: Homecoming & Michael Bay

Ep. 0.3 - Jumanji, Inhumans, Sense8, Spider-Man: Homecoming & Michael Bay

Welcome to /Film Daily for June 30th, 2017. Every weekday we bring you the most interesting news from the world of movies and television and wrap it up with a deeper dive into one of the great features from slashfilm.com.  On today’s show Ben Pearson joins us to talk about the following news: Ben explains the one thing he didn't like about Spider-Man: Homecoming ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ Trailer: It’s Not All Fun and Games ‘Inhumans’ Trailer: Marvel’s Weirdest Family heads to ABC (and IMAX) Netflix is Bringing ‘Sense8’ Back For a Two-Hour Special In Our Feature Presentation, Jack Giroux chats with us about his favorite Michael Bay audio commentaries. Other features on the site, mentioned at the end of the episode, include: Josh Spiegel reviews Despicable Me 3 Alex Riviello rounds up every Video Game Reference in ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ Kristen Hunt explores the Movie References and Homages in Edgar Wright’s Work Ethan Anderton talks with Edgar Wright about 10 Movies That Influenced ‘Baby Driver’: Part 2 You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Stitcher, and all the popular podcast apps. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, so please feel free to send your feedback to us at orfilms@gmail.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

30 Juni 201730min

Ep. 0.2 - James Bond Cinematic Universe, Hellboy, Blade, Edgar Wright & More

Ep. 0.2 - James Bond Cinematic Universe, Hellboy, Blade, Edgar Wright & More

/Film Daily for June 29, 2017. Peter Sciretta talks about his experience seeing Luc Besson's Valerian and attending the Spider-man: Homecoming premiere. Jacob Hall joins us for the news: Could We Be Getting a James Bond Cinematic Universe? Neil Marshall on Going R-Rated With ‘Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen’ Kevin Feige Still Believes ‘Blade’ Will Return One Day Michelle Rodriguez Threatens to Leave ‘Fast and Furious’ if Female Characters Don’t Get Better Parts   In Our Feature Presentation, Ethan Anderton talks with Edgar Wright About the Movies That Influenced Baby Driver. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Juni 201726min

Ep. 0.1 - Silicon Valley, Tremors Sequel, Better Call Saul, Red Son Movie, Transformers Box Office, & Best Animated Kids Movies You’ve Never Seen

Ep. 0.1 - Silicon Valley, Tremors Sequel, Better Call Saul, Red Son Movie, Transformers Box Office, & Best Animated Kids Movies You’ve Never Seen

On our second test episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson joins us to talk about the following news stories: How ‘Silicon Valley’ Will Deal with T.J. Miller’s Departure Tremors Sequel TV Series Better Call Saul Season 4 Renewal A Red Son Superman Movie What Does ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’s Box Office Performance Mean for the future of the franchise? And for Our Feature Presentation, Rob Hunter joins us to share some of the Best Animated Kids Movies You’ve Never Seen. Send us feedback at orfilms@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @slashfilm. As always, find more news and features on slashfilm.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

28 Juni 201734min

Ep. 0 - Han Solo, Spider-Man, Rick & Morty, Sequels and Edgar Wright's Unreleased First Film

Ep. 0 - Han Solo, Spider-Man, Rick & Morty, Sequels and Edgar Wright's Unreleased First Film

Ethan Anderton (Bradford Oman) joins me on the first test episode to discuss all the craziness that we're hearing from behind the scenes of the Han Solo movie, a bunch of Spider-Man: Homecoming news which includes Spider-Man's role in Infinity War, his retconned appearance in Iron Man 2 and the MCU/Spiderverse connection, insight into why the new season of Rick and Morty is taking so long, details on a new sequels for The Conjuring and The Accountant. And in our Feature Presentation, Ethan tells us about his experience seeing Edgar Wright's unreleased first film A Fistful Of Fingers. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

27 Juni 201734min

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