Episode 254: FOOTLOOSE (1984) with Celia Mattison

With special guest and former Trylon volunteer Celia Mattison! In the small town of Bomont, dancing and rock music are illegal – but on this podcast, they’re literally our favorite things. FOOTLOOSE positions dance as not just a metaphor for self-expression, but the act itself. With writer Celia Mattison, we put our Sunday shoes back ON to discuss the place of FOOTLOOSE in the dance movies landscape, Reverend Shaw (John Lithgow) as the antagonist-turned-sidekick, and the and fear of the future that binds two opposing generations in common confusion. Find Celia… - On Twitter at https://twitter.com/CeliaMattison - On her Substack, “Deeper Into Movies”: https://deeperintomovies.substack.com/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Closing music: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins from the FOOTLOOSE soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 254: FOOTLOOSE (1984) 1:56 - A bit about Celia, the Trylon, and dance movies 6:13 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 8:33 - Celia’s mileage with FOOTLOOSE 11:47 - Our entry points into FOOTLOOSE 25:18 - John Lithgow, Shaw, and the Bomont theocracy 45:44 - Ren x Willard 57:52 - Ariel, the music box, and a bridge between generations 1:05:43 - Other Loves We’ve Tried: 1984 1:06:45 - The Junk Drawer 1:15:22 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF! 1:19:43 - Cody’s Noteys: Trylog (Kenny Loggins-adjacent trivia)