Yahoo

This Oklahoma town inspired the classic film 'Footloose.' Forty years later, it's still dancing

ELMORE CITY — Hundreds of people filled the stands at Elmore City-Pernell High School's Royce Teakell Gym on a recent Friday night, not to watch the students play a game but to see local teenagers ...
Arizona Daily Star

'Footloose' at 40: Here's the story of the Oklahoma town that inspired the iconic movie

Dean Pitchford, who wrote the film and was a co-writer on every song on the soundtrack, agreed to an interview to discuss the film and its origins. The Elmore City students’ campaign to stage a prom ...
The Baltimore Sun

Manchester Valley High’s Maverick Theater transports audiences to the 1980s with ‘Footloose’ performances

Manchester Valley High School’s Maverick Theater will take audiences back to the 1980s this weekend and next with its spring musical production of “Footloose.” Ren played by Brody Morrison meets ...
The Times and Democrat

'Footloose' at 40: Here's the story of the Oklahoma town that inspired the iconic movie

A 1980 Elmore City yearbook (bottom) and an issue of Oklahoma Gazette that tells the story of the town's "Footloose" connection are on display at the Elmore City school library. Students at the school ...
The Pantagraph

'Footloose' at 40: Here's the story of the Oklahoma town that inspired the iconic movie

Post-banquet, the students would find their own recreation. For some, that meant driving to a bowling alley in another town. A 1980 Elmore City yearbook (bottom) and an issue of Oklahoma Gazette that ...