Footloose * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday
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- So much 80's. So much Kevin Bacon. So much better than Dirty Dancing.
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1984 is one of the most entertaining years for cinema: Footloose, Ghostbusters, Terminator, Karate Kid, Gremlins, NeverEnding Story, Temple of Doom, Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, Romancing the Stone, Nightmare on Elm Street, Splash, The Natural, Red Dawn, Last Starfighter, Sixteen Candles, Top Secret, Purple Rain, Amadeus, Once Upon a Time in America, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, etc...
The whole '80s had top of the top movies.
1984 was the absolute peak of 80s culture.
I vote for her to watch Red Dawn, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, and since she loved Footloose, I think Girls Just Want To Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt as two Catholic school girls who want to be on an MTV-like music countdown show as dancers. It's got it all - strict military father, wild best friend, an I Hate You romance, fun 80s music, a dance competition, everything. Not sure if The Last Starfighter is her cuppa, but if it's not, she could sub it with Valley Girl with Nicholas Cage or something 90s like Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Has Ashleigh reviewed Beverly Hills Cop yet? I think she'd love it and I'd love watching her watch it.
Yes, indeed - lots of great movies all in one year 38 years ago. I can clearly remember seeing many of those movies in the theatre. Makes me feel old.
@2:54 leg warmers were originally meant for dancers and gymnasts. They are meant to keep the leg muscles warm to prevent cramping and muscle injuries. However, they became a huge fashion trend in the 80's once the movies _Fame_ and _Flashdance_ came out.
This movie was based on a true story about the small town of Elmore City here in Oklahoma. There was an city ordinance that banned dancing in the city limits. The high school seniors wanted a prom so they got the city to change the ordinance to allow dancing in 1980.
OH WOW
That's so funny! I grew up in Utah, and everyone here told me that this was a true story based off of our hometown. Because of the time (we're super religious) when singing and dancing in public was illegal.
@@awkwardashleigh there is even a "home of footloose" note on the "Welcome to Elmore City" sign
How is this comment 23 hours old? This is MM Monday, not MM Sunday.
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Yes. When the children of the 80s felt stress, we relieved it by:
-- dancing in empty warehouses
-- dancing to Bob Seger in our living rooms in dress shirt and underwear (Risky Business)
-- dancing to "Day O" during dinner parties (Beetlejuice)
-- dancing to Wayne Newton during large parades (Ferris Bueller)
Ashleigh singing "I need a hero" is exactly what I needed today, thank you for that.
One interpretation of Ariel's character is that she's passively suicidal. She's not at a point where she's actively trying to kill herself, but she puts herself in dangerous situations when she feels depressed or isolated because she doesn't really care if she dies.
She's basically Bipolar. She pretty much checks every box of the criteria.
I think you are right. She isn't trying to kill herself, but she doesn't care much about her life.
Lots of bored kids in the country do crazy shit for an adrenaline rush. You're reaching lol.
Keeping with the 80s dance film, you MUST watch “Flashdance”. Exotic dancer by night, welder by day, with a love story.
Yea, if you want to understand the leg warmers, watch "Flashdance".
That was exactly what I was thinking. It would also let her see where the leg warmer fad really started.
You will see the leg warmers
Flashdance for sure!
Definitely watch Fashdance. More great 80's soundtrack too!
I sat in my car in a parking lot before grocery shopping to watch this and lost it laughing at your excitement over Bonnie Tyler. The lady getting into the car next to me jumped because I scared her. Love this movie! The soundtrack is amazing. You cannot beat the 80s for their movie soundtracks.
2:30 - And 'Tremors', with Reba!
11:45 - Can confirm. It also had to be one person per empty warehouse so they had to build a lot more warehouses just to facilitate rampant dancing by angsty teens
15:20 - The mother from 'Edward Scissorhands'
Also, the mother in Lost Boys.
I was in middle school when this movie came out and it was *massively* popular. The soundtrack was the number one album for about twelve weeks and the songs were on the charts for most of the year. Two number one songs, three top ten songs, and another three top 40 songs. This was the same year that Purple Rain came out, and it spent 24 weeks at number one-along with spawning multiple number one singles. So this was a big year for soundtracks.
I attended a private Christian K-12 school in the south that made you sign a form saying you wouldn't listen to pop music, dance (including ballet), play video games, etc. If anyone from the school caught you doing any of that, even off school property on weekends, you would be expelled. The same applied to their college as well-and still does to this day.
I would have been 8 when Footloose came out. I remember getting to go along with my best friend on her sister's bday sleepover with their father and hearing the soundtrack album playing for Footloose. He had a pool table and I was trying to play lol.
My favorite part of this movie is how they all are standing around shy at the beginning of the dance, but once Ren jumps in and yells "Let's dance!!!" they all become professional dancers. Professional 30-year-old dancers.
But it works so well because the remake was awful. Who knows, maybe they were secret dancers and they weren't allowed to showcase that until that night.
Not Another Teen Movie.
🤣🤣🤣
I don't know if you seen Revenge of the nerds, they had a similar scene. Instead of Let's dance, they went with the doobie, Thriller starts up and it's a party.
The remake was unnecessary, they just wanted to show the accident that led to banned music and dancing.
You belting out "I NEED A HERRROOOO!" is a total mood 🤣.
Flatliners (1990) is a great, often overlooked gem with a great cast including Kevin Bacon.
Flatliners is so insane and fun! And it has Oliver Platt from Lake Placid.
He was very good in Flatliners.
I haven't seen anyone do a reaction to Stir of Echoes (1999) starring Kevin Bacon.
I liked that the pastor wasn't a bad guy at all. He was someone that was hurt and truly thought he was doing what was right for his church, but was open and honest enough to listen to Kevin Bacon's character. Well done acting right there.
Yes, we danced in sheds until we all broke out in a huge, choreographed musical number.
Every day.
The familiar woman was also in "Edward Scissorhands".
And The Lost Boys!
John Lithgow elevated this material. He's always been great at making his performance sync perfectly with the type of show he's in. And he can play absolutely anything: drama, comedy, villains. Usually, a religious antagonist in the movies is just hissable and despicable, like in _The Mist_ or _Red State._ But Lithgow's performance in this movie makes Reverend Moore human and relatable. He's just one of the greatest actors ever, and I hope you check out more of his work, like _Cliffhanger, Ricochet, Harry and the Hendersons, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Bombshell,_ etc.
Most of us met John Lithgow in The World According To Garp. Show her that.
Oh my God, I had completely forgotten about Harry And The Hendersons until you just mentioned it. Wow, what a flashback to my childhood. I genuinely think Ashleigh would love it.
And the great movie ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI
@@michaelmcfarland1716 What's that watermelon doing there?
@@mrkelso Yes. The World According to Garp. And Terms of Endearment - which includes one of the best lines ever.
Ashleigh: "What was the purpose of legwarmers? I need y'all from the 80s to explain that to me."
Me: Okay, 80s guy here, graduated high school the same year FOOTLOOSE came out (1984). The purpose of legwarmers was... well, um... warming the legs.
**crickets**
Originally, legwarmers were worn by dancers to keep their muscles from cramping after stretching. In the early 1980s legwarmers became a fad after David Lee and Trisha Kate opened a dancewear shop in the East Village, New York. They mainly sold legwarmers. Wearing them was fashionable among teenage girls; later to be an adopted fashion by boys in the city of Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their popularity was partly due to the influence of the films FAME (1980), XANADU (1979), and FLASHDANCE (1983), as well as the concurrent aerobics exercise craze. They were worn with leggings, jeans, and tights or as part of aerobic wear.
Also, they look really sexy.
'83 graduate here.
Yeah it's kind of like how kids nowadays wear yoga pants for fashion instead of for exercise
I KNow sometimes professional dancers used them (LIke Ballerinas" ) but as for the 80s trend ..... just that ... it was the 80s :()
I remember every woman wore them while exercising in the 80s.
@@86forever Actually professional dancers (and dance students) were the first to wear them, and still do, since they serve a practical purpose for them. But the aerobics craze of the 80s also had a lot to do with it, since they're helpful after a vigorous aerobics workout, and aerobics classes had exploded in popularity during that period.
To understand the leg warmer phase you'd need to watch another 80's dance movie - Flashdance. It also has some great songs.
23:25 the guy doing the “robot” is actually breakdancing. We called it “Poppin’-n-Lockin” back in the day. Breakdancing became big in the early 80’s and fizzled out in the mid 80’s. Breaking never truly went away. It just went back underground and slowly re-emerged slowly over time but without the hype.
Aussie here. This was the first soundtrack I bought as a teen. Massive movie and heaps of hits on this record.
You've seen her in: The Lost Boys, Edward Scissorhands, and now Footloose. For more Dianne Wiest, try: The Birdcage, or Practical Magic
Holy crap, The Birdcage is hilarious. I gotta watch that again.
The Birdcage is amazing. Nathan Lane is one of the few people who can go toe to toe with Robin Williams in just being chaotic and hilarious. The two of them would just go off on improv tangents, so much that the director made them do at least one take exactly as written. Then they could play off each other.
Omg, I so want to watch a reaction to practical magic!
Oh yes, Birdcage… she will kill the microphone 🤣🤣🤣
Two very different films, both great in their own right!
The movie "Flashdance" would be a suitable successor movie of the 80s dance movie series with Dirty Dancing and Footloose.
Ah, yes....Flashdance, the movie that inspired hordes of women and girls to go out and buy new clothes to tear them up.
I was just going to suggest that one, was really hoping someone had thought of it. It’s the trifecta of 80s dance movies and Flashdance might be my favorite but then again depending on the day it could be any of the three.
Yes, exactly and she would finally understand Craig Robinson's new Gain detergent commercial too
Who needs a soundtrack when we have Ashleigh. 😂
Tremors for more Kevin Bacon.
I Think she did tremors already
@@jdogjohnson9038 She did. I recall Ashleigh stressing over the horses getting killed by the Graploids (Grabloids?).
Hey Ash. It's been a while since I've commented but I'm still watching every week. You knocked this one out of the park. I was was in high school when this came out and it was an absolute phenomenon. Everybody saw it multiple times coolest movie of the summer. But we all did ask the question. How in the sweet hell did they all know how to dance like professionals at the end? By the way you're going to see Kevin Bacon in about 4,000 movies. Also flashdance has to be next on your list and that will explain the leg warmers. Flashdance also an out of of nowhere smash Hit in the early eighties. It will hit all your buttons music, dance, romance, and a really cool dog. I know it's not a cat but it's a really cool dog. As always you're awesome you make me laugh. Go team Ginger ❤️💚☘️
OMG, I love you girl. You had me laughing and smiling for 26.14 mins straight. I was 9yo when Footloose hit theaters. Begged my parents to buy me the soundtrack. Somewhere in their house is a big ass vinyl record of Footloose, scratched to Hades. I played that sh*t to death. Watching this made we want to go find it. ❤️
I'm glad you like the t-shirt I sent you for Christmas. I'm also glad ot fits.
There was a game called The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. It basically says that any actor you can name can be connected to Kevin Bacon through their co-stars. For instance let say Gene Wilder.
Gene Wilder was in The Frisco Kid with Harrison Ford.
Harrison Ford was in Presumed Innocent with Bonnie Bedelia.
Bonnie Bedelia was in Die Hard with Bruce Willis.
Bruce Willis was in Death Becomes Her with Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep was in The River Wild with Kevin Bacon.
So Gene Wilder is 5 degrees from Kevin Bacon.
Actually, you can do it in 3. Gene and Patrick McGoohan in Sliver Streak, Patrick McGoohan and Kiefer Southerland in A Time To Kill, and Kiefer and Kevin in A Few Good Men
@@donaldstone540 I would have gone with Flatliners for the Kiefer to Kevin move. But there are a few "hub" movies in this game, A Few Good Men and Flatliners are the big ones.
@@donaldstone540 Good one. I just thought of that one off the top of my head. That's the fun of this game. I'm sure there are many more. You really have to be a movie buff to play the game. Kevin Bacon has been in a ton of movies since the 70s and has worked with a lot of people.
Still trying to get Ashleigh to watch The Frisco Kid. It has two of her future ex-husbands in it and it's one of Gene's funniest performances, IMO.
@@williambevins I have found that you can also play 4 degrees of the Duke, where you can take any known actor and connect him to John Wayne in 4 moves.
If the official game includes us ordinary people, my cousin worked as creative executive director for Goldie Hawn's The Matthew Sheppard story, Goldie was in Death Becomes Her, & the rest of what you said. Was that 3 or 4 degrees. Same cousin went on a date w/ a prince of Norway (pretty sure it was, early '90s, & yes, they did/do have a royal family) whose parents likely met Queen Elizabeth @ some point. Queen Elizabeth & Kevin Bacon are the 2 biggest 6 Degrees of Separation games.
2 more 80s classics you may like for dancing and incredible soundtracks: 'Flashdance' and 'Fame'. Leg warmers for DAYS!
"Fame" wrecked me, because I REALLY wanted to go to a high school that cool (despite having ZERO musical or acting talent of my own).
As someone who went to a 1980s northern US all-girls Catholic high school with uniforms of skirts and white shirts with Peterpan collars, let me tell you, leg warmers were a GODSEND in the winter! Because, damn, that school was cooooold, coats were regularly worn in the classrooms, and tights just didn’t cut it.
I've always been amazed at how well leg warmers really work. You wouldn't think they would make as much of a difference as they do
_Footloose_ was one of my mother’s favorite movies. I kind of feel like she’s here with me again when I see it these days.
One of the reasons why _Footloose_ is great is because it reminds us of what an all-around awesome actor John Lithgow is. Now, he’s known for his comedy, but he’s a pretty damn good dramatic actor.
Here’s what I’ve heard about male friendships vs. female friendships. Men disagree, then get into a knock-down, drag-out fight. Five minutes later, they’re chums and planning prime hang-out time. Women disagree, say mean things about each other, and they hang onto those slights for decades. Of course, I can only speak from the male perspective.
Yes, Ashleigh, there were places (and I suspect there still are) that forbade dancing because they viewed it as the gateway to sin and damnation.
I love the tractor chicken scene. It’s all the more funny because Ren would’ve bailed out a lot sooner had his shoelace not been caught on the accelerator.
Nice Freudian slip there with “palm,” Ashleigh.
Ariel’s mother is played by Dianne Wiest. You might remember her as the mother of the main characters in _The Lost Boys._
The reason why Ariel does all these crazy things is she’s still dealing with her trauma. Much like the Reverend, she can’t come to terms with what happened, so she’s acting out by rebelling and putting her own life on the line to figure out how she feels.
Ren teaching Willard how to dance is another great montage set to a catchy 80s tune.
This movie has some heavy religious and family overtones. It’s interesting to watch it with someone who’s been through similar experiences.
Yeah, the kids all of the sudden being fantastic dancers came out of left field.
I also love this one a lot more than _Dirty Dancing._
If you want to see more young SJP, look up the TV show _Square Pegs._ I think it only ran one season, and she was one of the leads. I’ll leave the twist of the series regarding SJP up to you to find out.
Loved, loved, loved the reaction!! This movie is a big slice of my childhood, would dance in the living room with my sisters listening to this song and soundtrack. Truly took me back!
Also, this is probably one of the few pre movie predictions where you hit every beat of the film! Awesome to watch, let's hear it for Ashleigh, and let's hear it for Baby Beans!! 🕺 💃
"You think I'm small town?!"
Ash: "You literally threw your hat for a tractor chicken race, so yes."
Sadly Chris Penn (Sean Penn brother) passed away very young. He was Kevin's best bud in the movie. Such a feel good film
I was looking for this comment so I didn't have to mention it 😅
he was 41 years old when he died, that is hardly very young for the average guy that is over half way to death
@@houseofaction 41 is young dude. You might be 24 or something and think anything over 35 is ancient. But believe me 41 is young. Only just started to live!
A young Sarah Jessica Parker + lots of dancing + 80's cheese = Girl's Just Want to Have Fun
Good one. Also, she never had a TV series better than the short-lived "Square Pegs" either!
Oh absolutely! That was one of my favorites from high school. I wanted to look like SJP and act like Helen Hunt
I would love if someone did a reaction to that movie! I was obsessed with it as a teen
@@ronbo11 Yes, Square Pegs is awesome!
@@Hortonfantastic4 Me too!!
I was five years old when this movie came out and I still remember all the hype!! This and tremors are easily my favorite Kevin Bacon movies such classics
So funny story, my hubby saw your Dirty Dancing reaction a few weeks ago and laughed so hard he sent it to me. We have since been on a Millennial Movie Ashleigh reaction marathon. Hubby hopped around, but I went and started watching in upload order (for full/proper effect). My top three so far are Exorcist, Fried Green Tomatoes and The Hubbins Vids (Pretty Woman/Titanic tied for 3rd). We have watched almost your ENTIRE catalog and had a full circle moment when watching Guardians of the Galaxy and you mentioned you would be reacting to Dirty Dancing in the next upload. Its hard to believe its only been a few weeks, as we feel we got to spend a few years with you, one upload at a time. You are SO much fun to watch and hang out with. New fav catchprases are "Busted cans of bisquits" "He could get it" "Big Kissin'" and "Big Feelings / Had a big day". Love you tons! Can't wait for more videos. Xoxox
PS Hubby gave you a nickname over the weekend. You are now known in our house as MillieBeans. :)
The actress playing the mom (Dianne Wiest) also popped up in Lost Boys, so there's another chance you may have seen her.
And as Star-Lord says, they are most certainly townsfolk with sticks up their butts.
She saw her in Edward Scissorhands
I totally forgot she was in Lost Boys.
I'd mention Edward Scissorhands, but someone else did. Has Ashleigh reacted to Lost Boys? I think she'd like it.
She is in lots of Woody Allen movies.
She might have seen her in Law & Order.
Dianne Wiest is Ariel’s mom. She was in The Lost Boys.
“Parenthood”…that is a MUST-SEE 80s movie with Dianne, Steve Martin, Keanu Reeves, and a teenage Joaquin Phoenix.
I second that Parenthood rec ❤️ One of my favs.
When she finds the pictures and says “here’s one for my wallet!”. 😂😂😂
@@Hortonfantastic4 I love that scene!
“I thought someone in this house should be having sex. At least, with something that doesn’t require batteries.”😬
@@seeker8097 I third that rec! I've been dropping it in the comments for the past few weeks now. Join me in the Crusade!!
She also was in Edward Scissorhands which she recently watched.
17:51 “what’s he gonna do with a musical jewelry box…?”
Take it to an empty warehouse and pirouette all his teenage angst out.
God I wish I could go back to the year this came out knowing what I do know. This was my Era and time. I'm sure this resonates for many of us approaching 60.
This movie came out while I was in college, and it was filmed in the same valley as my school. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing one of the songs from the movie. I remember Footloose coming over the speakers in the grocery store and seeing student moms and dads dancing with their preschoolers in the aisles.
This was IT for me and my sister when it came out. We watched it daily and wore out the soundtrack cassette. We loved how dramatic Ariel was and often imitated her- especially the shoulders up/shoulders down on the dress. As for the legwarmers, I was a ballerina and wore them to keep my ankles warm for dance class. How that translated to an 80's trend? Who knows, probably influenced by all these dance movies and TV shows like Fame and Flashdance. Sidenote Ren's mom was also the mom in Gremlins and Scream, the Rev's wife was in Lost Boys and Birdcage, and Willard is Sean Penn's brother who really couldn't dance but he was a wrestler so they tried to work with that. Lithgow is always amazing and references many of his movies in 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Yeah, and of course ballet dancers still wear leg warmers :D
Much like how sweatbands became a fashion thing even when people weren't exercising or dancing.
I still rock that soundtrack for a good dance workout.
I think thought of the movie "Flashdance" and it's affect on fashion style after it came out.
@@Logan_Baron I blame Jane Fonda 🤣
Ashleigh would know Ariel's mom {actress Dianne Wiest} from Edward Scissorhands ;^)
Now that you have seen Dirty Dancing and Footloose, you need to see Flashdance to complete the 80s dance movie trifecta.
There is also Fame, but that really is a different animal than the other three. Those three are more crowdpleasing and accessible. Fame is a gritter, more realistic look on the uphill battle that young people who want to get into the performing arts face. It's not all dancing the streets (although there is the one iconic scene with the title song), but a lot of it is downbeat and depressing. Having said that, it is a great movie and one that is really worth watching. Just know that you won't walk away with the same "I wanna get out and dance" feeling as the other three. It's more of a "wow! You gotta respect the people who take this chance and put themselves through such an ordeal" feeling.
Agreed. Flash dance would complete the big trinity of 80s dance films.
You need to add in 1985's A Chorus Line as well...
This is a great feel-good movie. Kevin Bacon rocks in this, and became a major star from this movie, and the rest of the cast are equally awesome. Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, Sarah Jessica Parker, and John Lithgow all give incredible performances. This movie created a movement back in the 80's; It is hard to understand today what an impact this made on youth culture. They didn't need super-heroes and continual action back then, only normal human heroes being themselves.
Chris Penn and Sean Penn are brothers, RIP Chris
A very human heartful movie,much needed these days,so good makes one feel like dancin'.
I refused to watch the pointless remake!
@@alexius23 story of my life,originals forever
Well, Bonnie Tyler needed a hero.
I love that you liked it so much! It was filmed where I'm from! And so cool that even though you don't know many classic movies, you sure know the tunes!
The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Carrie, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Urban Cowboy, Risky Business, St Elmo's Fire, Major League, The Sandlot, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Jaws, Cocktails, ...there's so many more! The 80's were so full of greatness!! ❤❤❤
At least 4 of those are from the 70s, still great movies.
Footloose over Dirty Dancing? Amen to that Ash, any day of the week!
As for legwarmers, two words, Fame and Flashdance.......both movies rocked at the office...
Yes, in the 80's when we felt teen angst we all went to abandoned buildings to dance.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun has young Sarah Jessica Parker, dancing, young Helen Hunt in outrageous outfits, an over the top rich girl antagonist, and a TV dance contest! It's one of my childhood favorites that I still watch regularly, and it has kind of a unique soundtrack. Highly recommend!
Yes!! Highly second this recommendation.
And Shannon Doherty as an obnoxious little sister
@@XenaWarrior24 She's a punk!
Yes! this one of my favorite movies .
I'm an 80's baby and I love 80's movies and 90's.
I always come back to them and re-watch.
Some of them that are my favorite just never get old.
But I have a large appreciation for evwn older classic films back in my mothers and Grandmothers time.
Even several black and white films.
And I prefer Olde musicals than any of today's musicals.
My top 3 favorites are 7 brides for 7 brothers, Oklahoma, Sound of Music.
I would live to see you do a reaction to all 3 of these movies in that order.
I grew up in theater and took dance classes, jazz, tap, ballet, ballroom dancing.
I'm also a Southern belle from Alabama.
And I grew up in a Baptist Church and the music I grew up on was alot of Southern Gospel and Country music.
Bit my mother also loved some rock n roll and so did her brother and my Grandmother also liked some of it.
We were all big Elvis Presley fans as well.
Everyone in my family is singers and musicians.
I even have some family who got into the music buisness.
Some of them singers song writers.
Even both my grandparents and great grandmother was also a singer song writer and she played the piano and sang in church.
And I'm into many genres of music.
So I cannot relate to what it was like for this girl in this movie growing up in a town where you can't dance or listen to certain kind of music.
Because my family often through parties with live bands.
And sometime my Uncles band would play and I would sing.
We just had alot of fun.
Alot of good clean fun.
We all had Christian values and lived within God's boundaries.
Bit it's not like we were a bunch of stiff necks so to speak like the girls father.
My mama and Gran even knew how to have a good time.
No matter their age.
And sometimes some of the family who had motorcycles got together for motorcycle trips.
Even my mother and Uncle had a motorcycle.
And sometimes I rode with my mother on her motorcycle and my Grandmother ride with Uncle or sometimes with her brother on either of theirs.
Mama, Uncle Billy and I also had horses.
And mama and I for fun use to compete against each other in barrel racing.
I had a very cool mother and family.
I did not live a sheltered life.
But bad thing did happen to me as a child that forced me to grow up fast so I was always very mature even when I was a child.
Also, one thing my mother wanted to do was raise me to be street wise and not be so naive. She didn't sugar coat anything. Or beat around the bush.
She told me the truth in well detail about everything.
I had alot more freedom than some kids because I was so obedient and well behaved and never got into any trouble and I made good grades.
And one thing Mama always said to me was she would trust me until I gave her a reason NOT to trust me.
Well I highky valued that trust and I never once broke it.
And because of my strong love for God and my strong Will to please him and make him and mama proud, I stayed out of trouble, and I devoted alot of my time to helping others.
God later called me into the ministry when I was in my 20's.
I'm now I'm in my later 30's.
I think its very important to make that full commitment to God.
He doesn't like lukewarmness.
God said he would rather you be HOT or COLD, but not lukewarm.
So many people overlook Jesus' warning in the Parable of the Sower. Where he illustrates 4 different groups of people in this world who hear the word of God, but each respond differently too it.
Pay close attention to the group of people who are like SEEDS SOWN ON ROCKY GROUND.
Jesus said when they first Hear God's word they are filled with joy and gladness. But their relationship with God is not a ETERNAL relationship. It's actually a TEMPORARY relationship with no REAL DEEP ROOT in it.
Jesus says tribulations come and they get offended in God and turn away from him.
Basically these people are like Judas who betrayed Jesus.
They have knowledge of who God is. They know his son Jesus Died on the cross. But in their hearts they have chosen to NOT FULL COMMITT to him.
They have NO REAL ROOT IN THE VINE OF LIFE which is Jesus.
So those little plants that are grow on rocky ground have no deep root. The sun comes up and scratches and burns their leaves. They wither and die.
Out of all 4 groups of people who hear the word of God.
Only the seeds sown in GOOD RICH SOIL survive eternally.
God has offered us all the free gift of salvation.
But uif we don't believe, and if we do not committ to God, than any relationship we form with him is lukewarm and fickle.
That is the warning Jesus gave us in the Parable of the Sower.
So until you believe and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
And you make the choice to commit to him and do what the Bible says to and ENDURE UNTIL THE VERY END. Then you cannot benefit from this free gift of salvation.
There is only one way for us to be redeemed for all our sins.
Jesus already paid the debt and the price of our sins.
We just have to accept him and be faithful to Him.
And if we fail to do this we have nobody but ourselves to blame for being so blind and ignorant for not accepting the truth.
God has offered us salvation.
But he has given us all FREE WILL.
So our choices Will determine our fate after we leave this world.
But for God's faithful Children. We know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
Now I realize not everybody loves God and is his child.
Regardless I try to show them love and friendship.
They may live a life that offends God. All I can do is love them and pray for them.
And God has used me to help some of them find their way to Him.
God is my reason to live.
In him my life has a true and deeper meaning.
The cares of this world will one day perish and no longer be of any importance. It's better to be of service to God because God's children will each be granted rank and titles in Heaven.
The better things will be for you if you fulfill God's Will in your life and live your life in service to him and helping other lost souls find Jesus. That is one of the greatest things we can do for God.
But just because somebody lives for God doesn't mean they are stiff necks.
We can dance and have a great time and do so within God's boundaries.
I hold God's values very high.
They truly mean something too me.
Without him I would be lost and without a calling or purpose.
God's Word tells us he knew us as he formed us in our mothers womb. He knows the number of hairs on our heads.
He also says he knows the plan he has for each of us.
And my goal in life is to surrender to God's Will and plan in my life.
Share the gospel and help others in need.
I also am a part of a ministry that together we help the homeless.
We are sharing God's love and trying to meet the needs of those who need it.
I can think of no other better way to live, than to be a vessel for God to use to help others.
Those songs you loved(Holding Out For A Hero and Lets Hear It For The Boy), they were not just used to fill out the soundtrack, they were actually written for the movie. So it seems you knew Footloose well before you ever saw the movie.
Funny you brought up ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’. In a scene you probably missed, John Lithgow did a callback from Footloose when his ‘son’ and friends was loudly playing rock music and Lithgow goes into preacher mode describing the sins of rock and roll.
11:46 - As a matter of fact, Ashleigh, there were so many of us waiting to release our angst while blaring music and dancing in seemingly abandoned structures that there was usually a line outside. This one time I waited so long that by the time I was aloud in, I forgot what I was angry about, so I wound up doing an interpretive dance routine to Asia's "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes." NOT my finest hour.
15:00 - I completely forgot that Diane Wiest was even in this movie. I know I've seen her here and there in a variety of movies, but "Parenthood" (1989) is the one that stands out the most for me. (It's also got Steve Martin in it, Ashleigh, so it really needs to be on your list!)
18:40 - "Alright, alright! It doesn't exactly say that. But someplace it has something about a chicken!" (Maybe you should add "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971) to your list.)
I think the one thing you haven't figured out yet, is that the power soundtracks of the 80's were all original to the movies. Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Top Gun, were mostly all original songs made specifically for the soundtracks. They are not just a collection of popular songs, these songs don't generally appear on any other albums but the official soundtracks. 💓 From your Ren in Oregon.
Dirty Dancing had a couple of original songs, sure, but also some 60s classics.
@@gingerdoll I will give you Dirty Dancing because technically it's a period piece, but it was more than a couple originals, half of the songs where original, the rest were 50/60's classics.
Flashdance was the other one I was forgetting. I would actually swap that one out for Dirty Dancing.
@@gingerdoll I should have put Flashdance instead of DD, but I don't think Ash has watched that yet. I could edit it, but that would make your comments irrelevant, so I don't want to do that.
In the 80's pretty much ALL movies had at least one annoyingly catchy song written specifically for that movie.
I'm just here for more Ashleigh singing. That's become my favorite part of these, and they were great before.
THE 80's Footloose THANK YOU VERY MUCH
The mom was also the mom in Edward scissorhands. That's probably where you remember her from
YES that is it!
@Mark Finley• Rens mom also played the mom in The Lost Boys 🧛
She was also in "Parenthood". Another movie you should watch. She also played the Grandmother in the TV show "Life in Pieces", that was on just a few years ago.
@@christinegelabert1651Dianne Wiest (the Mom in The Lost Boys) played Ren's aunt....Ren's Mom was Frances Lee McCain (the Mom in Gremlins)
If you're into John Lithgow you should check out "The World According To Garp." He plays an ex football player Robert who becomes Roberta and is Garp's best friend. He is adorable in the movie, plus it's a great Robin Williams movie!!
8:46 Conventionally dear, Conventionally
9:49 🎶GET IT GIRL! 🎵
9:58 Don't matter....GET IT !
13:23 You've never seen Dexter then?
14:31 Girl, no you cannot, you need a bigger room. We heard that elbow tryna get through the wall.
15:51 WELCOME TO BUTTWATCH WITH YOUR HOST ASHLEIGH "THIRSTY" BURTON!
16:00 WELCOME BACK TO BUTTWATCH!
21:06 Ask him if he'll take a bath with you 🤔
Ariel's mom (Diane Wiest) was the mom in 'Edward Scissorhands' among her many films, and is awesome in everything. She's hilarious in 'Bullets over Broadway'. I wore legwarmers to bed because my calves and shins cramped up at night, and it helped to keep the muscles warm. I add my vote for FLASHDANCE, omg, and also Fast Times at Ridgemont High'.
Seeing your excitement over the music and some of the scenes is so fun.
The woman who sings let's hear it for the boy is Denise Williams. And dancing in the sheets is by Shalamar.
Ashleigh's reactions at the beginning of the week can even make Mondays fun
One of my favorite things about Ashleigh's reactions is the mandatory "[actor's name] is a BABYYY" comment on all these older movies. Like... it's been literal decades, Ashleigh, of course they look young? :D
God I miss the 80s. Its so long ago now it almost feels like I dreamt the whole decade.
That is exactly what the 70’s feel like to me. 😄
The actress playing Ariel's mother is Dianne Weist. She played Winona Ryder's mom in Edward Scissorhands.
Millennial Movie Mondays are on the perfect day. They start my week out right.
Laughable how kids who have never danced before magically start hoofing like experts.
Yeah, my mom had a laugh about that. She was a ballroom, tap, salsa and jazz dancer and she found it hilarious that kids who've never danced suddenly could cut a rug like pros 🤣
The willing suspension of disbelief excuse is that a lot of them practiced in "secret" like Penn. Falls apart though when they start group dancing.``
Ashleigh watch Kevin Bacon recreate that warehouse dance scene, he redid just a few years ago. There is a side by side video of it here on RUclips. Brilliant. Kevin is still fine.
Wow, I had not heard about that! Looked it up: Jimmy Fallon's show, 2014. Nice job, Kevin! Still got the moves!
ruclips.net/video/UQaek3DtD0A/видео.html
I remember watching this at a cinema in (randomly) Germany, when I was about 11 years old. And it was an experience I’ll never forget and have never experienced again. The whole cinema was cheering and were up on their feet dancing and singing in the aisles. Everyone! There wasn’t one person complaining. It was the most joyous and most connected cinema experience ever! This movie always immediately makes me think of how I felt that day and I love it for that 😁
Side note: is the ‘dislike’ button closer to the ‘👍’ button, more than it normally is?? (Mobile/cell) Cos I keep accidentally hitting it all of a sudden.😬 unless I’ve gained weight on my fingers alone.
I’m having same issues with buttons lately. Not just you.
Thanks, Ashleigh! 💃🏽 I loved FOOTLOOSE (1984)! as did my younger brother who passed away a few months ago; we even made parody video referencing it back in the day. FOOTLOOSE (2011) is pretty good, too.
Very sorry for your loss. 🌹
Thank you, Lisa. 💐 It's been rough, but we're getting through it.
Oh and! Had to add: a) great review, it's always fun to see someone be so excited and happy about something. :D And b) I never had a wrist corsage until...I dunno when. Women's corsages are traditionally pinned to the shoulder/breast, but wrist ones are a lot easier to put on.
Now you need to watch Flashdance (1983) with Jennifer Beals.
Yeees!!! Ashleigh, there is more angst dancing!!
I’ve had the soundtrack for this movie on cassette since I was a kid. I also have the movie on Beta, not VHS, if anyone remembers that far back.
My mom had the soundtrack on three formats so we could listen at home, in the car, and in a boombox. If we'd had more than just a regular TV, I think she would've gone all out like that.
Beta was great, but my parents decided on VHS since tape players fit the size of VHS tapes. Beta was too small despite the better quality.
Same, my first tape when I was ~8 years old was the Footloose soundtrack, plus some Van Halen copied onto a blank tape.
Great reaction, and you guessed it. All of us just ran off and randomly danced when we felt those teen angst moments in the 80s. :) The soundtrack on this is incredible. The story is fun with a touch of emotional in there to make it even more fun to watch.
No, not all of us :)
I love that at the end that there were so many great dance moves during the prom.... you know those kids didn't JUST learn those dance moves. They have all been secretly dancing in their rooms their whole lives and finally got to show people. If you tell kids/teens not to do something you are almost guaranteeing most of them will do that exact thing lol
You know why I like watching your videos; because I have been smiling for the last 26 minutes.
The warehouse dance scene was cleverly done, they kept it dark so the stuntman could do the dancing, with lighting for Bacon only being used in closeups.
There’s an interview with Kevin bacon where they talk about how one of the producers didn’t want him as the lead cause he wasn’t “F***able”
Kevin’s response was “I kinda took offense to that, I thought I was pretty f***able”
I TOTALLY though he was F***able! Still do. He is my longest crush I have had on a celebrity. I was a little kid first time I watched this movie
Your review of this movie was just what I needed today! Laughed out loud several times. P.S. That chubby kitty of yours is so darn cute!
"Your breakin all the sin's today!" Im not sure why, but that made me laugh HYSTERICALLY! 😂😂
Can not stop laughing. It's so awesome to see you enjoying the soundtrack. With your cat up close, I had these thought bubbles in my head: "what the hell". My girl is going crazy...and hopefully dancing with cats will be banned on youtube..🤣🤣🤣🤣
From Wikipedia about towns banning dancing:
Film inspiration
Footloose is loosely based on the town of Elmore City, Oklahoma. The town had banned dancing since its founding in 1898 in an attempt to decrease the amount of heavy drinking. One advocate of the dancing ban was the Reverend from the nearby town of Hennepin, F.R. Johnson. He said, "No good has ever come from a dance. If you have a dance somebody will crash it and they'll be looking for only two things - women and booze. When boys and girls hold each other, they get sexually aroused. You can believe what you want, but one thing leads to another." Because of the ban on dancing, the town never held a prom. In February 1980, the junior class of Elmore City's high school made national news when they requested permission to hold a junior prom and it was granted. The request to overturn the ban in order to hold the prom was met with a 2-2 decision from the school board when school board president Raymond Lee broke the tie with the words, "Let 'em dance."[13]
In 1981, Lynden, a small town in Washington State, passed an ordinance that banned the practice of dancing at events and locations where alcohol would be served. This incident received national attention. And since this event happened only years before Footloose was released, the local residents believe that these two things are not a coincidence.
Couldn't click fast enough! Your watch list is ON POINT!
This soundtrack had a HUGE impact on several artist’s careers. And several people’s butts. 🤣
If I don't hear "Welcome baaaaack" every Monday, my week would not be the same.
15:21 Dianne Weist - She was the mom in Edward Scissorhands :)
I had the best time watching this with you, your reaction just made my day better
You missed Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening credits because you were paying attention to the leg warmers. 3rd rock from the Sun was a great show! A classic 80's movie you should really watch The Cannonball Run.
The commentary on "The Cannonball Run" is one of my favorites. Living in Atlanta, it was interesting to learn via the commentary that all the non-desert scenes were shot in Atlanta.. and it's by the same director as Smokey and the Bandit. (Hal Needham) Who was also pretty much best friends with Burt Reynolds..
3rd Rock from the Sun and it's Riverdance parody is a piece of comedy gold.. if you've never seen it, it's an instant classic.. they couldn't use "Riverdance", so they called it "King of the Jig"..
If you want a Great Film with Peter Weller (RoboCop), Christropher LLoyd (Doc Brown), John Lithgow (this and 3rd Rock), Jeff Goldblum (The fly and Jurassic Park), Ellen Barkin (fear and Loathing in las vegas Oceans 12) Plus more you HAVE to watch The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
It IS a great movie- but it might also be the most polarizing movie of all time!
Probably the only movie I would want to see Ashleigh react to more than Buckaroo Banzai would be Zardoz...but I think that one might be a dream too far. I would LOVE to see her watch Buckaroo Banzai...that is a GREAT idea. 😂💯
@@iKvetch558 - I wanna see her reaction to "The world according to Garp".
It has Robin Williams and John Lithgow... only John is more of a Jane. 😉
I wish she would watch it as well.Great,terrible,awesome,genius,ridiculous,silly movie.Perfect 80's movie with the BEST character names.
@@guarddog318 the early 80s made for some real gender bending at Oscars time. John Lithgow got nominated for being a man who became a woman (in Garp), Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria played a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman (another film Ashleigh should watch, it's so much fun), and Linda Hunt won the Oscar for playing Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously!
You need to see FLASH DANCE next! That is the last dance film from the 80's that is a MUST.
OMG OMG OMG I'm so excited! I remember going to see this at the movies with my mom.
As an 80's Child I can confirm we did not dance around in empty warehouses to "relieve stress"
Kinda wish we did.
Kevin Bacon was way behind Molly Ringwald, Anthony Micheal Hall, Ally Sheedy, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan Ruck in th teen Idol stakes. he really made it big in tremors
Ashley : Kevin Bacon isn't the typical teen hearthrob
Also Ashley : John Lithgow could get it
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She has a thing for older men. 😋
If Ashleigh likes John Lithgow in 3rd Rock, wait until she sees him on Dexter!
@@moeball740 or Planet of the Apes
@Moe Ball or Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai
(Fingers crossed, I would love for her to see that cult classic gem!)
She needs to see Buckaroo Bonzai for more John Lithow.
Hi! Ready for this one! Thank you for all of these awesome reactions, Ashleigh!
I saw this movie with a bunch of friends. We were so keyed up from the music and energy that we danced everywhere we went that night - to/from the car? Dance. Crossing the road? Dance. Waiting for your pizza? Dance. It was so much fun.
"Sit in judgement on yourselves." 🤣 My favorite is "why don't you go pray on it." 💅💅💅
Just in case you think dancing can't be banned, back in the 1970's while I was at texas a&m, 100 miles away was Baylor University where they banned dancing on campus. As it was explained to me, their type of baptists thought dancing was sex while standing up.
@Darrel Rogers Now THAT'S hysterical! I'm an international prisoner advocate for 38 years AND...a NON Denominational Prison Minister...AND I approve this message. 😂 #NYSParalegal #NYGenXBikerLady
That reminds me of an old joke: Q: Why do Baptists forbid sex while standing? A: They're afraid it will lead to dancing.
In a TX high school in the 80's the A&M reps came to our auditorium and boasted that if your want to party come to A&M
@Darrel Rogers Ahhhhh!
You beat me to the punch on the joke.
My version starts, Why are Baptist against fornication….
You mean it isn't?
Aerobics was huge back in the 80's and leg warmers was more fashion than anything, i think they looked better with leotards than pants 🤣
I have always loved John Lithgow as a performer. He is brilliant when he is funny and stunning when he is not. I have to give you a recommendation to see my favorite movie with him in it, "The World According to Garp"
And perfectly cast against type in Raising Cain.
I loved The world according to Garp. It’s good, but a little strange. I wrote a paper on it in English class. So many odd characters in the film. Ironically John Lithgow’s character seemed the most normal and grounded of the cast.
The first time I saw John Lithgow was in blow out with John Travolta.
He was really good in "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension". A really strange movie from the early 1980s that Ashleigh should definitely check out.
He is truly brilliant! My fave of his is ricochet, just how derange he could be then do a show like third rock
Another good John Lithgow movie, which according to the IMDB trivia he was filming at the same time as Footloose, is Terms of Endearment!
"That's a butt! " I reacted the same to the locker room scene when I saw this movie for the first time. Granted, I was 10 years old, that was a real eye opener! 😂
My friend would bring her boombox to school and play thre soundtrack during recess. All the girls would dance together.
I have such clear memories of seeing this in the theater as a little kid. I would have been about 10, and I was an Episcopal priest's kid living in rural Michigan. This was the first I'd heard of minister's kids being "bad", but it was huge culturally and certainly reinforced the stereotype. I think I saw it as a challenge. I've had an affection for Kevin Bacon ever since, although as an adult I totally agree John Lithgow could get it. Mostly in his third rock role, though. His wife is Dianne Wiest, who's in so many iconic 80s movies. She was also in The Birdcage. Also, I thought that warehouse dance/gymnastics scene was the most intense thing my little pre-teen brain had ever processed, and I felt so personally betrayed when I learned about body doubles, and that Kevin Bacon couldn't actually do that. I have never stopped loving this soundtrack beyond all reason.