'Footloose' gave stars leg up in show biz

Kevin Bacon

Role in film: Ren McCormack, spiky-haired, rabble-rousing city slicker on a mission to bring dancing back to Bomont, a buttoned-down farm town.

Memorable quote: "Hey Hey! What's this I see? I thought this was a party. LET'S DANCE!"

Memorable scene: Take your pick: his anguished solo dance in the Lehi Roller Mills, playing chicken on a tractor near an irrigation ditch, or his bring-the-house-down dance moves that close the film.

Memorable roles since:

"Mystic River" (2003) as Sean Devine

"Wild Things" (2000) as Sgt. Ray Duquette

"Apollo 13" (1995) as Jack Swigert

"The River Wild" (1994) as Wade

"A Few Good Men" (1992) as Capt. Jack Ross

"JFK" (1991) as Willie O'Keefe

Bio: Married to the actress Kyra Sedgwick, has two children. He and his brother Michael form the Bacon Brothers, a band that has released three albums.

Lori Singer

Role in film: Ariel Moore, sexy daughter of the town minister who falls in love with Ren.

Memorable quote: "Don't you want to kiss me?"

Memorable scene: When she stands astride both a car and a truck while an oncoming truck approaches in the other lane.

Memorable roles since:

"Short Cuts "(1993) as Zoe Trainer

"Warlock" (1989) as Kassandra

"Summer Heat" (1987) as Roxy

"The Man with One Red Shoe" (1985) as Maddy

Bio: Father was a symphony conductor, mother was a concert pianist, Lori enrolled at Juilliard at the age of 14 playing the cello. She also modeled before starring in "Footloose." In 1993 won a Golden Globe for her performance in "Short Cuts."

John Lithgow

Role in film: Bible-thumping minister who wants to keep dancing out of town. Comes around in the end and almost slow-dances with his wife in an empty field.

Memorable quote: "If our Lord wasn't testing us, how would you account for the proliferation, these days, of this obscene rock and roll music, with its gospel of sexuality and relaxed morality."