Directed by Herbert Ross   Written by Dean Pitchford   Cast Kevin Bacon ... Ren Lori Singer ... Ariel John Lithgow ... Rev. Shaw Moore Dianne Wiest ... Vi Moore Chris Penn ... Willard (as Christopher Penn) Sarah Jessica Parker ... Rusty John Laughlin ... Woody Elizabeth Gorcey ... Wendy Jo Frances Lee McCain ... Ethel McCormack Jim Youngs ... Chuck Cranston Douglas Dirkson ... Burlington Cranston Lynne Marta ... Lulu Warnicker Arthur Rosenberg ... Wes Warnicker Timothy Scott ... Andy Beamis Alan Haufrect ... Coach Roger Dunbar Linda MacEwen ... Eleanor Dunbar Kim Jensen ... Edna Michael Telmont ... Travis Leo Geter ... Rich Ken Kemp ... Jeff Russ McGinn ... Herb Sam Dalton ... Mr. Gurntz H.E.D. Redford ... Widdoes Jay Bernard ... Harvey David Valenza ... Team Member Meghan Broadhead ... Sarah Warnicker Mimi Broadhead ... Amy Warnicker Gene Pack ... Bernie Marcia Dangerfield ... Virginia (as Marcia Yvette Reider) John Perryman ... Fat Cowboy Mary Ethel Gregory ... Mrs. Allyson Oscar Rowland ... Mr. Walsh J. Paul Broadhead ... Mayor Dooley John Bishop ... Elvis Carmen Trevino ... Girl Melissa Renee Graehl ... Girl (as Melissa Renée Graehl) Monica M. Da Silva ... Girl Terri Gay Ulmer ... Girl Uncredited Cast Brandyn Cross ... Party Kid Kevin Denson ... Dancer Michael Flynn ... Policeman Deborah Frazier ... Dancer Andrea Hays ... Bar Patron Michele Laurita ... Dancer Luis Ledesma ... Break Dancer Ian Lithgow ... Bobby Moore Brian L. McCarty ... Nerdish High School DJ Eddy Schumacher ... Dancer Alison Trouse ... Cowgirl Bar Dancer Brian Wimmer ... Bit Part Produced by Daniel Melnick   Lewis J. Rachmil   Craig Zadan

Additional Info Premiere: February 17, 1984 DVD Release: October 08, 2002 Blu-ray Release: September 27, 2011 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures Phoenix Pictures IndieProd Company Productions Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) CBS   (1987) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (special collector's edition) CBS Paramount Domestic Television   (2006) (USA) (TV) (syndicated print) CBS Media Ventures   (2007) (USA) (TV) (syndicated print) (as CBS Television Distribution) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Trifecta Entertainment and Media   (2017) (World-wide) (TV) (syndicated print) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,772 / 21,026 Site Ranking #1,768 Flatliners (1990) #1,769 RoboCop 2 (1990) #1,770 Bloodsport (1988) #1,771 Cashback (2006) #1,772 Footloose (1984) #1,773 Jigsaw (2017) #1,774 Christine (1983) #1,775 Creed III (2023) #1,776 Fast X (2023)