Maggie Elizabeth Jones and Mary-Charles Jones are two of the little girls.. both sisters..
Kevin Bacon plays the main character, Ren Mcormack in Footloose.
Walter bobbie. dean pitchford and Walter bobbie co-wrote it.
Kenny Loggins, part of the duo Loggins and Messina, songwriter and soft rock vocalist, has only recorded one number 1 song, "Footloose". "For the First Time" has also charted at number 1 on the more limited "Adult Contemporary" chart. Apart from that, he has written and co-written songs that have charted at number 1 for other people.
A good character as in she isn't evil? Yes.
A good character to play? Yes.
Vi Moore is the wife of Reverend Shaw, and mother to Ariel. She lost a son in a terrible accident, and has a good head on her shoulders. She stands up for the kids when they want to protest their right to have a dance, and she defends Ariel to Shaw. She is wise, caring, but does have a spark of her own fierceness. She is not a push over.
Deniece Williams sang "Let's Hear It for the Boy" for the Footloose soundtrack. The single hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.