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Cast
Kevin Bacon (Ren McCormack)Lori Singer (Ariel Moore)John Lithgow (Rev. Shaw Moore)Dianne Wiest (Vi Moore)Chris Penn (Willard Hewitt)Sarah Jessica Parker (Rusty)John Laughlin (Woody)Elizabeth Gorcey (Wendy Jo)Frances Lee McCain (Ethel McCormack)Jim Youngs (Chuck Cranston)
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Herbert Ross
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Synopsis
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
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