Photos by Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World. "Footloose" was released Feb. 17, 1984. Dean Pitchford, who wrote the film and co-wrote the music, spent time in Oklahoma for research.
ELMORE CITY — It was just a little blurb in a newspaper. But that’s what got the ball rolling for a small town in Oklahoma to become part of motion picture history.
Dean Pitchford (right) is shown on the set of “Footloose” with the film’s star, Kevin Bacon. The film was inspired by events in an Oklahoma town, Elmore City.
Raymond Temple cast the deciding vote in 1980 when the Elmore City school board chose to let the school have its first prom. His daughter, Mary Ann, was a high school junior at the time.
Some churches were opposed to Elmore City staging the school's first prom in 1980. The theme for the first prom was Stairway to Heaven. This selection of prom photos appeared in the 1980 Elmore City yearbook.
Dean Pitchford (right) is shown on the set of “Footloose” with the film’s star, Kevin Bacon. The film was inspired by events in an Oklahoma town, Elmore City.
Raymond Temple cast the deciding vote in 1980 when the Elmore City school board chose to let the school have its first prom. His daughter, Mary Ann, was a high school junior at the time.
Some churches were opposed to Elmore City staging the school's first prom in 1980. The theme for the first prom was Stairway to Heaven. This selection of prom photos appeared in the 1980 Elmore City yearbook.
