The Lasting Impact Of John Lithgow’s Performance In “Footloose”

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Four decades after “Footloose” hit the big screen, John Lithgow’s performance as conservative Reverend Shaw Moore still resonates with people from small towns and strict families. Stick around for more with John Lithgow and watch his new special, “Art Happens Here,” on PBS next Friday!
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@JillyDreadful 25 күн бұрын

John Lithgow is a national treasure 💖

@debbiedoodiedandi 25 күн бұрын

I want John Lithgow to hug me like he does Stephen just once in my life😂😂😂

@mandydavidson6694 25 күн бұрын

Oh please ...me too ! 😊

@maricammarata2188 25 күн бұрын

My favorite movie line is from Footloose. A parishioner remarks something like do you know how quickly evil can take root, and the reverend says something like as soon as it takes compassion to die.

@andrewrobinson1479 25 күн бұрын

John Lithgow is a National Treasure

@davesky538 25 күн бұрын

John Lithgow does the best Rudy Giuliani imitation ever! I have never laughso hard as when he did that sometime back!

@gbengaolorunpomi7118 25 күн бұрын

He's a better Giuliani than Giuliani!

@barbaraschuld8206 25 күн бұрын

Was that the one with the wine? I had to rewatch it because I was in hysterics!?! 🤣

@blackeyedlily 25 күн бұрын

I was extremely impressed by his Winston Churchill on the Crown. He definitely wasn’t someone that I would think of casting for that role.

@cindycole4326 22 күн бұрын

I first saw John Lithgow in “World According to Garp.” I was hooked!

@SayNoToFinanceNazis 20 күн бұрын

Yeah I'm kinda disappointed we didn't get a Giuliani skit. We need him and Laura Benanti. I was sure she would pop back in after the "stay tuned" comment.

@geraint8989 25 күн бұрын

Am rewatching every 3rd Rock. Can’t overstate how good it was - writers and cast. And jokes that would now be disallowed by professional complainers.

@pennygleeson5029 25 күн бұрын

I still love him from 3rd Rock 🤣🤣🤣

@ValerieJean-fo6lc 25 күн бұрын

Me too 🎉

@patriciamurfitt4590 25 күн бұрын

Third Rock was just fabulous. I now feel the need to binge the entire thing 😅

@wwrk25 25 күн бұрын

When my son was a tottler in 1990's. We had a VHS tape that got played a ton. John Lithgow playing a guitar, singing to children. I had a rooster, and my rooster pleased me. I fed my rooster by the green apple tree....I know he will never see this post. I just wanted to send a thank you John for the hours of entertainment youve provided.

@janeskey5042 24 күн бұрын

My daughter was a toddler in the 90’s ! Somehow we missed this I looked it up. Really cute ☺️🙂

@keithtarrier4558 25 күн бұрын

Now the theme song is going through my mind… everybody cut foot loose! Thanks! 😂 😊

@LifenaDay525 25 күн бұрын

Third Rock was the funniest show on TV and Lithgow was instrumental in its success.

@scooterbaby1 25 күн бұрын

great show

@ValBellegwada 25 күн бұрын

The crazy part is things they was saying back then would get canceled today. I loved that show.

@karmadyllic 25 күн бұрын

Seconded, agreed and decided.

@ROOKTABULA 25 күн бұрын

@@ValBellegwada Yup SJW authoritarians are as corrosive to freedom as Reich Wing, fascist MAGAts. 🤬🤮👎

@JoeVideoed 24 күн бұрын

@@ValBellegwada Like what? This was 1 of my favs & it was not even remotely like "Married w/ Children".

@LaviathnGames 25 күн бұрын

I will always remember him as George Henderson, in Harry and the Hendersons. That and the goonies were my favorite movies as a kid.

@pdxpete48 25 күн бұрын

I want to see an award ceremony for John Lithgow and his lifetime achievements. ♥

@spaceo8568 25 күн бұрын

Once again, shout out to Harry and the Hendersons which was the first movie I ever saw this man in when I was a kid and I've loved him ever since.

@beachvacay3184 25 күн бұрын

I just watched Footloose again and was noticing how young he looks in it. When I watched it in the theater in 1984 he looked ancient. 😂

@acubley 24 күн бұрын

Don't you just love perspective and getting older?

@beachvacay3184 24 күн бұрын

@@acubley I love some aspects of it. Weight gain and wrinkles, not so much 😂

@senguptasayn 25 күн бұрын

He was so good as Winston.terrific performance.

@danielmiddleton8173 24 күн бұрын

Dont forget Cliffhanger. The way he said "You bastard!" so many times has stuck with me.

@4tune8chance65 25 күн бұрын

What a character John Lithgow is, pick a day any day, and i'd wager he could tell you something interesting that happened to him on it.

@juliocastro9563 25 күн бұрын

Mr Lithgow really has the John Hammond look going on, spared no expense indeed!

@jackseney571 25 күн бұрын

But, no hat!😢😊

@RealChristopherLoPresti 25 күн бұрын

I've always admired John Lithgow in his lesser roles like Ricochet or Cliffhanger. He makes such a convincingly sinister villain.

@NewMessage 25 күн бұрын

All his amazing work, and I'll be darned if I can't shake seeing him as Dr. Emilio Lizardo.

@StacyInLove1 25 күн бұрын

Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

@seakelp3508 25 күн бұрын

Buckaroo Banzai in the 5th Dimension reference? I was going to mention that but you beat me to the punch. Good on you.

@bobbyrooney 25 күн бұрын

and now I've got the theme song stuck in my head.

@pgknippel 25 күн бұрын

Bravo! Killer flick!

@acubley 24 күн бұрын

For me he's the psycho in Ricochet.

@bearbryant3495 25 күн бұрын

When I went back to school at 27 I was kinda apalled to find out I was "the old guy".

@thinkforyourself828 25 күн бұрын

3rd Rock From the Sun is stil one of the funniest shows ever to hit television.

@Aloha_XERO 25 күн бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="108">1:48</a> my favorite is Bukaroo Bansai - John Bigbooté

@tonydagostino6158 25 күн бұрын

Loved it too! What a strange movie that is.

@Aloha_XERO 23 күн бұрын

@@tonydagostino6158 not to mention the unforgettable unique music track to that strange movie

@Aloha_XERO 23 күн бұрын

where is the reboot of that film I wonder, is it coming after the upcoming continuance of the last star fighter ?

@tonydagostino6158 23 күн бұрын

@@Aloha_XERO The '80's hair! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6yPeMdi1drDh3U.html

@lovinglife95 25 күн бұрын

John lithgow is lovely!

@ingonowack3839 25 күн бұрын

Not to mention „Buckaroo Banzai“ and „2010, the year we make contact“!

@wilmafreeman7698 25 күн бұрын

Love John He's always a great guy and he makes me smile

@Descan26 25 күн бұрын

An interview I’d listen to every day of the week.

@philipdmiller 25 күн бұрын

Santa Claus: The Movie. This was the film that me and my sisters watched an ungodly amount of times. Panned critically but couldn't care less, he was a great bad guy/foil to the kids/Santa and Dudley Moore. Better than most other Santa movies that came before and after.

@rachel_rexxx 25 күн бұрын

That's the kind of anything goes energy I can get behind. Also, Harry and the Hendersons.

@TTony-tu6dm 25 күн бұрын

Lithgow is one of those people that puts a smile on everyone’s face just by showing up. I don’t know what he’s like as a person, but he seems like he would be great to talk to

@treborretsnom6186 25 күн бұрын

The world according to Garp was the first time i saw him.

@roberthevern6169 25 күн бұрын

Yes, as 6'4" cross dresser!!

@lashendawest7509 25 күн бұрын

We love john lithgow

@Corvaire 25 күн бұрын

You forgot one - Harry and the Hendersons. ;O)-

@ChipCain 25 күн бұрын

Actually a legend.

@dreamchampagne 24 күн бұрын

78! He looks amazing & he’s so quick witted! What’s his secret?!

@jensue3034 25 күн бұрын

I love JL so much ! He is a national treasure. I will watch anything he is in.

@DNTXPCTMCH 25 күн бұрын

I want to have conversations with these men❤😂

@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm 25 күн бұрын

Love old ppl from 60s and 70s era. So grateful they are around bc a bunch of ppl took off with their things. I'm an old soul.

@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm 25 күн бұрын

Like how they did with my things

@byusaranicole 25 күн бұрын

Lol yeah Provo would definitely kick you out for those types of shenanigans! I can't believe Footloose was filmed there... I wonder if my parents were living there when the movie was filming.....

@patrickdempsey9706 22 күн бұрын

And the Oscar for best hugger goes to John lithgow

@timbacchus 25 күн бұрын

I remember he was such a great serious actor and they said he never could do comedy but he was a hit in third rock from the sun.

@tthom2459 25 күн бұрын

I'd L O V E to see a single episode reunion of "3rd Rock". They're almost all still going strong. It would really be a challenge to come up with a creative script

@Paislywalls4767 25 күн бұрын

Not mentioning one of my newer favorites? The Accountant Quite entertaining 😁

@amyisaak8530 25 күн бұрын

I love when he sings "I am the very model of a Modern Major General."

@persuasivebarrier2419 25 күн бұрын

harry and the hendersons will always exist in my soul. that's latched on for good.

@wess674 24 күн бұрын

John never gets credit for his stellar performance in Buckaroo Bonsai Across the 8th Dimension. He absolutely stole the show in that one.

@SledDog5678 25 күн бұрын

Lithgow is one of my fav top ten performers of all time!!!!! SO MUCH TALENT & GRACE !!!

@postoak2755 25 күн бұрын

You forgot to mention Buckaroo Bonzai!!!

@trippelgoattripelgoat4998 25 күн бұрын

John I thought of going back to school when my grandson started school. I’m an artist now retied from Utah.

@hopeewing5583 25 күн бұрын

Third Rock from the sun just turned me into a giggle box. John was grrrreat in it!!! So original. The writing was great too. All the actors were super

@Datan0de 23 күн бұрын

Such a genuine, class act. But honestly, every time I see him or hear his voice, I think of Buckaroo Banzai.

@easternsecrecy9777 17 күн бұрын

John Lithgow is the best actor. He scared me to death in Dexter and has also made me laugh hysterically. He is a great talent.

@Serai3 25 күн бұрын

Home is where you wear your hat! Character is what you are in the dark!

@caronstout354 24 күн бұрын

"Where are we going?" "Planet 10!" "When?" "Real soon!"

@laalaa99stl 25 күн бұрын

At _least_ ten times cooler.

@geoffreyfeinberg9792 24 күн бұрын

He's a legend. He's good in everything he does.

@fanaticforager6610 25 күн бұрын

I’m Grateful Dear Lord 🪽 ✨ 🙏🏼🥰 that your John Lithgow, is Still amongst ÜS 🎶☂️🌅🌻✨

@fanaticforager6610 25 күн бұрын

Amen 🙏🏼 🌈😊

@chrisschumacher4418 24 күн бұрын

John Lithgow is a national treasure.

@amandadougherty6615 24 күн бұрын

John Lithgow is a legend.

@thepolloelectrico1117 23 күн бұрын

No Colbert Questionert? If I want to know someone that's Mr. Lithgow. He's one of the best actors of his generation. I will not dare affirm outloud he's the best, but...

@mikevanderman2727 24 күн бұрын

I was seeing John Lithgow and reading John Lightfoot all the way, until Stephen said it jajajajajajaja

@kathleenhannigan2487 23 күн бұрын

Loved many of his movies and other credits, but I really loved Love Is Strange.

@dannyburleigh1 25 күн бұрын

I had a wild pinback button of him! It took about 4 months to sell it,but it sold for $7 but the Lady new someone who knew him so she tipped me a bit more,if I recall. That was less than a year ago. Vegas Rocks!!

@irenemacias7423 24 күн бұрын

Love ya JL 💖💖💖💖💖💖‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

@kraekennedy 24 күн бұрын

IT WASN'T PROVO, UT! IT WAS PAYSON, UT!!! All the actors keep saying that because Payson was such a small town. I was in Footloose for a split second. It was filmed in my high school, in my home town. Kevin Bacon just visited for the anniversary, yet the actors keep calling it PROVO.

@sharonpeterson896 25 күн бұрын

Harry and the Hendersons!! Love that movie!

@user-je1sp3tn4x 24 күн бұрын

Wow that was the hug of two truly dear friends not some off and no lean and tap on the back

@patricialewis8307 25 күн бұрын

Great Collaboration ✨✨✨✨💫❤

@roryoutdoors5431 25 күн бұрын

It’s pronounced BIGBOO-TAY!

@davidcashin1894 25 күн бұрын

You forgot "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai"

@monkeyRL 19 күн бұрын

The good doctor Emilio Lizardo! LOL

@tscribe515 25 күн бұрын

He is also excellent as the villainous mayor of New York City in "Cabrini."

@patricialewis8307 25 күн бұрын

John ✨✨✅

@laoaganlester1728 22 күн бұрын

The Alien is forever even living in the 3rd rock from the son!

@joyceevangelist-ajvix8506 17 күн бұрын

My favorite early film he ever did, which is now nowhere to be found, was At Play in the Fields of the Lord. A fantastic, deeply cultural, emotional film that examines bias of race, religion, colonization, and is a beautifully filmed work in the Amazon, based on Peter Mathiesen's book, with a stellar cast of fantastic actors.

@humanandrade1537 25 күн бұрын

Third rock from the sun was my favorite show. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@ColinPoole 25 күн бұрын

Thanks to Thump now I instinctively think any story someone says the person had "tears running down their face" in is a lie lol

@bobbyrooney 25 күн бұрын

Realizing I'm a decade older than the father in Footloose is a rollercoaster of emotions.

@BrandonCroker 25 күн бұрын

Lightgow really glows...

@stelladonaconfredobutler9459 24 күн бұрын

you forgot Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!!!! Unforgivable

@susanharris4331 24 күн бұрын

Love John

@brianbresson2237 25 күн бұрын

His villains are the best. On Dexter, Ricochet...

@josepinzon1515 25 күн бұрын

Omg baby, work was so stressful today

@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309 25 күн бұрын

Wow! Two stories about being naked in a swimming pool in one show. That’s weird. 😂

@user-qe2yc5cj2e 24 күн бұрын

I met him once. I was working at The National Theatre in D.C. He and B.D. Wong were doing "M Butterfly." He was very nice to me. B.D. Wong was too cool to talk....whatever. 💖.

@michelemaliano7860 25 күн бұрын

John is GOAT and is America’s saving grace. I love this man.

@seantaylor2046 25 күн бұрын

cool dude

@LincolnWorld 25 күн бұрын

What an incredible human and actor. John seems like a total sweetheart, yet has played some seriously creepy characters. The creepiest of which has been on Colbert, when he plays the wine monster, AKA Giuliani.

@rebeccaelliot6586 25 күн бұрын

Turns out that Lithgow has a true story about a "big strong man who came up to me with tears in his eyes."

@jkap34 25 күн бұрын

I used to watch third rock from the sun all the time. Such an amazing man, i love him so much, he's up there with Robin Williams in terms of range.

@jkap34 25 күн бұрын

I commented this before he mentioned one of my top ten favorite episodes, the circus!

@user-bt5rl3rh3b 25 күн бұрын

The original "Footloose" movie with John Lithgow as the uptight preacher is SO much better than the remake!

@DanielDanielsen 25 күн бұрын

The legend!

@pgknippel 25 күн бұрын

Lithgow AND Kearns-Goodwin in the same night, THAT’S a show!!

@albertorkenbjorken 25 күн бұрын

dude is 78 years old and still looks the same from like 40 years ago haha

@justpinkcandy 22 күн бұрын

From Buckaroo Banzai to immortality

@wideawake5630 25 күн бұрын

It's more than confidence. People who sing live on average 20 years longer than people who don't. Studying music improves brain function and math skills. Visual arts improve problem solving skills and attention to detail. Societies need their artists to develop and express their collective identities and values. That is why, in a fascist coup, artists are among the first to be jailed or killed. The arts aren't superfluous to education. They are foundational to it. They are not something to keep children occupied but something to keep people of all ages human. We are all made in the image of a creative God.

@bruceweidner2571 25 күн бұрын

Incoming message from the big giant head John Lithgow you are the best at what you do love cliffhanger great action flick but I always liked you as dick Solomon that was the greatest show on television between you and French Stewart and Jane Curtin what great chemistry I wish you guys would do a special because it's been like what 15-20 years you haven't been on be nice to have a special as you guys come back it would be a hit