The TRUE story behind Kevin Bacon's Footloose: Inside the Oklahoma town that BANNED dancing for 82 YEARS in a bid to crack down on drunken antics and 'satanic' worship - before an uprising from high school teens finally saw it overturned

Footloose mesmerized viewers from the moment it reached screens thanks to its fancy footwork and popular tunes. But how many fans know the flick was actually inspired by a real town?

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