Disco dancing dug back into the rock 'n' roll era for this silly old plot.

The story of a town that bans music goes back 50 years or more, although it wouldn't seem to have a place today outside farce or comic opera.

Young Ron (Kevin Bacon) finds himself a rebel without applause when he comes to a redneck community and soon falls foul of its local preacher (John Lithgow).

It's hard to believe today's average teenager will watch all this without falling about.

The performances smack of desperation.