Songwriter. Screenwriter. Director. Actor. Author.

Footloose the movie poster art

On Screen

Screenplay Credits

  • Footloose (Paramount) 1984
  • Parallels (Geffen Films; unproduced) 1986
  • Sing (Tri-Star) 1988
  • Sirens (Paramount/Paula Weinstein; unproduced) 1990
  • The Washing Machine Man (Showtime) 1991
  • Body and Soul (Fox TV Pilot/Zadan-Meron; unproduced) 1994
  • Learning to Fall (Fox 2000; unproduced) 1996
  • Fallen Angel (Phoenix/Quincy Jones; unproduced) 1997
  • Nob Hill (Marty Katz; unproduced) 1998
  • Cardboard Stars (United Artists; unproduced) 1998
  • Chasing Buffalo (unproduced) 1999
    Saturday Night Ride (Richard Berman; unproduced) 2000
  • All About Me (Cosgrove-Meurer; unproduced) 2001
  • The Pirate’s Dog (Gil Netter; unproduced) 2006
  • Footloose (Paramount) 2011

Directing Credits

The Washing Machine Man (Showtime)
Bloodbrothers: the Joey DiPaolo Story (HBO-Ace Award winner)
All I Want music video (Stephen Bishop) from All I Want for Christmas (Paramount Pictures) 

For a full list of credits, visit Dean’s IMDb Page.
Watch highlights from Dean’s career in film music.