Footloose (2011)

City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Director:

Craig Brewer

Writers:

Dean Pitchford (screenplay), Craig Brewer (screenplay),

Stars:

Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenny Wormald	...	Ren MacCormack
Julianne Hough	...	Ariel Moore
Dennis Quaid	...	Rev. Shaw Moore
Andie MacDowell	...	Vi Moore
Miles Teller	...	Willard
Ray McKinnon	...	Wes Warnicker
Patrick John Flueger	...	Chuck Cranston
Kim Dickens	...	Lulu Warnicker
Ziah Colon	...	Rusty
Ser'Darius Blain	...	Woody
L. Warren Young	...	Andy Beamis
Brett Rice	...	Roger Dunbar
Maggie Elizabeth Jones	...	Amy Warnicker (as Maggie Jones)
Mary-Charles Jones	...	Sarah Warnicker
Enisha Brewster	...	Etta

Storyline

Ren MacCormack moves from big-city Boston to a small southern town, where life is very different. He lives with his aunt and uncle after his divorced mother's painful death from leukemia. An accident, in which five teenagers were killed after a night out, shocked the small town's community. The local councilmen and Reverend Shaw Moore reacted to the incident by banning loud music and dancing. Ren stands up to the outmoded ban and, in the process, falls in love with the Reverend's daughter Ariel Moore.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | dancing | breaking up with boyfriend | religious leader | slapping | 

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Taglines:

Cut Loose.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Footloose - A Música Está do Teu Lado

Filming Locations:

Acworth, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,556,113 (USA) (14 October 2011)

Gross:

$51,780,537 (USA) (6 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Dylan Sellers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the barn dance, tons of confetti is shot out of a blower onto the happy crowd. Unfortunately, the mylar confetti was requested to be cut in 1/4 inch squares. It fell like lead. More confetti had to be hurriedly ordered and while it was the right size and shape to flutter down, there was not near enough of it for take after take. Between every take the confetti was swept and vacuumed up and recycled (along with anything else that happened to be on the floor). By the end of the night, everyone was covered in dirty, sweaty confetti.

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Goofs

The engine hood of the Volkswagon appears and disappears between scenes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rev. Shaw Moore: *He* is testing us. Our Lord is testing us. Especially now, when we are consumed with despair. When we are asking our God why this had to happen. No parent should ever have to know the horror of burying their own child. And yet, five of Bomont's brightest have lost their lives. Among them, my only son... my boy, Bobby. We have other children to raise here in Bomont. And one day, they will no longer be in our embrace and in our care. They will belong to the world. A world filled ...

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are in the same font/typeface as those for the original Footloose, albeit a different color.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Footloose (2011)

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Soundtracks

"My Feet off the Ground"
Written by Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, Martin Wardlaw & Matthew Hill
Performed by Three 6 Mafia
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Contains samples from "Feet Off The Ground"
Performed by Bank and Produced by Martin Wardlaw
Produced under license from Stackthat Entertainment, Inc.

User Reviews

This version of Footloose is a pretty good remake of the original

Full disclosure time: I saw the original 1984 version at the now-defunct Cinema 8 multiplex at the also-now defunct Bon Marche Mall (the buildings have been renovated into other places) and I remember enjoying it very much at the one time I watched it in its entirety. I had also bought the soundtrack LP album beforehand and had highly enjoyed that several times as a teenager. Then there were also videos of several of its hits like Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It for the Boy", Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero", and Kenny Loggins' title song which consisted mainly of clips of Kevin Bacon's (or his dance double's) movements. So it was with all that in mind that I saw this remake with an open head. The verdict: I still had a good time though my excitement factor wasn't as overwhelming perhaps because of my fond memories of the original and some of the changes didn't seem necessary. Still, having the actor Miles Teller playing the same role done by Chris Penn nearly 30 years before in learning to dance and enjoying himself as a result was still a highlight in both versions. And former "Dancing with the Stars" pro Julianne Hough shows some chops in reenacting the Lori Singer role. And while Kenny Wormald won't make you forget Bacon in his iconic role, he's not too bad either. And the same goes for Dennis Quaid playing the John Lithgow part. So on that note, this version of Footloose is recommended.