Footloose was an eighties musical drama that made a star out of kevin bacon and helped him become a household name in the states. Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. Rusty and willard footloose 2011 in all versions of footloose, i like. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing footloose 2011 near you. Moore and all the other city council members are young enough that they grew up on rock n roll. Footloose full movie 2011 part 1 video dailymotion. Footloose is the story of ren mccormack, a teenage boy from chicago. A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie. It was corny, cheesy, filled with awful dialogue, but had a soundtrack that struck a chord with a teenage audience that simply loved it. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars kenny wormald, julianne hough, miles teller, andie macdowell and dennis quaid. City kid ren mccormack kenny wormald moves from boston to an old fashioned and uptight bomont and rebels against a strict ban on dancing and rock music. Everything you need to know about footloose movie 2011.
Footloose the musical original broadway cast recording. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of footloose with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The story takes place in a small town where local christians have imposed a prohibition against dancing. Footloose is a 1984 dance movie starring kevin bacon. Footloose, kenny loggins for this essay, i chose to watch footloose made in 1984 and directed by herbert ross and footloose made in 2011 directed by craig brewer. Watch footloose full movie 2011 part 1 cungur band on dailymotion. The film is a love story after all and these two actors succeeded in making us believe in their against all odds romance. Footloose 2011 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
This new footloose is a film without wit, humor or purpose. Teens are involved in fistfights, including one where a crowbar is used. I would have even accepted it if the only thing they kept was the basic concept and redesigned the rest from scratch. But they played it too safe and ended up with a copy instead of a fresh film. The dancing in the movie is line dancing and is much less pop than the first movie. Ariels friends wendy jo and ednaurleen, supporting characters in the original movie and the play, get cut out of the remake to focus more on her friendship with rusty the aggressive drug dealer. Clearly this is just a film where someone was trying to profit off the step up success and use an old, popular brand to try to draw a crowd. Characters engage in dangerous stunts including racing buses, standing on the train tracks and driving after drinking. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The music is by tom snow among others, the lyrics by dean pitchford with additional lyrics by kenny loggins, and the book by pitchford and walter bobbie.
It was so much fun to sit down with the main cast of footloose. The footloose story has appeared in two movie versions, which were released in 1984 and 2011, and in one musicalplay version, which ran on broadway from 1998 into 2000. Footloose 2011 cast and crew as a transplant from boston, teenager ren maccormack kenny wormald gets a big dose of culture shock when he moves to a small southern town called bomont. To the rockin rhythm of its oscar and tonynominated top 40 score the soundtrack to the movie reached number one on the billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Upon arriving, ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the reverend bomont. While it hews closely to the 1984 original, craig brewer infuses his footloose. In the small rural town of bomont, georgia, a group of teens are having a wild party with music, drinking, and dancing. Footloose 1984 soundtrack footloose song, performed by kenny loggins footloose, a remake of the 1984 film. Struggles with his dads departure and copes with his new surroundings willard hewitt male, high school age look tenor rens country boy friend. A small town suffers the tragic deaths of four teenagers.
That said, brewers footloose is exactly what most moviegoers are going to expect, based on their experience with either the original film, or the remakes melodramatic and danceheavy marketing so anyone looking for a hardhitting character drama or overthetop dance movie will probably be less impressed by the final product. But the most iconic moments of footloose are lost in the stage format. Would that the same could be said about the dramatic scenes, which are hamstrung by a combination of mediocre acting and atrocious dialogue. Footloose 2011 is rated pg by the mpaa for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language. Footloose remake, with julianne hough and dennis quaid.
Once you get beyond the fact that this movie has only a few fundamental differences from the first footloose, the next question that this parental guide to the movies must ask is. A lot of the words the characters spew from their mouth is almost the same as the original. Footloose will soon step its way into theaters and et takes a look at the cast from the new movie as well as the stars from the cult classic. How to watch parasite, snowpiercer, okja, and bong joon hos other movies. Its a feature length homage to a movie that doesnt need or deserve it after all, its not like the original was out of print. He and his mother move to the small town of bomont after his father abandons them. The towns spiritual leader, the reverend shaw moore, takes it upon himself to. It wants to tell the story of a conflict in a town, it wants to introduce some flashy teenage characters, and part of the time it wants to be a music video. Footloose tonight i gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off my sunday shoes. My list of religion movies a list of 39 titles created 1 week ago films ive seen a list of 49 titles.
Footloose characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. It just seemed forced, calculated, ridiculous and unrealistic. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including the big year, the thing and the woman. You know that feeling where you see an actoractress in a certain role and then you see them in another movie and its like they were told to keep the same character but the films setting is so completely different and all you can think is no, this is wrong, this just doesnt work.
It only works when it settles down and lets the characters and the audience hang out and have a little fun. Footloose is a 2011 american musical comedydrama romantic dance film directed by craig brewer. Why not just let the film survive on its own rather than trying to meld some weird country and hip hop world together. Ren kenny wormald line dances with ariel julianne hough at the hoedown. The movie was remade in 2011 using the same basic plot. Response must be less that 100,000 characters thank you for your feedback. The characters of color suggest that someone involved in making the new footloose thought that a ruralish georgia circa 2011 must acknowledge some us history and even integration.
Many critics consider the films plot to be implausible denisoff, romanowski 405. Footloose 2011 film paramount pictures wiki fandom. Footloose character descriptions reading civic theatre. Footloose was a smash hit in the 1980s because of its cast and its entertaining storyline of how a rebellious teen revives rock music and dancing that are banned in his town. And in that, footloose is an odd kettle of flouncing fish. Find all 21 songs in footloose soundtrack, with scene descriptions. An analysis by joey calkins on the surface, footloose is about teenage rebellion.
Footloose professional wrestling, the tag team comprising toshiaki kawada and hiromichi fuyuki footloose. Its exactly what i thought while watching this film but instead of the characters being wrong it felt like the whole movie was wrong. A highschoolsenior boy comes to live in the town, wins the love of the pastors daughter, challenges the prohibition. Its a remake that improves on the original, yet one that barely changes a thing. Footloose 2011 line dancing scene 610 movieclips youtube. The film follows a young man who moves from boston to a small southern town and protests the towns ban against dancing.
What are the different hardware that will be needed by producer of the voice mail the srvice provider and the beneficiary. The differences and similarities of the movie footloose. Footloose character descriptions role genderage vocal range character description ren mccormick male, high school age look tenor fun loving young man who seems to attract trouble. The dealer just wants ren to get caught with contraband. Watch footloose movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Each character, especially ren, was further developed to the point where you. There was nothing creative or original about this movie. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. With kevin bacon, lori singer, john lithgow, dianne wiest.
On a much deeper level, footloose is about survival. Remastered 2011 play on apple music window paine remastered 2011 download on itunes window paine remastered. Footloose 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But, really, those are superficial considerations in a film that attempts to grapple with some fairly weighty topics. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock n roll. Footloose soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. The opening sequence of footloose is very important in introducing viewers to the characters, setting and the constraining atmosphere of the small town. Ren mccormack kevin bacon moves to a small town that has banned dancing and rock music, thanks to a minister john lithgow who has suffered a.
The bestknown scene from the 2011 remake is the scene in the country bar where ariel, ren and rusty take part in. Meanwhile, the loutish chuck cranston, who considers ariel his girl, resents ren because hes attracting ariels smiles. Other wellknown footloose songs are given modern country makeovers. Footloose critics consensus while it hews closely to the 1984 original, craig brewer infuses his footloose remake with toetapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars. Its exactly what i thought while watching this film but instead of the character s being wrong it felt like the whole movie was wrong. Nearly all forms of filmmaking and storytelling require the audience to suspend their disbelief.
Its the same, now it sucks a common complaint about the remake. Footloose 2011 as a transplant from boston, teenager ren maccormack kenny wormald gets a big dose of culture shock when he moves to a small southern town called bomont. The film is scandalous with its gyrating hips and incredibly loose main character, ariel but the 1998 stage version of footloose tames all these dirty moments. Hailey and i loved the footloose remake, she especially liked the new male lead. The novelization reveals that principal dunbar lost his daughter in the accident on the. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Kevin bacon and lori singer, stars of the 1984 movie footloose, portray the typical bad girl falls for. Lori singer and kevin bacon in the original footloose movie. Theres a lot to like here but even more not to like. Footloose was released in 2011 on friday, october 14, 2011 in 3,549 theaters. Footloose 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While the footloose remake doesnt differ much from the original musicaldrama, in terms of the characters and plotline, brewer was able to successfully modernize the tale while staying. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities.