Ren mccormack, an ordinary city teenager, is in a dance club in chicago, dancing off his stresses born of his long. 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. Paramounts footloose reboot never quite cuts loose enough to distinguish itself from the original. Footloose is a 2011 american musical comedydrama romantic dance film directed by craig brewer. With kenny wormald, julianne hough, dennis quaid, andie macdowell. Footloose photo in 2020 kevin bacon, kevin bacon footloose.
Footloose 2011 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. A new version of footloose 1984 opens nationwide this weekend more on this soon. Following the crash, the town developed a ban on dancing at the instruction of reverend moore, the father. Get job alerts delivered with new roles that match your criteria. The film follows a young man who moves from boston to a small southern town and protests the towns ban against dancing. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are. Footloose is a song cowritten and recorded by american singersongwriter kenny loggins.
Welcome to the new, beta version of backstage community. Footloose takes place years after a horrific car crash took the lives of five teens in the town of bomont. Kenneth edgar wormald born july 27, 1984 is an american dancer, reality television star and actor. Footloose original, musical, broadway opened in new york city oct 22, 1998 and played through jul 2, 2000. 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.
Footloose characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. Footloose is the story of ren mccormack, a teenage boy from chicago. 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. Paramounts decision to remake the original version of footloose caused mixed reactions from the films fans. Oct 14, 2011 still, love it or loathe it, footloose 2. The film follows a young man who moves from boston to a small southern town and protests the towns ban against. Struggles with his dads departure and copes with his new surroundings willard hewitt male, high school age look tenor rens country boy friend. Moore was responsible for enforcing laws against rock music. Disabled actors put on footloose and invited kevin bacon. There was plenty of music, most of it written or cowritten by composer tom snow with individual tunes by kenny loggins, sammy hagar, jim steinman, and eric carmen among others and lyricistscreenwriter dean pitchford, and it was popular.
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 song spent three weeks at number one, march 31april 14, 1984 on the us billboard hot 100, and was the first of two numberone hits. A remake of the cult dance film, footloose stars kenny wormald as ren mccormick and julianne hough as ariel moore. This weekend, footloose gets a 21stcentury remake, starring newcomer kenny wormald as ren, dancing with the stars s julianne hough as ariel, and dennis quaid as the dancephobic reverend moore. 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. City kid ren mccormack moves to a small town where rock n roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. The reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which ren finds unbelievable. Dennis quaid was cast as reverend shaw moore, and miles teller was cast as willard hewitt. Its been a long, slow dance to the screen for paramounts new version of footloose. Kevin bacon reveals he hated using a dance double in original footloose film watching the 1984 hollywood hit footloose anyone would think that kevin bacon is a fantastic dancer.
He and his mother move to the small town of bomont after his father abandons them. Cooper high schools footloose rebellion, violence, and beliefs. Actors and directors have come aboard and been shuffled offstage almost as. However, this version of footloose is more of a makeover than a remake, which provides a bigger challenge for the actors. The film is a love story after all and these two actors succeeded in making us believe in their against all odds romance. Footloose 1984 cast and crew moving in from chicago, newcomer ren mccormack kevin bacon is in shock when he discovers the small midwestern town he now calls home has made dancing and rock.
Oct 01, 2011 paramounts footloose reboot never quite cuts loose enough to distinguish itself from the original. Often this hurdle exists because those films were the ones responsible for delivering certain actors into the arms. Legacy sequel to tron, 1982, and a film adaptation of the television show the a team aired 19831987 to name just a few. Also, casting the new actors was a challenge, according to lead actress hough. Treating the 1984 hit as a kind of sacred text, cowriterdirector craig brewer.
Overall, i would recommend this movie as an entertaining dance movie. Footloose by gary murray starring kenny wormald, julianne hough and dennis quaid written by dean pitchford and craig brewer directed by craig brewer running. Ren maccormack played by newcomer kenny wormald is transplanted from boston to the small southern town of bomont where he experiences a he. It was released in january 1984 as the first of two singles by loggins from the 1984 film of the same name the other one being im free heaven helps the man. Oct 11, 2019 this oscar and golden globe winner tells us how a new version of footloose led to his first completely new musical for kids. 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. Footloose on dvd march 6, 2012 starring julianne hough, dennis quaid, kenny wormald, miles teller. Pictures gallery of kevin bacon footloose haircut hairstyles kevin bacon footloose haircut picture 1 fresh faced kevin bacon. The original footloose inspired a generation of kids to kick off their sunday shoes and dance.
View dennis quaid will join the footloose cast in the role of reverend moore, originally played by john lithgow. Many feared that the new version would ruin, or outdo, director herbert ross 1984 version. His best known role to date is perhaps as ren mccormack in the 2011 remake of 1984s footloose. Footloose stars kenny wormald, dennis quaid, julianne hough, and andie macdowell. Overall, the examination of the new and old versions of the film footloose allows the author of the paper to evaluate both films according to their differences in the narrative genre, the esthetical features such as actors performances, soundtracks, visual and dramatic effects and also elucidate the social matters of both pictures. Stars praise reboot of footloose the christian post. Disabled actors put on footloose and invited kevin bacon to show. Cooper high school kicks off the sunday shoes with a contemporized rendition of. Upon arriving, ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the reverend bomont. Footloose is a 2011 american musical film directed by craig brewer. Pictures gallery of kevin bacon footloose haircut hairstyles kevin bacon footloose haircut picture 1. Footloose was filmed in covington, georgia and follows the story of young ren mccormack, who just can not accept the ban on music and dancing enforced by. 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. Craig brewer footloose and tarzan interview collider.
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment footloose glee cast version glee cast glee. Footloose 2019 washington, dc regional tickets, news. Last year saw a new version of the karate kid 1984, a return to a 1980s plotline with tron. Craig brewers footloose remake will star kenny wormald, julianne hough, dennis quaid, and miles teller. Paramountpicturesbe at youtube ren mccormack, played by kenny wormald, is the new kid, unknowingly arriving in a town without dance. The 1984 classic is now the modern hit that will make you stand up and cheer. Everything you need to know about footloose movie 2011. Footloose was filmed in covington, georgia and follows the story of young ren mccormack, who just can not accept the ban on music and dancing enforced by the city council of bomont, georgia.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of footloose with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. I think the film makers did a good job with the interpretation and development and i believe they cast the actors perfectly for their parts. Footloose original broadway cast original broadway. The new film also features kenny logginss original version of footloose at the beginning although he says he didnt have any creative input over the remake. Footloose washington, dc regional everybody cut footloose. Oscarsbest picture winnersbest picture winnersgolden globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film festivaltoronto intl film. Oct 14, 2011 the new film also features kenny logginss original version of footloose at the beginning although he says he didnt have any creative input over the remake. The film opens with several teens dancing to loggins original version of the song. 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. The ailey school summer intensive, ny new york, ny new york, ny dance theatre of harlem fallspring 2021 new york, ny.
The kennedy center presents an allnew, semistaged concert production of everyones favorite rocknroll musical. Find kenny wormald movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. If youve seen the original, youll find yourself quoting the lines alongside the new cast. Exactly like the 84 version, footloose follows the adventures of ren as he becomes an unlikely rebel against the unreasonably strict rules imposed by the town elders of bomont. It was so much fun to sit down with the main cast of footloose. Footloose 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now, the classic 1984 film is getting a 21 st century makeover the premise of the remake remains. Last month, we featured a film called our footloose remake, in which 58 directors recreated 54 scenes from the original movie as a tongueincheek way of protesting paramounts new version. Oct 14, 2011 paramounts decision to remake the original version of footloose caused mixed reactions from the films fans. Footloose original broadway cast original broadway cast. Quinton johnson, and the cast of footloose jeremy daniel. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing footloose 2011 near you. Sep 26, 2011 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.
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