Footloose (2011 film) (2025)

This is the 2011 remake of the film, for the 1984 original film, see Footloose (1984 film).Footloose is a 2011 American musical film co-written and directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, and Dennis Quaid. The film follows a young man who moves from Boston to a small southern town and protests the town's ban against dancing.

Filming took place from September to November 2010 in Georgia. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on October 6, 2011, and in North America on October 14, 2011. It grossed $15.5 million in its opening weekend and $63 million worldwide from a $24 million budget.

Contents

  • 1 Plot
  • 2 Cast
  • 3 Production
    • 3.1 Development
    • 3.2 Casting
    • 3.3 Filming
  • 4 Soundtrack
    • 4.1 Track listing
    • 4.2 Chart performance
  • 5 Release
  • 6 Home media
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Plot[]

After a long night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia. This prompts his father Shaw Moore, the Reverend of the town's church to persuade the city council to pass several draconian laws and ordinances, one of which is a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.

Three years later, Boston-raised teenager Ren McCormack moves to Bomont to live with his uncle, aunt, and cousins after his mother's death from leukemia and his father's desertation. Soon after arriving, Ren befriends Willard Hewitt, a fellow senior at Bomont High and from him learns about the ban on dancing.

He soon begins to be attracted to Shaw's rebellious daughter Ariel, who is dating dirt-track driver Chuck Cranston. After an insult from Chuck, Ren ends up in a race involving buses and wins despite his inability to drive one and almost getting killed in it. Shaw distrusts Ren and forbids Ariel from ever seeing him again. Ren and his classmates want to do away with the law and have a senior prom. After a while, Ariel begins to fall for Ren and dumps Chuck, which results in a fight between her and Chuck. Later in church, Shaw finds out about the incident and demands Ren's arrest, Ariel tells him that he can't blame everything on Ren just like he did with Bobby. She then reveals that she is no longer a virgin, which prompts Shaw to beg for her to not talk like that in church, having Ariel sarcastically ask Moore if he will pass another law and says that it didn't stop her and Chuck from having sex. Shaw slaps her without warning, which shocks Vi, Moore's wife, and prompts Ariel to tearfully and angrily criticize him for his domineering ways and storm out of the church. Shaw tries to apologize, but Vi stops him, telling him he has gone too far. Being supportive of the dancing movement, Vi explains to Shaw that he is not being good to Ariel and that he cannot be everyone's father, adding that dancing and music are not the problems.

Ren goes before the city council and reads several Bible verses that are given to him by Ariel, that describe how in ancient times people would dance to rejoice, exercise, celebrate or worship. Ren also teaches Willard how to dance. Despite the city council voting against him, an undaunted Ren convinces a cotton businessman in the neighboring town of Bayson to let the school have a prom in his mill due to the location being outside the city limits. Knowing that Shaw still has enough influence to pressure the parents not to let their teenagers come, Ren visits him one evening and the two strike up a conversation wherein they realize that they have a common ground; the loss of a loved one. After Shaw tells the story of Bobby, Ren shares about his mother's death and states that even though they denied the motion to dismiss the law, they cannot stop the dance. He then asks Shaw respectfully if he can take Ariel, to which the latter agrees.

A few days before the prom, Shaw asks his congregation to pray for the high school students putting on the prom. Not long after Ren and Ariel arrive at the prom, Chuck and several of his friends arrive to instigate chaos. However, Ren, Willard, Rusty and Ariel subdue them. Ren goes inside the mill and exclaims "Hey, I thought this was a party!" Then he flings confetti into a shredding machine and yells, "Let's dance!" as everyone joins in dancing to the opening song "Footloose".

Cast[]

  • Kenny Wormald as Ren McCormack
  • Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore, Bobby's younger sister and Ren's love interest
  • Dennis Quaid as Rev. Shaw Moore, Ariel's father
  • Andie MacDowell as Vi Moore, Ariel's mother
  • Miles Teller as Willard Hewitt, Ren's best friend
  • Ray McKinnon as Wes Warnicker, Ren's uncle
  • Patrick John Flueger as Chuck Cranston, Ariel's boyfriend
  • Kim Dickens as Lulu Warnicker, Ren's aunt
  • Mary-Charles Jones as Sarah Warnicker, Ren's cousin
  • Maggie Jones as Amy Warnicker, Ren's cousin [1]

Production[]

Development[]

In October 2008, Kenny Ortega was announced as director but left the project a year later after differences with Paramount and the production budget.[2][3] Peter Sollett was also hired to write the script. Dylan Sellers, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan served as producer; Zadan having produced the original Footloose.[4] In 2010, Craig Brewer came on to re-write the script after Crawford and Ortega left the project and also served as director.[5] The writer of the original film, Dean Pitchford, also co-wrote the screenplay.[6] Amy Vincent worked as cinematographer.[7]

Casting[]

In July 2007, Zac Efron was cast as Ren McCormack,[8] but he left the project in March 2009.[9] Two months later, it was reported that Chace Crawford would replace Efron, but he later had to back out due to scheduling conflicts.[10][11] Thomas Dekker was a "top candidate" for the role but on June 22, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Kenny Wormald had secured the lead role as McCormack.[5][12]

Former Dancing with the Stars ballroom-dance professional Julianne Hough was cast as Ariel, Dennis Quaid as Rev. Shaw Moore, and Miles Teller as Willard.[5] On August 24, 2010, Andie MacDowell joined the cast as Quaid's wife.[13] During an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Kevin Bacon said he declined a cameo appearance in the film as he did not like the role.[14]

Filming[]

Unlike the original, set in the fictional town of "Bomont, Utah", the remake is set in fictional "Bomont, Georgia". It was shot in Georgia with a budget of $25 million.[15] Principal photography began in September 2010 in and around metro Atlanta, and wrapped two months later in November.[16] A courtroom scene was shot at the Newton County Historic Courthouse in Covington on September 17, 20 and 21.[17] A family scene was filmed at the New Senoia Raceway in Senoia on October 1.[1]

A scene taken from the original film, in which McCormack plays a game of "chicken" with his love interest's boyfriend, was filmed on the Chattahoochee River bridge on Franklin Parkway in downtown Franklin also in October.[18] The home and church seen in the film were filmed in downtown Acworth. Production used the sanctuary of Acworth Presbyterian and the house of the Mayor.[19]

Soundtrack[]

The original soundtrack was released by Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville on September 27, 2011. It includes eight new songs and four remakes of songs from the original film's soundtrack.[20] Brewer said, "I can promise Footloose fans that I will be true to the spirit of the original film. But I still gotta put my own Southern grit into it and kick it into 2011".[5] Kenny Loggins' "Footloose" was covered by Blake Shelton for the remake, which is an upbeat country version.[21]

Track listing[]

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Chart performance[]

Chart (2011)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[22]141
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[22]23
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks[22]5

Release[]

The film was originally scheduled for release on April 1, 2011, but was moved to October 14, 2011.[5][23] Paramount and HSN will partner for a 24-hour promotion on October 12, 2011. They will sell clothing inspired by the film, such as women's red boots, denim, footwear and nail polish brands created by Vince Camuto and Steve Madden.[24]

Home media[]

Paramount Home Entertainment released Footloose on DVD and Blu-ray on March 6, 2012.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bishopurl, Jeff (October 1, 2010). "'Footloose' remake filming at Senoia Raceway", Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved on October 11, 2010.
  2. Fleming, Michael (October 25, 2009). "Ortega exits Paramount's 'Footloose'", Variety, Reed Business Information. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.
  3. Gans, Andrew (October 28, 2008). "Zadan and Meron Will Co-Produce 'Footloose' Remake for 'High School Musical' Star Efron", Playbill. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
  4. Fleming, Michael (October 27, 2008). "Paramount fast-tracks 'Footloose'", Variety, Reed Business Information. Retrieved on July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009.. Additional WebCitation archive (October 11, 2010)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Sperling, Nicole (June 22, 2010). "Newcomer Kenny Wormald lands lead role in 'Footloose' remake", Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc.. Retrieved on July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010.
  6. Ng, Philiana (June 21, 2011). "'Footloose' Trailer: Dennis Quaid, Julianne Hough Star in the Paramount Remake (Video)". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved on June 21, 2011.
  7. Yamato, Jen (May 27, 2011). "From River’s Edge to Jet Li: Six AFI Alumni Showcase Their Cinematic Influences", Movieline, Mail.com Media. Retrieved on June 8, 2011.
  8. Mitovich, Matt (July 11, 2007). "Zac Efron Brings Home the Bacon in Footloose Redo", TV Guide, Lionsgate. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
  9. "Zac Efron Bails on Paramount's 'Footloose'", The Wrap (March 23, 2009). Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
  10. "EXCLUSIVE: Chace Crawford to Star in Footloose", US Magazine, Wenner Media LLC (May 19, 2009). Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
  11. D'Zurilla, Christie (April 13, 2010). "Chace Crawford drops out of 'Footloose' remake -- and don't call Kevin Bacon for help", Los Angeles Times, Tribune Company. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.
  12. Zeitchik, Steven (May 27, 2010). "Will 'Footloose' hit the Dekker?", Los Angeles Times, Tribune Company. Retrieved on January 2, 2011.
  13. Sperling, Nicole (August 24, 2010). "'Footloose' exclusive: Andie MacDowell joins cast", Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc.. Retrieved on October 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010.
  14. "The Howard Stern Show for May 26, 2011". Howard Stern.com (May 26, 2011). Retrieved on June 7, 2011.
  15. Beifuss, John (April 24, 2010). "'Footloose' runs off with well-heeled suitor: Georgia", The Commercial Appeal, E.W. Scripps Company. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.
  16. Tatum, Crystal (August 6, 2010). "Georgia incentives nabbed 'Footloose' movie", Newton Citizen, Southern Community Newspapers. Retrieved on October 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010.
  17. Khouli, Gabriel (August 8, 2010). "'Footloose' scene to be filmed in Covington", The Covington News, Morris Multimedia. Retrieved on October 11, 2010.
  18. Boan, John P. (August 28, 2010). "'Footloose' scene to be filmed in Franklin", Times-Georgian, Paxton Media Group. Retrieved on October 11, 2010.
  19. Cauley, H.M. (October 6, 2010). "Acworth abuzz during remake of ‘Footloose'", AJC, Cox Enterprises. Retrieved on January 1, 2011.
  20. Davis, Edward (August 9, 2011). ‘Footloose’ Soundtrack Features Cee Lo, Smashing Pumpkins & More; Due September 27th. Snagfilms. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved on September 24, 2011.
  21. Schillaci, Sophie (September 6, 2011). "The Voice" coach puts a country spin on Kenny Loggins’ original for the upcoming film remake. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved on September 24, 2011.
  22. 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Chart listing for Footloose". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved on October 6, 2011.
  23. "Paranormal Activity 3, Footloose Release Dates Set", ComingSoon.net, CraveOnline Media (November 17, 2010). Retrieved on November 18, 2010.
  24. McColgin, Carol (September 24, 2011). 'Footloose' Fashion: Paramount, HSN Partner for 24-Hour Promotion. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved on September 24, 2011.

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