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Slated for a 2009 release, [[Paramount Pictures]] has announced plans to remake Footloose. "Tweenqueen" [[Zac Efron]] is in talks to star in the musical adaptation. Though no confirmation of his attachment to the project has been announced. [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Zac-Efron-Brings/800018364] |
Slated for a 2009 release, [[Paramount Pictures]] has announced plans to remake Footloose. "Tweenqueen" [[Zac Efron]] is in talks to star in the musical adaptation. Though no confirmation of his attachment to the project has been announced. [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Zac-Efron-Brings/800018364] |
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==Footloose in popular culture== |
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*On the [[NBC]] [[television]] [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock]]'', in the episode "Black Tie", Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) referred to ''Footloose'' as the movie where "those evil kids won in the end". |
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*In the "[[Staff Infection]]" episode of the [[Fox Broadcasting]] sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'', episode , Lindsay asks Michael, in regard to his strict work policies, "What's next? Are you going to make dancing illegal? Is this the tiny town from ''Footloose''?" In the same episode, Gob and Buster recreate the tractor chicken scene using bulldozers. |
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*In the Fox [[animated television series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'', in the episode "[[Boys Do Cry]]", Brian states that politically, Texans are as stubborn as a mule. The next scene shows a mule refusing to admit that [[Kevin Bacon]] starred in ''Footloose''. |
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*On the Fox animated series ''[[American Dad]]'', Roger the alien gets a fake nose that makes him look like Kevin Bacon. He goes to the mall and proceeds to dance to the movie's theme song until he steals a car.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} |
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*In an episode{{Fact|date=December 2007}} of the NBC sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]'', Jack becomes both Kevin Bacon's assistant and stalker. When he frames Will as the stalker, Will and Kevin perform a ''Footloose'' dance. |
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*In the 2007 comedy movie ''[[Hot Rod (film)|Hot Rod]]'', Rod Kimble goes into a forest after discovering his stepfather is deathly ill, and performs a parody of Kevin Bacon's warehouse dance scene, and later refers to it as "punch dancing". |
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*In the first season finale of the HBO series ''[[Flight of the Conchords]]'' (1x12), the character Bret McKenzie mimics the dance sequence performed by Kevin Bacon. |
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*In the episode "And Down the Stretch Comes Murder" of the television series ''[[Psych]]'', the plot of Footloose is referenced by main character Shawn as the rumored fate of childhood bully Jimmy Nichols. Gus recognizes it and points it out to Shawn. |
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*A popular dance competion held at Palmer Secondary in Richmond Bc. |
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Revision as of 01:15, 21 March 2008
- For the musical, see Footloose (musical). For the title song from this movie, see Footloose (song).
| Footloose | |
|---|---|
 Film poster for Footloose | |
| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Written by | Dean Pitchford |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil Craig Zadan |
| Starring | Kevin Bacon Lori Singer Dianne Wiest John Lithgow Ashleigh Tobon |
| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Edited by | Paul Hirsch |
| Music by | Tom Snow Jim Steinman Kenny Loggins Nigel Harrison Mark Mothersbaugh Jamshied Sharifi |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | February 17, 1984 |
Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,200,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $80,000,000 (USA) (sub-total) |
Footloose is a 1984 film that tells the story of Ren McCormick (played by Kevin Bacon), a teenager who was raised in Chicago. McCormick moves to a small town where the town government has banned dancing and rock music. Ren and his classmates want to have a senior prom with music and dancing. They must figure out a way to get around the law and Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) who makes it his mission in life to keep the town free from dancing and rock music. The movie was loosely based on events that took place in the tiny, rural farming community of Elmore City, Oklahoma. Much of the film was filmed in Payson, Utah and Lehi, Utah, with the Lehi Roller Mills featured in the final sequence.
Description
Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay (and most of the music) for Footloose, Herbert Ross directed the movie, and Paramount Pictures co-produced and distributed it. Footloose also starred Lori Singer (Madonna auditioned for the role of Ariel) as Reverend Moore's independent daughter Ariel and Dianne Wiest as Vi, the Reverend's devoted yet sympathetic wife. Footloose is one of the earliest film appearances of Square Pegs star Sarah Jessica Parker as Ariel's friend Rusty – for which she was nominated for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama at the Sixth Annual Youth in Film Awards – and Chris Penn as Willard Hewitt, Ren's best friend, who doesn't know how to dance until Ren teaches him.
Two songs from the movie, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams both hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received 1985 Academy Award nominations for Best Music (Original Song). The song "Footloose" also received a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture.
The movie's soundtrack was released in compact cassette, gramophone record, and compact disc format. The soundtrack was also re-released on compact disc for the 15th anniversary of the film. The re-release included four new songs: "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by Quiet Riot, "Hurts So Good" by John Cougar Mellencamp, "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner, and the extended 12" remix of "Dancing in the Sheets". The soundtrack includes two rock singles, the title song by Kenny Loggins and "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler, three R&B singles, "Let's Hear It For the Boy" by Deniece Williams, "Somebody's Eyes" by Karla Bonoff, and "Dancing In the Sheets" by Shalamar and the love theme "Almost Paradise" by Mike Reno from Loverboy and Ann Wilson from Heart. The film was later released in VHS, Laserdisc and DVD formats, and the soundtrack went on to sell over 9 million copies in the USA.
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormick
- Lori Singer as Ariel
- John Lithgow as Reverend Shaw Moore
- Dianne Wiest as Vi Moore
- Chris Penn as Willard
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Rusty
- Kosta Moore as Woody
- Elizabeth Gorcey as Wendy Jo
- Frances Lee McCain as Ethel McCormack
- Jim Youngs as Chuck Cranston
Reception
The film, despite mixed critical reviews, nonetheless grossed approximately $80,000,000 in domestic box office.[1]
Musical version
A musical version of Footloose that features many of the same songs from the movie is played at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End. The musical is generally faithful to the film version, with some slight differences in the story and characters. Many high schools across america purchase licences to perform the musical. Products of this can be found on YouTube.
Remake
Slated for a 2009 release, Paramount Pictures has announced plans to remake Footloose. "Tweenqueen" Zac Efron is in talks to star in the musical adaptation. Though no confirmation of his attachment to the project has been announced. [1]
Taglines
- The music's on his side.
- He's a big city kid in a small town. They said he'd never win. He knew he had to.
- One kid. One town. One chance.
- All he wanted to do was dance.
References
External links
- Footloose at IMDb
- Footloose at Rotten Tomatoes
- Footloose Review, history and filming locations
- Footloose Old School movie review at HoboTrashcan.com