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===Critical reviews===
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The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 71% of 147 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.1 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/footloose-2010/ | title=Footloose (2011)| work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher = [[Flixster]] | accessdate = October 31, 2011}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 58 based on 35 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.metacritic.com/movie/footloose| title=Footloose Reviews | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | work = [[Metacritic]] | accessdate =October 16, 2011}}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an A on an A plus to F scale.<ref name="EWBox"/>
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 71% of 149 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6 out of 10. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/footloose-2010/ | title=Footloose | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher = [[Flixster]] | accessdate = November 7, 2011}}</ref> The website's consensus is "While it hews closely to the 1984 original, [[Craig Brewer]] infuses his ''Footloose'' remake with toe-tapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation." [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 58 based on 35 reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.metacritic.com/movie/footloose| title=Footloose Reviews | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | work = [[Metacritic]] | accessdate =October 16, 2011}}</ref> IEDb, an international review aggregator gives the film 3 out of 5 stars (60%) based on 51 critic reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iedb.net/movie/footloose |title=Footloose (2011) |publisher=IEDb.net |accessdate={{nowrap|November 7, 2011}}}}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an A on an A plus to F scale.<ref name="EWBox"/>


[[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film an A minus. She praised the performance of Wormald commenting that he "handily owns the role for a new audience" and closed her review saying, "Guardians of the '80s flame will approve of the production's sincere respect for the original; church still matters, and so do Ariel's red cowboy boots".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20518299,00.html|title=Footloose Movie Review|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=October 13, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62UOhsI4D|archivedate=October 16, 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave a negative review of the film rating it with only one and half stars out of four. He criticized the film for being so close to the 1984 original "sometimes song for song and word-for-word". He thought poorly of Wormald's performance saying, "he's got the Kevin Bacon role but not the Kevin Bacon charisma". Ebert closed his review expressing, "This new ''Footloose'' is a film without wit, humor or purpose. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock 'n' roll. Does it have a clue that the Rev. Moore and all the other city council members are young enough that they grew up on rock 'n' roll? The film's message is: A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111012/REVIEWS/111019994|title=Footloose Review|last=Ebert|first=Roger|authorlink=Roger Ebert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 12, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62UOowUXM|archivedate=October 16, 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref>
[[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film an A minus. She praised the performance of Wormald commenting that he "handily owns the role for a new audience" and closed her review saying, "Guardians of the '80s flame will approve of the production's sincere respect for the original; church still matters, and so do Ariel's red cowboy boots".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20518299,00.html|title=Footloose Movie Review|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=October 13, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62UOhsI4D|archivedate=October 16, 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave a negative review of the film rating it with only one and half stars out of four. He criticized the film for being so close to the 1984 original "sometimes song for song and word-for-word". He thought poorly of Wormald's performance saying, "he's got the Kevin Bacon role but not the Kevin Bacon charisma". Ebert closed his review expressing, "This new ''Footloose'' is a film without wit, humor or purpose. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock 'n' roll. Does it have a clue that the Rev. Moore and all the other city council members are young enough that they grew up on rock 'n' roll? The film's message is: A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111012/REVIEWS/111019994|title=Footloose Review|last=Ebert|first=Roger|authorlink=Roger Ebert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 12, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62UOowUXM|archivedate=October 16, 2011|deadurl=no}}</ref>

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Footloose
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig Brewer
Screenplay byCraig Brewer
Dean Pitchford
Story byDean Pitchford
Produced byCraig Zadan
Neil Meron
Dylan Sellers
Brad Weston
StarringKenny Wormald
Julianne Hough
Andie MacDowell
Dennis Quaid
CinematographyAmy Vincent
Edited byBilly Fox
Music byDeborah Lurie
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06) (Australia/New Zealand)
  • October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
Budget$24 million[2]
Box office$54.8 million[2]

Footloose is a 2011 American dance film directed by Craig Brewer. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, and Andie MacDowell. 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 was met with generally positive reaction from critics, although it has received negative comments for closely following the original film.

Plot

After a long night of partying, Bobby Moore and four of his friends drive over the bridge and crash into a truck. His father, Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church of the small Southern United States town of Bomont, Georgia; persuades the city council to pass several paternalistic laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.

Three years later, Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormald), a teenager raised in Boston, moves to Bomont to live with his uncle, aunt, and cousins after his mother's painful death from leukemia. Soon after arriving, Ren makes friends with Willard Hewitt (Miles Teller), a fellow senior at Bomont High, and from him learns about the ban on dancing.

He soon begins to be attracted to Moore's rebellious daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough), who is dating dirt-track driver Chuck Cranston. After an insult from Chuck, Ren ends up in a game of chicken involving buses, and despite his inability to drive a bus, he wins. Reverend Moore mistrusts Ren, forbidding Ariel to see him ever again. Ren and his classmates want to do away with the law and have a senior prom. After an argument about Ren, Chuck breaks up with and abuses Ariel. Moore initially wants Ren arrested, but Ariel convinces him that Chuck is the real assailant and that she isn't a virgin. Moore's wife, Vi, is supportive of the movement to allow dancing. She explains to Moore he cannot be everyone's father, and that he is hardly being a good father to Ariel. She also says that dancing and music are not the problem.

Ren goes before the city council and reads several Bible verses, given to him by Ariel, that claim in ancient times people would dance to rejoice, exercise, or celebrate. Ren also teaches Willard how to dance. The city council votes against him. Undaunted, Ren convinces the owner of the cotton mill where he works to let them have a prom there; the mill is just outside the Bomont city limits. Ren goes to see Moore, knowing that Moore still has enough clout to pressure the parents not to let their teenagers come. Ren tells Moore that even though they denied the motion to dismiss the law, they cannot stop the teenagers from having the dance. He then asks him respectfully if he can take Ariel.

On Sunday, 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 ride up, intent on beating up Ren. However, Ren and Willard fend them off. Ren then flings some confetti into a shredding machine and yells, "Let's dance!"

Cast

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.[3][4] 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.[5] In 2010, Craig Brewer came on to re-write the script after Crawford and Ortega left the project and also served as director.[6] The writer of the original film, Dean Pitchford, also co-wrote the screenplay.[7] Amy Vincent served as cinematographer.[8]

Casting

In July 2007, Zac Efron was cast as Ren McCormack,[9] but he left the project in March 2009.[10] Two months later, it was reported that Chace Crawford would replace Efron, but he later had to back out due to scheduling conflicts.[11][12] Thomas Dekker was a "top candidate" for the role but on June 22, 2010,[13] Entertainment Weekly reported that Kenny Wormald had secured the lead role as McCormack.[6]

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.[6] On August 24, 2010, Andie MacDowell joined the cast as Quaid's wife.[14] 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.[15]

Filming

Unlike the original, set in the fictional town of "Bomont, Utah", the remake is set in fictional "Bomont, Georgia".[16] On a budget of $24 million,[17] principal photography began in September 2010 in and around metro Atlanta, and wrapped two months later in November.[18] A courtroom scene was shot at the Newton County Historic Courthouse in Covington on September 17, 20 and 21.[19] A family scene was filmed at the New Senoia Raceway in Senoia on October 1.[20]

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.[21] The home and church seen in the film were filmed in downtown Acworth. Production used the sanctuary of the Acworth Presbyterian Church and the house of the Mayor, Tommy Allegood.[22]

Music

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.[23] 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".[6] Kenny Loggins' "Footloose" was covered by Blake Shelton for the remake, which is an upbeat country version.[24] The film opens with several teens dancing to Loggins' original version of the song. Like the original film, the 2011 version also features the "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" by the heavy metal band Quiet Riot.

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Footloose"Kenny Loggins
Dean Pitchford
Blake Shelton3:39
2."Where The River Goes"Zac Brown
Wyatt Durrette
Drew Pearson
Anne Preven
Zac Brown3:39
3."Little Lovin'"Elisabeth Marius
Angelo Petraglia
Lissie4:30
4."Holding Out for a Hero"Dean Pitchford
Jim Steinman
Ella Mae Bowen5:21
5."Let's Hear It for the Boy"Dean Pitchford
Tom Snow
Jana Kramer4:10
6."So Sorry Mama"Whitney Duncan
Gordie Sampson
John Shanks
Whitney Duncan3:43
7."Fake I.D."John Rich
John Shanks
Big & Rich featuring Gretchen Wilson3:21
8."Almost Paradise"Eric Carmen
Dean Pitchford
Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes3:37
9."Walkin' Blues"R.L. BurnsideCee Lo Green featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd3:48
10."Magic in My Home"Jason FreemanJason Freeman[25]3:13
11."Suicide Eyes"Michael Hobby
Jaren Johnston
William Satcher
A Thousand Horses3:00
12."Dance the Night Away"Lavell Crump
Christopher Goodman
Dean Pitchford
Rhashida Stafford
Bill Wolfer
David Banner4:13
Total length:44:14

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 21
US Billboard 200[26] 14
US Billboard Top Country Albums[26] 4
US Billboard Top Soundtracks[26] 1

Release and promotion

The film was originally scheduled for release in North America on April 1, 2011, but was moved to October 14, 2011.[6][27] Footloose was released in Australia and New Zealand on October 6, 2011.[28]

Paramount and HSN partnered for a 24-hour promotion on October 12, 2011. They sold clothing inspired by the film, such as women's red boots, denim, footwear and nail polish brands created by Vince Camuto and Steve Madden.[29] To promote the film, Paramount sent the cast on a promotional tour in over a dozen cities.[30]

Footloose was promoted on the October 11, 2011 episode of Dancing with the Stars. The episode featured film stars Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough—a former champion on the show—dancing to the songs "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Footloose" from the film's soundtrack.[31] Many of Viacom owned channels, like MTV, Nickelodeon and CMT advertised and promoted the film.[32]

Reception

Box office

Pre-release audience pollings predicted the film to take in $20 million its opening weekend. However, Paramount expected it to be closer to $15 million.[30] Footloose opened in 3,549 theaters taking in in $15.5 million and placing number two, behind Real Steel ($16.2 million) in its opening weekend.[33] Exit polls indicated that the film appealed to 75% of females and 28% of the teen market. About 60% of the audience were over age 25 and 46% over age 35.[32] The 20th highest grossing locations on Friday were in Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Knoxville, Kansas City, and San Antonio.[32] The opening was lower than other recent dance films like, Save the Last Dance (2001, $23.4 million), Step Up (2006, $20.7 million), but it performed around the same as Step Up 3D (2010, $15.8 million) and You Got Served (2004, $16.1 million).[17] The 1984 Footloose opened to $20 million when adjusted for ticket price inflation.[34] In its second weekend the film held well,[35] with a drop of 34%. It placed third and grossed an estimated $10.4 million.[36]

In Australia the film opened to $1.05 million[37] and to $88,078 in New Zealand.[38] As of October 30, 2011, Footloose has grossed $38.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $6 million in other counties, for a worldwide total of $44.5 million.[2] The 1984 Footloose grossed over $80 million worldwide.[17]

Release date
(United States)
Budget[2] Box office revenue[2]
United States/Canada Other markets Worldwide
October 14, 2011 $24,000,000 $38,544,825 $6,000,000 $44,544,825

Critical reviews

The film received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 71% of 149 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6 out of 10. [39] The website's consensus is "While it hews closely to the 1984 original, Craig Brewer infuses his Footloose remake with toe-tapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 58 based on 35 reviews.[40] IEDb, an international review aggregator gives the film 3 out of 5 stars (60%) based on 51 critic reviews.[41] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an A on an A plus to F scale.[17]

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A minus. She praised the performance of Wormald commenting that he "handily owns the role for a new audience" and closed her review saying, "Guardians of the '80s flame will approve of the production's sincere respect for the original; church still matters, and so do Ariel's red cowboy boots".[42] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave a negative review of the film rating it with only one and half stars out of four. He criticized the film for being so close to the 1984 original "sometimes song for song and word-for-word". He thought poorly of Wormald's performance saying, "he's got the Kevin Bacon role but not the Kevin Bacon charisma". Ebert closed his review expressing, "This new Footloose is a film without wit, humor or purpose. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock 'n' roll. Does it have a clue that the Rev. Moore and all the other city council members are young enough that they grew up on rock 'n' roll? The film's message is: A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie".[43]

Variety's Rob Nelson also notes that the film failed to distinguished itself from the original and denounces Wormald and Hough's acting performances saying, "when the music stops, young Hough is saddled, like her co-star, with the impossible task of making 27-year-old verbiage sound fresh". Nelson noted that Brewer's musical staging is "subtly less theatrical than Ross', but it hardly constitutes a reinvention" and that Brewer's film comes across as "slightly milder" than Ross', such as with Ariel's abuse by former boyfriend being toned down for 2011.[44] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter disapproved of how the dance numbers and action sequences were staged, shot and cut, saying "The visual clumsiness does not disguise that Wormald (a professional dancer since extreme youth), especially, but the others too, are very good dancers. But the compositions vary randomly between close-ups, awkward medium shots and general coverage that cuts together with no cumulative dynamic power".[45] Orlando Sentinel''s Roger Moore gave the film two and half out of four stars.[16]

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review saying "The new version of 1984's Footloose has updated moves and a sexier look but retains the story line. It doesn't have the emotional impact of the original, but it ups the energy level". He expressed that the film was "not so much a remake as a renovation" and notes that the remake is similar to the original but said it was "in all the ways that count".[46] The New York Times's A. O. Scott wrote a mixed review and called the dance numbers "woefully inadequate" when compared to Glee, High School Musical and Step Up. For Wormald's performance he said "he has energy but no real magnetism, and while he may be in possession of what are technically known as “moves,” his dancing lacks sensuality and a sense of release". Scott gave Miles Teller a good review saying that he "has a natural charisma that is both comic and kind of sexy". He described the music in the remake as "better and more eclectic than the original, with some blues, country and vintage metal mixed in with the peppy dance tunes".[47]

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