New 'Footloose' Movie Is Same Old Song and Dance
The movie that made kids dance in the 80s is back with a new cast and new moves, but basically the same storyline.
A remake of the original from 1984, "Footloose" pits old farts who hate rock and roll against wild, young, dancing teens who want to shake their groove thing all night long. The story remains basically the same. Some teens, including the son of a local reverend, are killed in a car accident after a night of dancing and partying. The reverend (Dennis Quaid) then leads the drive to pass an ordinance forbidding public dancing. Fast forward a few years. Now the reverend's daughter Ariel, played by Julianne Hough, starts to stir up controversy by participating in some forbidden, underground dancing. Plus the new kid in town, Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormald) stirs up even more controversy in the role originally played by Kevin Bacon. McCormack, …
Mishell Velez
5:17 pm on Friday, October 14, 2011
Hey check out an awesome interview with the original "Ren McCormack"- Kevin Bacon at: http://culturecatch.com/vidcast/kevin-bacon more ›