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Footloose

1984, Movie, PG, 107 mins

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Dressing its familiar plot in 1980s garb, FOOTLOOSE was a gigantic smash at the box office and, in a triumph of style over substance, joined FLASHDANCE and others in a parade of music video-influenced films scored with pop songs by big-name artists. Teenager Bacon moves with his mother McCain from Chicago to a small Midwestern town. There his disorientation is compounded by a prohibition of dancing or playing rock music in his new home town because local leader Lithgow, a fun... read more leave a comment
Year: 1984
Rated PG

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Cast
Kevin Bacon: Ren
Lori Singer: Ariel
John Lithgow: Rev. Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest: Vi Moore
Christopher Penn: Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker: Rusty

 

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Chace Crawford hits the green carpet at The CW Upfronts in NYC where he talks about getting...
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Ren MacCormack (Kevin Bacon) is stunned by the sight of Ariel Moore (Lori Singer).
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Kyra Sedgwick: Chace Crawford "Has Big Shoes to Fill"

Chace Crawford has officially inherited Kevin Bacon's Sunday shoes for the Footloose remake, but fitting into those iconic footwear is a different matter.

"He has big shoes to fill!" Kyra Sedgwick, Bacon's wife, tells People.

Nevertheless, Sedgwick says ...
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Chace Crawford Steps into Footloose

Let's hear it for Chace Crawford! The Gossip Girl star has officially signed on to the Footloose remake.

Crawford had been in the running to inherit Kevin Bacon's Sunday shoes since Zac Efron dropped out to pursue non-musical parts in March. Crawford has been in contract negotiations to play dancing bad boy Ren McCormack for a while, but was struggling ...
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Hayden Panettiere About to Get Footloose?

Does Hayden Panettiere have the fancy footwork and powerful pipes to trump Julianne Hough? Possibly.

The Heroes star has auditioned for the role of Ariel Moore — a part for which Dancing with the Stars' Hough is also reportedly being considered — in the musical remake of Footloose, E! reports. (Lori Singer played Ariel in the original film.)

Panettiere sang for director Kenny Ortega and filmmakers, who were ...
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Audiences May Be Cutting Footloose Sooner Than Expected

Now that Zac Efron's latest High School Musical song-and-dance opened with a $42 million weekend, Paramount Pictures is hoping to "kick off its Sunday shoes" a little faster than expected.

According to Variety, Paramount would like to get its remake of Footloose, which reteams Efron with HSM director Kenny Ortega, into production by spring 2009. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist director Peter Sollett has been brought on to rewrite the script, and Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have been added as producers.

Efron is reportedly close to locking in his deal, which features ... read more

The Closer: Director Kevin Bacon Promises Big Shocks

If you thought, as I did, the aftermath of the shooting that concluded last week's episode of TNT's The Closer (Mondays at 9 pm/ET) seemed a bit pat, rest assured that things are not as they seem. Because amidst the anxiety Brenda is dealing with as a result of her early-onset-menopause diagnosis, the tough-talking deputy police chief is this week forced to do the thing she hates most — and as her parents pay a most important visit, no less. Kevin Bacon, who directed his wife Kyra Sedgwick and the rest of the Closer cast in tonight's episode, previews what's ahead for Brenda, Fritz, et al, as well as discusses his intense new film, the Footloose remake and a cause very close to him. TVGuide.com: I understand that despite the last week's coz read more

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