Footloose (2011)

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Movie
German title Footloose
Original title Footloose
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 113 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Craig Brewer
script Dean Pitchford , Craig Brewer
production Neil Meron ,
Dylan Sellers ,
Brad Weston ,
Craig Zadan
music Deborah Lurie
camera Amy Vincent
cut Billy Fox
occupation
synchronization

Footloose is a 2011 American dance film directed by Craig Brewer . It is a remake of the 1984 film Footloose . The film opened in the United States on October 14, 2011, and in Germany on October 20, 2011 .

action

Ren MacCormack, a teenager, lives in Boston with his mother . He is an enthusiastic and talented dancer. After the tragic death of his mother MacCormack moves in with his uncle Wes Warnicker in the small town Bomont in the southern states of the USA . He quickly realizes that his musical and dancing passion does not meet with approval from everyone, because in the sleepy nest both loud music and the public dance of minors, which often leads to drug or alcohol abuse, are prohibited and there is one strictly controlled curfew for young people. Soon after arriving in Bomont, MacCormack becomes friends with Willard Hewitt, an older high school student, from whom he is informed about the background to the ban on dancing. The unusual ruling was made by the town's adult residents after a fatal car accident involving five teenagers on their way home from a party. Among the victims of the tragic accident was Bobby Moore, the son of Reverend Shaw Moore, who is one of the most stubborn supporters of the dance ban. However, Moore does not even manage to assert himself with it in his own home, because his daughter Ariel rebels against the ban. Ren MacCormack tries officially for the repeal of these incomprehensible regulations and finds unexpected help in the Reverend's daughter. Soon the two get closer personally. Ren MacCormack and Ariel quickly find more allies and together they plan to circumvent these regulations with a big party in the middle of the city and thereby bring about a repeal. Ultimately, the youth even succeed in gaining the Reverend's approval for the realization of their plan.

background

The story was filmed in 1984 under the same title with Kevin Bacon as Ren MacCormarck, Lori Singer as Ariel Moore and John Lithgow as Reverend Shaw. Sarah Jessica Parker played Rusty in the film, one of her first film roles. The story itself was based on a partly true incident. In 1898, a dance ban was actually imposed in the small town of Elmore City , Oklahoma . The repeal of the law in 1980 caused a national sensation.

The remake sticks closely to the film version from 1984, both the opening sequence and the names of the characters as well as the story as a whole are identical. The soundtrack of the original from 1984 was also almost completely taken over. The dance scenes, however, have been reworked and seem less improvised than in the 1984 film. The new filming omitted the spectacular scene in which Lori Singer as Ariel Moore, moving between two moving cars, rushes towards a truck. The scene in which fanatical opponents of dance burn books was not taken over either.

The film has been available on DVD since February 23, 2012, released by Paramount Home Entertainment (also as Blu-ray).

Music publishing

A CD with the soundtracks for the film was also released on September 27, 2011 under the label of Atlantic. The 12 songs on it are titled Footloose, Where the River Goes, Little Lovin ', Hero, Let's Hear It for the Boy, So Sorry Mama, Fake ID, Almost Paradise, Walkin' Blues, Window Paine, Suicide Eyes and Dance the Night Away .

synchronization

role actor Voice actor
Ren MacCormack Kenny Wormald Patrick Roche
Ariel Moore Julianne Hough Jacqueline Belle
Reverend Shaw Moore Dennis Quaid Thomas Danneberg
Vi Moore Andie MacDowell Elisabeth Günther
Willard Hewitt Miles Teller Roman Wolko
Rusty Ziah Colon Farina Brock
Andy Beamis L. Warren Young Ekkehardt Belle
Wes Warnicker Ray McKinnon Matthias Klie

Reviews

Ronny Dombrowski from Cinetastic.de is of the opinion that one could argue about a remake that is almost 1: 1 the original, but that the actors are still convincing, the dance scenes have been modernized and, above all, the characters have been further developed that they now have much more depth. After 35 years, this remake is at least more convincing for a new generation of young people than all the 'Step Up' films of recent years.

Christina Zimmermann from m & c is of the opinion that the director Craig Brewer adheres to the original, scenes and dialogues for the remake of the 80s dance film to the dusted soundtrack, which is mainly due to the author Dean Pitchford, who already worked on the script of the original have. "The sense and purpose of the remake is not revealed even after almost two hours."

Sabine Kinner from the Nassauische Neue Presse came to the conclusion: “The remake could hardly have been better: Behind the rock'n'roll rebellion of American small-town youth there is a tragedy.” In summary, she explains: “How clever the cast list is compiled shows Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell as the pastor couple. The two well-deserved actors effortlessly expand the youth film into a cinematic work that has just as much to say to adults. Worth seeing "

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Reviews and background information

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for Footloose . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2011 (PDF; test number: 129 468 K).
  2. ↑ Footloose (1984) on imdb.de, accessed on March 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Footloose on filmstarts.de, accessed on March 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ Brandy McDonnell, Sheila Stogsdill: Elmore City re-Creates prom did inspired, Footloose 'film , NewsOK.com , April 16, 2010; accessed March 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ Footloose 2011 at trailerseite.de. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Footloose DVD at pagewizz.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ Original soundtrack Footloose. on allmusic.com, accessed March 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ Footloose. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on March 6, 2013 .
  9. ^ Ronny Dombrowski: Footloose In: cinetastic.de. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ Christina Zimmermann: Footloose dancing not allowed ( Memento from February 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) In: m & c monstersandcritics.de. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ Sabine Kinner: They know what they are doing ( Memento from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Nassauische Neue Presse. Retrieved October 7, 2019.