[17], While the original film has the fictional town of "Bomont" located in Oklahoma, the remake instead places the town in Georgia. [38], In Australia, the film opened to $1.05 million[39] and to $88,078 in New Zealand. Why Supreme Court pick ignited controversy with phrase, Peyton Manning shows off 6-pack abs while at beach, Kristen Bell breaks her silence on Dax Shepard's drug relapse, Gates: 'Fall is going to be worse than the summer', Demi Lovato faces backlash over political new single, Kraft Mac and Cheese ends cheeky campaign after backlash, Marine officer relieved of command after fatal accident, Research: Virus can survive on phone screens for 28 days, New twist in Dr. Dre's bitter divorce case, GOP lawmaker links MLB scandal to SCOTUS hearing, Hudson knocks McConaughey down a notch in interview. This prompts his father Shaw Moore, the Reverend of the town's church to persuade the city council to pass several draconian laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits. Relevance ♥Nikki♥ 1 decade ago. Utah, and the mill where Ren (kevin bacon)worked is still standing in Lehi, UT. [4][5] Peter Sollett was also hired to write the script. Ren goes inside the mill and exclaims "Hey, I thought this was a party!" "[41] 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. [19], Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A-. Ebert further criticized the film for being too close to the 1984 original and Wormald's perceived lack of charisma compared to Bacon. Favorite Answer. I think somewhere in Ohio or the mid west! Ren also teaches Willard how to dance. The fictitious town of “Bomont” in the classic original “Footloose” was filmed on location in a real small town called “Payson” located on US Route 6 in Utah, “Bomont High School” is actually Payson High School in Parson Utah, Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow. In October 2008, Kenny Ortega was announced as director but left the project a year later after differences with Paramount and the production budget. T agent . It placed third and grossed an estimated $10.4 million. [18] On a budget of $24 million,[19] principal photography began in September 2010 in and around metro Atlanta, and wrapped two months later in November. How do you think about the answers? [16] The role was playing Ren McCormack's deadbeat dad. [35] Exit polls indicated that the film appealed to 75 percent of females and 28 percent of the teen market. Nelson wrote 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. Shaw distrusts Ren and forbids Ariel from ever seeing him again. He then asks Shaw respectfully if he can take Ariel, to which the latter agrees. [30] To promote the film, Paramount sent the cast and director on a promotional tour in over a dozen cities. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Miles Teller, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid. [34], Pre-release audience pollings predicted the film to take in $20 million its opening weekend. After a long night of partying, an intoxicated Bobby Moore and his friends are killed when their car collides head-on with a truck on a bridge on their way home to the town of Bomont, Georgia. 'Footloose' starring Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald and Dennis Quaid is a remake of the 1984 film by the same title that starred Kevin Bacon. Do you know of a filming location? But the compositions vary randomly between close-ups, awkward medium shots and general coverage that cuts together with no cumulative dynamic power. [33] Many of Viacom owned channels, like MTV, Nickelodeon and CMT advertised and promoted the film. However, Paramount expected it to be closer to $15 million. [29], Paramount and HSN partnered for a 24-hour promotion on October 12, 2011. You can sign in to vote the answer. Utah, and the mill where Ren (kevin … If you’re dying to see Footloose on stage, you don’t need to go to Broadway — it’s in the top 20 most produced high school musicals. [3] The 1984 Footloose grossed over $80 million worldwide. [32] At the CMA Awards, Shelton was joined by original "Footloose" performer Kenny Loggins to sing the song. 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 with Blake Shelton performing the song live.