New, more physical choreography in ‘Footloose’ remake clashes with fans’ expectations.CAST AND THE RECAST[1984 first, 2011 second]• Ren McCormack: Kevin Bacon, Kenny Wormald• Ariel Moore: Lori Singer, Julianne Hough• Rev. Shaw Moore: John Lithgow, Dennis Quaid• Vi Moore: Diane Wiest, Andie MacDowell• Willard Hewitt: Chris Penn, Miles Teller• Wes Warnicker: Arthur Rosenberg, Ray McKinnon• Rusty: Sarah Jessica Parker, Ziah Colon• Chuck Cranston: Jim Youngs, Patrick John FluegerSIX DEGREES OF KEVIN BACONMovie fans suggest any actor can be linked to “Footloose” star Kevin Bacon through six or fewer roles. Based on “Six Degrees” iPhone app, here are the ties between Bacon and some of the cast members of the “Footloose” remake:• Julianne Hough acted in “Burlesque” with Katerina Mikailenko, who acted in “Crazy, Stupid, Love” with Bacon.• Andie MacDowell acted with Bacon in “Beauty Shop.”• Ray McKinnon acted with Bacon in “Apollo 13.”• Dennis Quaid acted in “Something To Talk About” with Kyra Sedgwick, who is married to Bacon.• Patrick John Flueger acted in “The Princess Diaries” with Tracy Reiner, who acted in “Apollo 13” with Bacon.’FOOTLOOSE’ THEN AND NOW1984 SOUNDTRACK• “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins• “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams• “Never” by Moving Pictures• “I’m Free” by Kenny Loggins• “The Girl Gets Around” by Sammy Hagar• “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler• “Somebody’s Eyes” by Karla Bonoff• “Bang Your Head (Metal Health)” by Quiet Riot• “Waiting for a Girl Like You” by Foreigner• “Hurts So Good” by John Cougar Mellencamp• “Almost Paradise” by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson2011 SOUNDTRACK• “Footloose” by Blake Shelton• “Where The River Goes” by Zac Brown• “Little Lovin’ ” by Lissie• “Holding Out for a Hero” by Ella Mae Bowen• “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Jana Kramer• “So Sorry Mama” by Whitney Duncan• “Fake I.D.” Big N’ Rich• “Almost Paradise” by Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes• “Walkin’ Blues” by Cee Lo Green featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd• “Window Paine” by The Smashing Pumpkins• “Suicide Eyes” by A Thousand Horses• “Dance the Night Away” by David Banner
Local fans of “Footloose” said changing such an iconic film is just as blasphemous to them as dancing was to the town of Bomont’s conservative reverend.
“I’m not going, in protest,” said Merrile Stroud, 46, of the “Footloose” remake, which hits theaters today.
Stroud saw the original film during its 1984 theatrical run. Now, three of her four daughters, ages 12 to 20, have expressed interest in seeing the remake, but Stroud said the changes she’s seen in trailers leave a bad taste in her mouth.
“The dancing then was so much more wholesome [in the original],” she said. “Now, it’s so sexual that it’s just inappropriate.