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Footloose

(2011)

Rated PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language.

PG-13 In Theaters 10/14/2011 , 113min.
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Plot & Details

Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer takes the helm for this remake of the popular 1984 musical romance about a big-city teen who moves to a town that has outlawed dancing. Uprooted from Boston and reluctantly transplanted to the small Bible Belt town of Bomont, Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) finds himself in a repressed community still reeling from a devastating loss. Shortly before he arrived in Bomont, five local teens perished in a tragic car accident following a local dance. As a result, the upstanding Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) and the local councilmen passed a strict ordinance outlawing both dancing and excessively loud music. Convinced that the new law is hopelessly misguided, rebellious Ren puts on his dancing shoes and wins the heart of Reverend Moore's distraught daughter, Ariel (Julianne Hough), while showing his fellow classmates that it's perfectly normal to blow off a little steam with some loud music and good friends.
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Genre(s): Musicals,Romance
  • Run Time: 113min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 10/14/2011
  • DVD Release Date: 03/06/2012
  • Distributor(s): Paramount
  • Director(s): Craig Brewer
  • Starring: Kenny Wormald , Julianne Hough , Dennis Quaid , Andie MacDowell , Miles Teller
  • Themes: Fighting the System,Small-Town Life,New Kid in Town,Teen Angst
  • Tone: Passionate,Rousing,Sentimental,Warm
  • Keywords: church,midwestern,rurality,small-town,teenagers
  • Country of Origin: USA (10-14-2011)
  • Language: English