The newer remake which was filmed in covington is sure to become a classic of its own. I only visited part of the filming locations for kevin bacons classic, footloose. The years highestgrossing film was beverly hills cop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing footloose 1984 near you. Footloose 1984 film has been added to your cart add to cart. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Come along as i explore the locations they used to make the 1984 movie footloose. The original footloose 1984 was in a fictional town of bomont, ut and was filmed in various locations in utah. The church used in footloose is actually the community presbyterian church located at 75 north 100 east in american fork, utah. Footloose 1984 film now serves to provide attribution for content in footloose 2011 film and must not be deleted so long as footloose 2011 film exists. The plot of the film is based on events that happened in elmore city, oklahoma, so we can probably take a creative leap of faith and say that bomont.
Footloose star kevin bacon on filming the original. Its possible that no movie with this many agendas can be good. He is also well known for his roles in blow out 1981, footloose 1984, harry and the hendersons 1987, rugrats in paris. This page is dedicated to the 1984 footloose movie.
Footloose is a seriously confused movie that tries to do three things, and does all of them badly. 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. Footloose star says an actress lost her virginity while. Footloose was filmed in covington, georgia and follows the story of young ren mccormack, who just can not accept the ban on music and dancing enforced by the city council of bomont, georgia. Footloose 1984 filming locations part 2kevin bacon youtube. Footloose is a 1984 american musical drama film directed by herbert ross. The original ninetrack album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the us billboard 200 chart on april 21, 1984, where it stayed until june 23, 1984. Footloose 1984 filming locations, utah, kevin bacon, lori singer, john lithgow, dianne wiest, chris penn, sarah jessica parker, john laughlin. The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths the years highestgrossing film was beverly hills cop.
The highestgrossing film of 1984 was beverly hills cop. The producers had to convince bacon that turning down a sure role in christine for a part he might not even get in footloose was the wiser choice. While exploring i also discover that the clock tower has disappeared and i. It was the first time in five years that the topgrossing film did not involve george lucas or. Oct 03, 2019 we cut loose in utah visiting the filming locations from the 1984 classic movie footloose starring kevin bacon. Spikyhaired and loosetied city boy ren kevin bacon arrives in the tightassed town of bomont and opens up a whole can of trouble with the godless concept of dancing. But when the studio unearthed his audition tape from 1984s original footloose, he couldnt help himself. Lehi roller mills was immortalized in the 1984 production of footloose. Travel guide to filming locations for footloose 1984, in utah. May 28, 2011 footloose is a 1984 movie that tells the story of ren mccormick played by kevin bacon, a teenager who was raised in chicago and moves to a small town where the town government has banned dancing and rock music. It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, a teenager from chicago who. Join me as i explore the movie location of footloose.
When it was rereleased in 1998, four bonus tracks were added to the album. A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Principal photography took place from may 9, 1983 to january 1984. Footloose page 2 rens dance montage takes place in the old united states steel geneva works in orem, ut.
Footloose 1984 film paramount pictures wiki fandom. It was featured as ren mccormacks kevin bacon workplace and as the site of the dance. Conflicted preacher rev moore john lithgow is outraged, but rebellious daughter ariel lori singer is more than up for a whirl around the floor. Footloose 1984 filming locations the movie district. Where is the town of bomont in the movie footloose. At the time the film was made, lehi roller mills was surrounded by nothing but vacant fields. Footloose is a 2011 american musical film directed by craig brewer.
Oct 14, 2011 but when the studio unearthed his audition tape from 1984s original footloose, he couldnt help himself. Ghostbusters overtook it, however, with a rerelease the following year. We cut loose in utah visiting the filming locations from the 1984 classic movie footloose starring kevin bacon. The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, an upbeat chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of a local minister john lithgow, dancing and rock music have been banned. May 07, 2019 come along as i explore the locations they used to make the 1984 movie footloose. Original soundtrack of the paramount motion picture is the original soundtrack of the paramount motion picture footloose. The updated version was directed by craig brewer and stars kenny wormald, julianne hough, and dennis quaid. Footloose s bomont is loosely based on elmore city, a town in oklahoma known for the saying if the south is the bible belt, then we are the buckle. The film takes place in the fictional town of bomont, but was shot entirely in the beautiful area surrounding provo, utah.
Throughout the movie, mccormack is seen attempting to overturn the ban on dancing, which resulted from the efforts of a local minister john lithgow. It was released in january 1984 as the first of two singles by loggins from the 1984 film of the same name the other one being im free heaven helps the man. The film follows a young man who moves from boston to a small southern town and protests the towns ban against dancing. Review of 1984 1984 a very effective adaptation of the george orwell. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Original footloose lives on in utah town deseret news. Find the perfect footloose 1984 kevin bacon stock photo.
Footloose 1984 film footloose is a 1984 american musical drama film directed by herbert ross. American fork community presbyterian church 75 north 100 east, american fork, utah, usa see more. Filmed in 1984 and primarily in utah, many of the locations have since been demolished andor replaced by. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in footloose 1984. Jun 01, 20 as you can see, in the final dance scene in the 1984 version of footloose, the dresses have a dated look, the lighting is brighter, and of course, the inimitable style of kevin bacon remains a timeless classic. The scene with some women members of the congregation was also filmed in the grounds of the community presbyterian church in american fork at the education building adjacent to the historic church. Dancing really was outlawed, until the juniors at the local high school asked to allow dancing at their prom. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1984 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, a teenager from chicago who moves to a small western town where he lives with his mother, aunt, and uncle.
Filmed in 1984 and primarily in utah, many of the locations have since bee. All three films are of strong interest to libertarians for their enduring antitotalitarian message. Nov 19, 2016 i only visited part of the filming locations for kevin bacons classic, footloose. Paramountpicturesbe at youtube ren mccormack, played by kenny wormald, is the new kid, unknowingly arriving in a town without dance. Footloose 1984 filming locations part 2kevin bacon. The footloose soundtrack is almost as famous and well known as the movie, and indeed played a key role in the success of the movie. Set in the midwest, the snowcapped mountain ranges reveal the location to. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1984. The song spent three weeks at number one, march 31april 14, 1984 on the us billboard hot 100, and was the first of two numberone hits. All of your favorites are here footloose, lets hear it for the boy, holding out for a hero, the girl gets around, and others. Kevin bacon returned to utah many times after filming footloose in 1984 for appearances at the sundance film festival. Its set at that moment in the mid1980s when musical sequences in studio films began to be filmed like pop promos. Throughout the movie, mccormack is seen attempting to overturn the b.
It wants to tell the story of a conflict in a town, it wants to introduce some flashy teenage characters, and part of the time it wants to be a music video. Opened in 1944 to help with the war effort, the immense plant was shut down in 1987 and was recently torn down. The power of that movie is amazing, said sherm robinson, owner of lehi roller mills, where part of the 1984 movie was filmed. With kevin bacon, lori singer, john lithgow, dianne wiest. The 1984 original footloose was filmed in various locations in utah city, utah. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. For attribution and to access old versions of the copied text at footloose 2011 film, please see this history. Paramount made a deal with them to reinvent the 1984 hit as a fullscale musical. Throughout the film, mccormack is seen attempting to overturn the ban on dancing, which resulted from the efforts of a local minister john lithgow.
Jun 26, 2018 looks like it got a little loose on the footloose set. In the current hollywood fashion of retro remakes, footloose was remade by chicago and moulin rouge executive producers craig zadan and neil meron. Footloose 2011 is a modernization of the classic 1984 film that goes by the same name. Throughout the movie, mccormack is seen attempting to overturn the ban on dancing, which resulted from the. Footloose was filmed in payson, american fork and lehi, utah. Footloose 1984 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. This town had banned dancing since its founding in 1898 in an attempt to decrease the amount of heavy drinking. It was like a weird timetravel, outofbody type thing, bacon, 53, told people. Payson, utah, usa main bomont locations tractors contest alongside goosenest dr. Mar 26, 2016 kevin bacons audition tape for the original 1984 footloose movie. Former actress elizabeth gorcey, who played wendy jo in the hit 1984 movie, revealed in a recent interview that one of the actresses on the. Kevin bacon was offered the leading role for the stephen king movie christine 1983, at the same time that he was asked to do a screentest for footloose 1984. The nowclassic john hurt film version of george orwells 1984 is probably the definitive cinematic interpretation, but the 1956 and 1954 tellings continue to attract fans. Footloose movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.
Footloose 1984 filming locations part 1kevin bacon. Filming locations 18 filming dates 2 filming locations. His films include musicaldrama film footloose 1984, the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller jfk 1991, the legal drama a few good men 1992, the historical docudrama apollo 1995, and the mystery drama mystic river 2003. The film is loosely based on events that took place in the small, rural, and religious. The 1984 classic footloose gave us a tale of disgruntled teenagers. Footloose is loosely based on the town of elmore city, oklahoma. Footloose 1984 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Footloose 1984 filming locations part 1kevin bacon youtube. Footloose is a song cowritten and recorded by american singersongwriter kenny loggins. Audiences may remember him in early films like lemon sky that premiered in 1989 or in films as recent as 2015 when he starred in cop car. It isnt stated in the film or the synopsis, with bomont only referred to a small midwest town. The remake in 2011 was filmed various location in tx and ga. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of wsm international. The actress playing ariel in the test actually looks to.