Category: Comedy

Year: 2011

Rating: - ()

Director: Craig Brewer

Language: English

Runtime:113 min

Release Date: 14 October 2011 (USA) See more »

Taglines: There comes a time to cut loose See more »

Writers:Dean Pitchford (screenplay), Craig Brewer (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Movie Storyline
City kid Ren McCormack moves to a small town where rock 'n' roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

Cast:
Kenny Wormald - Ren McCormack
Julianne Hough - Ariel Moore
Dennis Quaid - Rev. Shaw Moore
Ziah Colon - Rusty Rodriguez
Ray McKinnon - Wes Warnicker
Miles Teller - Willard
Ser'Darius Blain - Woody (as Ser'Darius William Blain)
Patrick John Flueger - Chuck Cranston
Andie MacDowell - Vi Moore
Maggie Elizabeth Jones - Amy Warnicker (as Maggie Jones)
Jayson Warner Smith - Officer Herb
Mary-Charles Jones - Sarah Warnicker
Josh Warren - Rich Christopher
Corey Flaspoehler - Russell Holmes
Brett Rice - Roger Dunbar
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Color: Color

Filming Locations: Acworth, Georgia, USA

Official Site(s): Official site |

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Craig Brewer] His boots are seen dancing in the opening credits when the words "A Craig Brewer Film" appears.

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Ren is pulled over and his license is being examined by the police, his license is an Over-21 Massachusetts license. The difference between Under-21 and Over-21 is that Under-21 licenses are vertical and Over-21 licenses are horizontal.

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Category: 16
All Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
Release Year: 1984
Country: USA
Runtime: 107
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Herbert Ross
Sound: Dolby
Taglines:

One kid. One town. One chance.

All he wanted to do was dance.

The music is on his side.

The music is on his side

He's a big-city kid in a small town. They said he'd never win. He knew he had to.

Writing by: Dean Pitchford - written by

Produced by: Daniel Melnick - executive producer
Lewis J. Rachmil - producer
Craig Zadan - producer

Cast: Kevin Bacon - Ren McCormack
Lori Singer - Ariel Moore
John Lithgow - Reverend Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest - Vi Moore
Chris Penn - Willard Hewitt (as Christopher Penn)
Sarah Jessica Parker - Rusty
John Laughlin - Woody
Elizabeth Gorcey - Wendy Jo
Frances Lee McCain - Ethel McCormack
Jim Youngs - Chuck Cranston
Douglas Dirkson - Burlington Cranston

Music: Martin Cyrus Matthias Raue
Official Website: Visit Website


Plot Outline: A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned.
Plot: Classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren (Kevin Bacon) and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however: Ariel (Lori Singer), a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. and a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople. Fast-paced drama is filled with such now-famous hit songs as the title track and "Let's Hear It for the Boy."

Movie Quotes: Chuck: I thought only pansies wore neckties.
Ren: See that? I thought only assholes used the word "pansy".


Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
After the closing credits have run, a multicolored question mark appears in the lower right corner of the screen with a computer-like sound. After this, the line "ELECTRIC DREAMS FINISHED" appears in green at the upper left corner. The question mark is replaced by the line "no more?" Then the green text is replaced by "TIME TO DISCONNECT". Both then disappear, and multicolored letters appear near the center of the screen reading "THE NED". The "N" is quickly deleted, the "E" moved over, and the "N" is reinserted to properly spell "THE END". As this disappears, Edgar's voice is heard laughing, and he says "H-hello? Hello? Good-goodbye."

Goofs: We know about 17 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Ren and Willard are driving away from the gas station (before they're pulled over by the police), you can see one of their heads in the rear view mirror. They're having a conversation, but their lips never move.

Trivia: There are 15 entries in the trivia list - like these:

• The original director hired for this film was 'Michael Cimino'.
• 'Michael Cimino' was originally hired as director. He was fired when he asked for a $250,000 advance for re-writing the entire screenplay prior to shooting. (The movie's total budget was only $7.5 million.)
• The scenes where Chris Penn's character had to learn how to dance were added to the script because Penn really could not dance.

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