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JAMAL SIMS: You know, Footloose is a movie that I
grew up with.
I was 13--
I was probably 12, 12 and 1/2 when it came out.
And i was just like, how do you redo something so perfect?
So I was scared.
But when I learned from Craig Brewer how he wanted to
approach this one and that we were trying to change it 100%,
I was like, OK, well, then that's cool.
I can get into that.
Because I don't believe in trying to change something
that's already been done.
I would love to be able to enhance it or give it some
fresh fire or fresh fuel.
But that was the way we approached it.
KENNY WORMALD: When I watched Kevin Bacon do the angry dance
when I first saw the film, it instilled so much confidence
in me as a male dancer.
Because I used to get made fun of.
So I look back and think if I can do that for one kid or two
kids or a million kids, then I'm so honored.
And I think we killed that scene.
So I'm proud.
DEAN PITCHFORD: The moment when Kenny rips loose in the
angry dance in the warehouse, when he does his angry dance,
it takes the place of 12 pages of monologue.
He becomes a bigger than life character in that.
He goes from being a guy on the street, having a bad time
in this new little town, and all of a
sudden he becomes epic.
He becomes huge.
And I think that that tells a lot of story.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Do you dance a lot in the film?
COREY FLASPOEHLER: I don't.
I'm one of the bad guys.
So I fight a lot.
Yeah.
That's kind of my thing.
FEMALE SPEAKER: No dance fighting?
COREY FLASPOEHLER: No dancing, no.
Why would you dance when you can fight?
ENISHA BREWSTER: I don't think anything is going to be able
to touch that very final coup de grace.
The very last "Footloose" song at the end is just amazing.
MAGGIE JONES: We dance and sing to "Let's Hear It for the
Boy."
FEMALE SPEAKER: Can you show me a little
bit of it right now?
MAGGIE JONES: Well, we don't remember the dance moves, but
we do remember the song.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Can I hear some of it?
MAGGIE AND MARY: (SINGING) Let's hear it for the boys.
Let's give the boy a hand.
FEMALE SPEAKER: What was your favorite scene to choreograph?
DONDRAICO JOHNSON: The angry dance was mine.
JAMAL SIMS: The angry dance.
Ooh, yeah.
DONDRAICO JOHNSON: We had a good time.
JAMAL SIMS: Because that one can be a little tricky only
because it could be really corny if it's not thought out.
And I think we took the approach of
Kenny's an amazing dancer.
And let's just use what he does naturally and try not to
be so scripted.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Like, keep it organic?
JAMAL SIMS: Yeah.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Do you have a favorite dance
move from the movie?
SER'DARIUS BLAIN: Favorite dance move from the movie is
one that Kenny does, actually.
He does this crazy--
I won't tell.
During the drive-in dance scene, watch what he does.
He does some amazing, slick moves that I wish I could do
but I'm not limber enough to do.
DEAN PITCHFORD: If you look back at the original, there
are a lot of stars in that picture.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow and
Dianne Wiest.
But they were not stars then.
They were all new faces.
And it was easy to buy that setting and those very human
people going through their crises.
And I think that they did the same thing again this time.
They went and found Kenny Wormald.
And Julianne Hough, I think this is her
second motion picture.
And so it was good that they weren't going to the A-list
Hollywood names.
Instead, they were giving newcomers a shot.