Lights Out: Last summer, a collection of 54 “amateur filmmakers and video-making enthusiasts” collaborated Star Wars Uncut-style on a somewhat surprising film project: A full-length remake of the 1984 Kevin Bacon magnum opus Footloose.
The film’s official site elaborates on the impetus:
In October 2008 it was announced that Paramount Pictures and Dylan Sellers Productions would be remaking the classic Footloose, starring Zac Efron. We were fed up. The Hollywood remake machine was going to take another solid movie, put it through the ringer, and make a buck from a younger generation. We decided “Let’s beat them to the punch. Let’s do this remake our way.
[footlooseremake / slashfilm.]
Hats off to Dave, Tim, and everyone else involved. I’m so proud to have been a part of this thing (#42), and now it’s posted on the premiere blog for tsunami footage.
(via thedailywhat)
