White Stripes Song Used for Warehouse Dance Scene in 'Footloose' Remake

Posted on Aug 10th 2011 5:00PM by Dan Reilly
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As our pals over at The Boot reported yesterday, the upcoming 'Footloose' remake includes a wide range of artists on its soundtrack, from Cee Lo Green and the Smashing Pumpkins to Zac Brown and Blake Shelton. Now, thanks to Moviefone, we've also learned that the White Stripes will be featured in the 2011 version of the famous warehouse scene, in which Kevin Bacon punch-danced his way through Moving Pictures' 'Never.'

"The song that I dance to in the film is by the White Stripes and it's called 'Catch Hell Blues,'" star Kenny Wormald told Moviefone. "I don't want to give away too much but that that's the kind of music you vent to. I think [Craig Brewer, director] found the perfect song. It's relatable and I think you understand through the song how much anger and how much venting the character is going through. You look for that crazy rock, strong drums and strong percussion. 'Catch Hell Blues' is exactly that song."

While Wormald didn't quite reveal too many specifics about the scene, he did say it was extremely difficult to film. "That was the most grueling and challenging because it was just me the whole time and there were elements in there that were not just dance but jumping over things, running around, it was very athletic," he said. "So I'd say that was the most grueling dance thing that I had to prep for in this whole film."

Check out the full interview at Moviefone for more about the film and the music.

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KY-1-der

If that is the music in Footloose to be in the movie count me OUT...It don't even make much sense and is too scratchy . Footloose is a 50's type movie. This sounds like it should be in outer space...........

August 10 2011 at 10:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Stevewisey

Footloose is a 50's type movie??

It was an 80's dance movie.

August 11 2011 at 9:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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