hollywood q&a
By Adam Thomlison
TV Media
Q: Does Kevin Bacon actu-
ally do all his own dancing in
“Footloose” or did he have a
double to do all the moves?
A: Here’s how you know the
1984 classic “Footloose” is a
dancing movie: Kevin Bacon ac-
tually had four dance doubles,
while also managing to do most
of the dancing himself.
In an interview with People
magazine in 2011, when the
remake of the film came out,
Bacon opened up about his ex-
perience doing the movie that
would make him a star.
He said he did the major-
ity of his own dancing, until
it came to the over-the-top
warehouse scene. For the few
people on Earth who aren’t
familiar, the premise of the
movie is that Bacon’s character
moves to a small town that has
banned dancing, and he riles
up the local youth to fight the
unjust (and very un-’80s) rule.
At the character’s low point,
he runs off to an abandoned
warehouse to just dance out
his feelings of frustration. What
follows is one of the strang-
est and also most beloved
solo dance scenes ever put to
film — one that’s as much a
gymnastics recital as a dance
sequence.
Indeed, two of Bacon’s four
dance doubles were actually
gymnasts — they were there
along with a traditional dancer
and a stuntman. “There were
five of us in the f——— outfit,
and I felt horrible,” Bacon told
People.
If you’re wondering why he
gets so swear-y, he says that he
was angry at the time — and
still is, though he can laugh
about it — that the director
wouldn’t let him do all the
dancing.
“Are you kidding? I was furi-
ous,” he said. “It’s like a starting
pitcher getting taken out of a
game – no one wants to be told
they can’t get the guy out.”
Q: Was Ted Danson buried
alive in the movie “Creep-
show”? I seem to remember
that, but it can’t be right,
can it?
A: It is right, and it can be
right because “Creepshow”
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isn’t your average schlocky hor-
ror movie.
The 1982 anthology film is
more like a tribute to the gross-
out horror stories that came be-
fore it. And so, as a lighthearted
homage rather than a sincere
attempt at low-budget horror,
it managed to get some big
names to participate.
Well, relatively big. Ted
Danson was starting to make
a name for himself at that
point, but it’s worth noting
that “Cheers,” his star-making
show, didn’t premiere until after
“Creepshow” was released.
When “Creepshow” first
came out in the summer of
1982 (in limited release, prior to
a wider release in the fall), Dan-
son was just a (very) handsome
face with a few guest spots and
small film roles on his resume.
That could be why he wasn’t
even the main character in his
part of the film. “Creepshow”
was divided into five segments
telling five different stories.
The star of Danson’s segment,
“Something to Tide You Over,”
was actually Leslie Nielsen.
Nielsen was quite famous at the
time, enjoying a career renais-
sance as a comedic leading
man, having previous estab-
lished himself as a supporting
star in dramas.
In “Creepshow,” Danson
plays the handsome younger
man with whom Nielsen’s wife
is having an affair. Nielsen takes
appropriately creepy revenge
on them by burying them both
up to the neck at a beach, just
below the tide line.
However, the real star power
behind “Creepshow” wasn’t
even the actors. The movie was
a collaboration between leg-
endary horror director George
A. Romero (who made 1968’s
“Night of the Living Dead” and
its various sequels) and even
more legendary horror writer
Stephen King. The two had long
been friends and decided to do
this together for kicks.
Though King’s main involve-
ment was writing the script, he
also, again for fun, starred in
one of the segments. His perfor-
mance was not well received,
but of course that’s not really
the point.
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voices Queen Poppy. If your little ones (or you) can’t get enough of these
little rays of sunshine, have no fear — “Trolls World Tour” is slated for a big-
screen release in 2020, and Sam Rockwell (“Fosse/Verdon”), Jamie Dornan
(“The Fall”) and Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”) will lend their
voices to those of the returning original cast.
WHAT’S NEW ON HULU:
“Mom” Season 6
Anna Faris (“What’s Your Number?,” 2011) returns as single mom Christy
Plunkett in Season 6 of this hit comedy series. This season, Christy returns
to school in an attempt to pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer. Mean-
while, her eccentric mother, Bonnie (Allison Janney, “I, Tonya,” 2017), tries
to maintain a healthy relationship with her fiancé, Adam (William Fichtner,
“12 Strong” 2018). With the support of their friends from AA, the two
navigate the ups and downs of life and try to keep on track. You can watch
Season 6 starting Tuesday, Aug. 27, just in time to catch up before Season 7
premieres on CBS on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Rian from “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”
By Jessica Gosse
TV Media
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX:
“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”
Many millennials will remember director Jim Henson’s 1982 dark fantasy/
adventure film “The Dark Crystal.” The film brought viewers to the magi-
cal world of Thra, which was filled with elf-like creatures called Gelflings,
peaceful wizards called Mystics, evil lizard-like birds known as Skeksis and,
of course, the powerful gem and life source: the Dark Crystal. Now, nearly
four decades later, the Jim Henson Company takes us back to Thra in the
Netflix original series “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.” The series acts
as a prequel to the original film and follows three Gelfings as they start a
rebellion and embark on a journey to save their world. Creators have pulled
together a star-studded cast, with Taron Egerton (“Rocketman,” 2019) and
Nathalie Emmanuel (“Game of Thrones”) as leads, not to mention support-
ing actors Mark Hamill (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” 2017), Helena Bonham
Carter (“Ocean’s Eight,” 2018), Andy Samberg (“Brooklynn Nine-Nine”),
Awkwafina (“The Farewell,” 2019) and many more. Return to Thra on
Friday, Aug. 30, when “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” premieres on
Netflix.
“The A List”
On Friday, Aug. 30, don’t miss the premiere of this teen drama. Set in a
seemingly idyllic summer camp, the British series follows “Queen Bee” Mia
(Lisa Ambalavanar, “Doctors”) as her hopes of summer romance and social
dominance come crashing down with the arrival of Amber (Ellie Duckles,
“The Bay”). Effortlessly glamorous and confident, Amber is instantly Mia’s
enemy and slowly draws all of Mia’s followers to her side. This is about
more than just popularity, though, as Mia senses something unnatural in
Amber and her cold eyes. Dark secrets turn this holiday into a twisted night-
mare when “The A List” premieres on Netflix.
“Body at Brighton Rock” (2019)
Karina Fontes (“Southbound,” 2015) stars in her first leading role in the
new survival thriller “Body at Brighton Rock” (2019). Written, directed and
produced by Roxanne Benjamin (“XX,” 2017), this film follows Wendy (Fon-
tes), who isn’t the most outdoorsy girl and usually only works the kiddie
trails, but finds herself out of her element as she attempts to pay back her
friend Maya (Emily Althaus, “Orange Is the New Black”) by taking her work
assignment on the far-flung trails. She gets lost, and only realizes that she’s
taken a wrong turn when she sends a selfie to Maya, who tells her she’s in
the wrong place. In her panic to find her way back, she discovers a body at
the foot of a cliff, and when she radios in to report it, she is told to guard the
scene until help can arrive ... the next morning. Watch as a seemingly simple
hike goes very wrong and Wendy is left to survive a long night outside in
bear country when “Body at Brighton Rock” premieres Thursday, Aug. 29.
WHAT’S NEW ON AMAZON PRIME:
“Carnival Row”
On Friday, Aug. 30, the newest Prime original series, “Carnival Row,” pre-
mieres. Set in a Victorian fantasy world, this much-anticipated series looks
at the influx of mythological creatures into an increasingly intolerant society
after the invasion of their homeland. The eight-part series is centered on the
slum known as Carnival Row, where human detective Rycroft Philostrate
(Orlando Bloom, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” 2017)
and refugee faerie Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne, “Suicide Squad,”
2016) rekindle an affair that soon becomes dangerous. Vignette is hiding
a dark secret, and Rycroft is working to uncover the truth about a string of
vicious murders. Is there a connection? The series was created by writer/
producers Travis Beacham (“Pacific Rim,” 2013) and René Echevarria (“Star
Trek: The Next Generation”), and you won’t want to miss this supernatural
thriller.
“Falling Inn Love”
When Gabriela (Christina Milian, “The Oath”) spontaneously enters a “Win
An Inn” contest after a rough breakup and wins, she suddenly finds herself
leaving her big-city life in San Francisco for a charming New Zealand town,
where she plans to restore the inn and sell it. Enter the handsome local con-
tractor, played by Adam Demos (“UnREAL”). As the two team up to restore
the inn, both he and the town begin to grow on Gabriela. Can restoring the
inn also restore her broken heart? Find out when “Falling Inn Love” pre-
mieres on Thursday, Aug. 29.
“Trolls: The Beat Goes On” Season 7
In what might be the last season of this animated DreamWorks series, the
happy-go-lucky trolls sing, dance and hug their way through even more ad-
ventures when Season 7 of the cartoon premieres Tuesday, Aug. 27. While
the show doesn’t boast the A-list voices from the movie, some of the voices
should be familiar to you. Skylar Astin (who starred in 2012’s “Pitch Perfect”
alongside original Poppy Anna Kendrick), voices Branch, while prolific voice
actor Amanda Leighton (you may know her as Emma from “The Fosters”)
A scene from “Trolls: The Beat Goes On”