‘Footloose’ star Lori Singer choreographed ‘extremely intense’ domestic violence scene
nypost.com“Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Bacon), a Chicago teen who moved to a small town where the local minister (John Lithgow) put a ban on dancing.
Singer co-starred as Ariel Moore, the minister’s rebellious daughter who was Ren’s love interest. Ariel also had a boyfriend, Chuck Cranston (Jim Youngs), who physically assaults her because he’s jealous about her feelings for Ren, before they break up. “I choreographed a lot of the physical stuff,” Singer exclusively told The Post. “I grew up with three brothers, I spent part of my life in Texas.
I’ve had to actually fight a few times …Anyway, I’ve had some rough stuff happen, because we traveled a lot growing up, my family,” she continued. “I think a lot of actors have had that experience that you have to reinvent yourself every time.
All that fighting stuff … I’ve actually experienced a certain amount of it.”She gushed that Ross “trusted his actors” on set as they collaborated together.“Herb would do something very interesting.
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