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** The dance was actually held in the next town over, where rock music and dancing are legal. There's a brief scene where Ren's boss points out where the town border is very close to Beaumont, allowing the teens to have their dance party close enough to have it be a gesture of defiance without actually breaking the law.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake. The movie isn't ''completely'' the same (among other things the death of Ariel's brother is made clear from the beginning, Shaw and Ren get a powerful one on one talk, the chicken race is turned into a bus race, Ren's relationship with his uncle is greatly altered) but the main plot points do follow the first movie, for better or worse.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake. The movie isn't ''completely'' the same (among other things the death of Ariel's brother is made clear from the beginning, Shaw and Ren get a powerful one on one talk, the chicken race is turned into a bus race, and Ren's relationship relationships with his uncle is greatly altered) and Shaw are altered), but the main plot points do follow the first movie, for better or worse.worse.
* LesYay: Ariel and Rusty are shown holding hands while they walk to the race track in an early scene, and when Rusty berates Ariel for risking her life on a whim, Ariel asks if Rusty is going to leave her over that, then kisses her on the cheek later when they make up. These moments give some AmbiguouslyBi subtext to their interactions.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Ariel's HotterAndSexier wardrobe in this film has earned some commentary.


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** Wes is sixth in the credits, but is seen as a highlight of the film for his laidback but concerned CoolUncle AdaptationalPersonalityChange.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Ren's little cousins were decently liked in the original movie despite their minor roles, but are even better-liked in this version.
** Caroline is one of the least prominent named high schoolers in the movie, but has a fair amount of fans for her {{Tomboy}} moments during the demolition derby.
** Andy Beamis, for retaining his BenevolentBoss interactions with Ren from the original movie while providing more hands-on help to the heroes once or twice. The GeniusBonus irony of him being a black man who owns a cotton mill in this version also draws some interest.
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* SignatureScene: The best-known scene from the 2011 remake is the scene in the country bar where Ariel, Ren and Rusty take part in the line dance set to Big & Rich's "Fake ID".

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* SignatureScene: The best-known scene from the 2011 remake is the scene in the country bar where Ariel, Ren and Rusty take part in the line dance set to Big & Rich's "Fake ID".ID".
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** Rens uncle talking the judge out of giving him a harsh sentence for playing music by appealing to the days they did the same thing.

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** Rens Ren's uncle talking the judge out of giving him a harsh sentence for playing music music, by appealing to the days they did the same thing.



* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake. The movie isn't ''completely'' the same (among other things the death of Ariel's brother is made clear from the beginning, Shaw and Ren get a powerful one on one talk, the chicken race is turned into a bus race, Ren's relationship with his uncle is greatly altered) but the main plot ones do follow the first movie, for better or worse.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake. The movie isn't ''completely'' the same (among other things the death of Ariel's brother is made clear from the beginning, Shaw and Ren get a powerful one on one talk, the chicken race is turned into a bus race, Ren's relationship with his uncle is greatly altered) but the main plot ones points do follow the first movie, for better or worse.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Urleen wasn't in th movie but is decently well-liked.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Urleen wasn't in th the movie but is decently well-liked.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" and of course the title theme sung by Music/KennyLoggins.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" "Music/HoldingOutForAHero", "Never" by Moving Pictures (playing during Ren's warehouse dance) and of course the title theme sung by Music/KennyLoggins.



* EnsembleDarkhorse: Plucky sidekick's Willard (a dancing novice for added bonus) and Rusty. It arguably carries into their other versions as well.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Plucky sidekick's sidekicks Willard (a dancing novice for added bonus) and Rusty. It arguably carries into their other versions as well.
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* SugarWikiHeartwarmingMoments:
** Rens uncle talking the judge out of giving him a harsh sentence for playing music by appealing to the days they did the same thing.
** Ren and Reverend Moore talking about what reminds them of their dead loved ones in the church and coming to an understanding.
** Like in the original, Shaw and Vi doing a slow dance together.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Urleen wasn't in th movie but is decently well-liked.


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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Plucky sidekick's Willard (a dancing novice for added bonus) and Rusty. It arguably carries into their other versions as well.

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** The Chicken race.
** Beating up Chuck and his buddies when they try to sabotage the dance.



* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake. The movie isn't ''completely'' the same (among other things the death of Ariel's brother is made clear from the beginning, Shaw and Ren get a powerful one on one talk, the chicken race is turned into a bus race, Ren's relationship with his uncle is greatly altered) but the main plot ones do follow the first movie, for better or worse.
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** Not to mention "Let's Hear it for the Boy."
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" and of course the title theme sung by Kenny Loggins.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" and of course the title theme sung by Kenny Loggins.Music/KennyLoggins.

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* FridgeLogic:
** How come nobody thought to challenge the dancing/music prohibition in court on the grounds of violating the first amendment?
*** The town elders would probably laugh off any "Earthly" laws in that regard. RuleOfDrama demanded the kids beat them at their own game by citing the very Bible they use to justify the prohibition.
*** Additionally, hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit is much more expensive than you might think[[note]] In 2017 money, a lawyer could easily charge plaintiffs $25,000. [[/note]]. Since the people who are opposed to the law are apparently all high school students, they probably don't have access to the kind of money needed to prosecute their case, and -- especially in a small town prior to the advent of the Internet -- they also can't easily contact the kind of attorneys (such as the ACLU) who might take the case free of charge.
** Where did they find a DJ in a town where rock music and dancing are illegal? You wouldn't think there'd be much call for someone to spin tunes for an audience.
*** Maybe drove to recruit one from the next town over?

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* FridgeLogic:
** How come nobody thought to challenge the dancing/music prohibition in court on the grounds of violating the first amendment?
*** The town elders would probably laugh off any "Earthly" laws in that regard. RuleOfDrama demanded the kids beat them at their own game by citing the very Bible they use to justify the prohibition.
*** Additionally, hiring a lawyer and filing a lawsuit is much more expensive than you might think[[note]] In 2017 money, a lawyer could easily charge plaintiffs $25,000. [[/note]]. Since the people who are opposed to the law are apparently all high school students, they probably don't have access to the kind of money needed to prosecute their case, and -- especially in a small town prior to the advent of the Internet -- they also can't easily contact the kind of attorneys (such as the ACLU) who might take the case free of charge.
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FridgeLogic: Where did they find a DJ in a town where rock music and dancing are illegal? You wouldn't think there'd be much call for someone to spin tunes for an audience.
*** Maybe drove to recruit one from the next town over?
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* EarWorm: You may not know all the words, but odds are, as soon as you opened this page, you were humming the main tune.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Holding Out for a Hero" and of course the title theme sung by Kenny Loggins.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Holding Out for a Hero" "Music/HoldingOutForAHero" and of course the title theme sung by Kenny Loggins.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Amy and Sarah are in only a couple of scenes before they're completely gone in the rest of the movie.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Amy and Sarah are in only a couple of scenes before they're completely gone in the rest of the movie.
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* IncestYayShipping: Amy and Ren after she calls Ren a fox.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake

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* SignatureScene: The best-known scene from the 2011 remake is the scene in the country bar where Ariel, Ren and Rusty take part in the line dance set to Big & Rich's "Fake ID".
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*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Amy and Sarah are in only a couple of scenes before they're completely gone in the rest of the movie.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake
* RealLifeRelative: Ren's cousins, like in the 1984 version, are played by actual sisters, not to mention the sisters in both the 1984 and 2011 versions are locals of the Utah and Georgia filming locations, respectively.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint about the remake
* RealLifeRelative: Ren's cousins, like in the 1984 version, are played by actual sisters, not to mention the sisters in both the 1984 and 2011 versions are locals of the Utah and Georgia filming locations, respectively.
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