Willard Hewitt

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Willard Hewitt is a lovable, somewhat awkward small-town teenager who becomes Ren McCormack’s loyal best friend and comic relief in the musical and film "Footloose."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
musical theatre character
adaptedInto Footloose (2011 film) NERFINISHED
Footloose (musical) NERFINISHED
ageGroup teenager
appearsIn Footloose NERFINISHED
Footloose (1984 film) NERFINISHED
Footloose (2011 film) NERFINISHED
Footloose (musical) NERFINISHED
basedIn Bomont NERFINISHED
cannotDanceAtStartOf Footloose (musical) NERFINISHED
characterArc gains confidence through learning to dance
createdFor Footloose (1984 film) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Footloose franchise NERFINISHED
friendOf Ren McCormack NERFINISHED
gender male
genreContext musical drama
teen drama
hometownType small town
humorStyle physical comedy
verbal naivety
learnsToDanceIn Footloose (musical) NERFINISHED
loveInterest Rusty NERFINISHED
medium film
stage
narrativeRole comic relief
sidekick
notableSong “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (dance-learning sequence) NERFINISHED
“Mama Says” NERFINISHED
notableTrait lack of dancing skill at first
loyalty to friends
occupation high school student
personalityTrait awkward
lovable
portrayedBy Christopher Penn NERFINISHED
Miles Teller NERFINISHED
portrayedByIn Christopher Penn in Footloose (1984 film)
Miles Teller in Footloose (2011 film)
relationshipToRusty boyfriend GENERATED
romanticPartnerIn Rusty in Footloose (1984 film) NERFINISHED
Rusty in Footloose (2011 film) NERFINISHED
Rusty in Footloose (musical) NERFINISHED
settingContext conservative rural American town
stagePortrayalExample Andy Karl NERFINISHED
Daniel Cooney NERFINISHED
supportsProtagonistIn Ren McCormack’s fight against the town dance ban
taughtToDanceBy Ren McCormack NERFINISHED

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Footloose hasCharacter Willard Hewitt