Conversation so far:
What film did Dean Pitchford write a screenplay for?
Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay for the motion picture Footloose.
who did Dean Pitchford collaborate with?
Dean Pitchford collaborated on the nine-song score of Footloose with Kenny Loggins, Eric Carmen, Jim Steinman, Sammy Hagar and others.
was any of the songs nominated for an award?
Footloose was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Song; and Footloose and Let's Hear It for the Boy (co-written with Tom Snow) both received Academy Award nominations (1985).

Question: Was the Footloose remake based on the original Pitchford wrote?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the Footloose remake based on the original Pitchford wrote?