Kevin Bacon has roles in among the finest motion pictures of the ‘80s, however arguably his most well-known efficiency is Ren McCormack in Footloose. In what has grow to be an iconic popular culture second, the epic dance sequence on the finish made Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” an instantaneous basic. The tune performs wherever in America, and many individuals are immediately up and tapping their ft. Properly, all however one: Kevin Bacon himself.
Whereas the You Ought to Have Left actor is comfortable to take part in Footloose social media tendencies of his personal accord, he’s not thinking about being another person’s viral sensation. Bacon just lately appeared on a SXSW panel and revealed through Individuals his ‘nightmare’ state of affairs when he attends weddings, and the steps he takes to forestall it:
My worst nightmare is to be at a marriage and the DJ places on the music and the tune [Kenny Loggins’ ‘Footloose’] comes on and out of the blue the marriage turns into about me, and other people type a circle round me and I grow to be a educated monkey. So I’ve gone to the DJs and mentioned, ‘Please don’t play that tune.’ It’s not that I don’t just like the tune.
I’m undecided which half would make me extra uncomfortable in his place: being pressured to do the Footloose dance surrounded by a good circle of cellphone cameras, or stealing the eye away from the comfortable couple. Neither one is right. The truth that Kevin Bacon has been put in that awkward spot one too many instances is kind of unhappy.
That’s a tricky loss for the marriage get together although. “Footloose” is the perfect let-down-your-hair get together tune. Footloose has one of many best film soundtracks of all time, and I have to say, whether or not you favored it or not, the 2011 remake’s rating is just not too shabby both. Given everybody in Hollywood is six levels from Kevin Bacon, that’s a number of wedding ceremony DJs that need to take care of this request. However you may’t deny the G.O.A.T.
As he made clear, the A Few Good Males actor doesn’t maintain something in opposition to the “Hazard Zone” singer or his music, nor does he appear to hate the film that made him a family identify. Traditionally, he has engaged enthusiastically with Footloose shoutouts, similar to Guardians of the Galaxy honoring the time he questioned authority together with his clean strikes in a conventional Midwestern city.
That doesn’t imply he’s up for slicing free anytime quickly. The Apollo 13 actor has mentioned he sees no motive for a Footloose sequel, in contrast to one other widespread ‘80s franchise he just lately filmed, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
To be trustworthy, I agree with Bacon on this one. In an age the place basic ‘80s movies are getting profitable sequel therapy, like Prime Gun and Tornado, Footloose shouldn’t be one in every of them. Whereas I favored the remake effectively sufficient, it might by no means examine to the unique, and I worry this could be the case for any extra try.
Moreover, Kevin Bacon’s profession has entered its villain period, and he’s killing it. His new present The Bondsman is ready to premiere this spring on the 2025 TV schedule, through which he hunts demons for Devil. So the time for dancing is lengthy gone anyhow (until it’s with the satan, after all). You possibly can take a look at this new twisted darkish comedy on April 3 with a Prime Video subscription.