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Kevin Bacon Reflects on ‘Footloose’ Nearly 40 Years After Premiere (Exclusive)

Jaslene Krupa
Last updated: 2025/01/29 at 9:11 AM
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Kevin Bacon Teasing how he plans to celebrate the anniversary of his iconic film, dancingWho will turn 40 in February.

Speaking with ET from the red carpet premiere of his new Netflix film, leave the world behindBacon, 65, hinted at the possibility of a special celebration of the film that made him a household name.

“Stay tuned, stay tuned,” the actor coyly joked with ET’s Rachel Smith.

Without revealing any details, Bacon acknowledged the importance of the film – which also stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Lori Singer, John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest – and thanked the film for its impact on generations of fans.

Bacon said, “40 years. It’s one of those movies. It changed my life.” “To say anything else would not be true. I was working and I knew I would be an actor for a long time, but I thought of being a character actor – which I am – but it changed people’s psyche for that moment. took over and my life changed.”

Despite four decades since the film’s debut, Bacon says dancingTo this day, that remains the film that people will approach him to watch.

“I’ve done a lot of work since then, but people come up to me and talk about this,” he tells ET.

In early November, the Hollywood icon celebrated the end of the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike with a special dance inspired by the 1984 film.

“Strike!” he posted as the caption.

In the video, Bacon loosened his ankles and kicked off while Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” was playing on the clip, which attracted hundreds of comments from fans and Bacon’s famous friends.

“It makes me so happy that you embrace and provide so much joy that brings so much joy to the rest of us. Thank you for this, and all you do, Mr. Bacon,” she wrote. nathan fillian,

“Oh. Mary. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss,” replied Julianne Houghwho starred in the 2011 remake dancing,

“It’s amazing!!!!!” wrote Ethan Hawkewho also act in leave the world behind,

There is also a reunion of the Netflix film Bacon and Julia Robertswho acted with each other flatliner, According to Bacon, although the pair did not have many scenes together in the new film, it was still a great reunion.

“Seeing him on set we said ‘Hi, how are you, how’s the family?’ It was good,” Bacon shared.

What inspired him to take up this role leave the world behindHe said it was this “feeling of discomfort” that attracted him to the project.

Bacon said, “I love horror movies and thrillers. When I saw the movie and I read the script – I thought it was a great movie.”

leave the world behind Premieres on Netflix on December 8th.

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