Kevin Bacon has roles in some of the best movies of the ‘80s, but arguably his most famous performance is Ren McCormack in Footloose. In what has become an iconic pop culture moment, the epic dance sequence at the end made Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” an instant classic.

In the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival, Bacon talked about 'The Bondsman,' 'Tremors' and his love for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kevin Bacon reveals why he tells DJs not to play the 1984 title song from his hit movie Footloose whenever he's at a wedding.

Kevin Bacon is generally a good sport when it comes to his Hollywood fame, making frequent in-on-the-joke cameos as himself in movies and TV shows, and going so far as to play six degrees of Kevin Bacon, the popular parlor game where you try to link an actor to Bacon in as few on-screen connections as possible.

Its music video featured Kevin dancing to the song, with clips from the film played over the hit single, and was re-used for the 2011 Footloose remake starring Kenny Wormald. The