Kevin Bacon has said goodbye to one of his most iconic “Footloose” dances.
In the popular 1980s flick, Bacon performs a particularly angsty dance in an empty warehouse to the song “Never” by Moving Pictures, which is also featured on the movie’s soundtrack.
While the scene is one of the film’s most memorable — even down to Bacon’s white tanktop — the 61-year-old actor said that he’s retired the dance.
In a recent interview with Access, Bacon was asked whether the dance was still in his wheelhouse.
“No, I’m not angry anymore, no,” he said.
The Golden Globe winner revealed that he’s frequently asked to recreate the number.
“It’s a thing. People will come up and they’ll do a little dancing,” Bacon explained. “There was a time when I kind of was over it, but now, I’m happy to embrace it.”
He added: “Not that I can dance that well, but, yeah, I do get a lot of requests for that.”
While “Footloose” may be the most famous film in Bacon’s catalog, there’s another movie that sticks out in his mind.
“I think a lot about ‘Tremors’ because a few years ago, we tried to get it going as a television series and shot a really, in my opinion, fantastic pilot that really should have gotten picked up but ended up not getting picked up,” the actor said.
Bacon said he’d always thought of the 1990 “Tremors” as “kind of like a fun movie,” but upon looking back at it to develop it into a television pilot, he found “a greater appreciation for it.”
Introducing Naughty But Nice with Rob Shuter
Meet your new best friend. You know, that friend you text to find out the latest dirt on your work nemesis. Except in this case, it’s about the biggest stars in Hollywood. There isn’t a single celebrity Rob Shuter hasn’t met or personally worked with. So get ready to get the lowdown on your favorite stars every Monday through Thursday, beginning Jan. 20.
Called “America’s Number ONE Gossip Columnist” by The National Enquirer.
Rob ‘Naughty But Nice’ Shuter breaks celebrity news every day on his website NaughtyGossip.com where he delivers all the dish about the stars we love in his naughty but nice signature style.
You can also catch him co-hosting and breaking celebrity news on Good Day New York, The Today Show, The Talk, Wendy Williams Show, CNN, Extra and Z100’s ‘Elvis Duran.’
Previously, Rob was the Huffington Post’s only celebrity columnist and the former executive editor of OK! Magazine. Rob has also hosted his own Saturday night talk show on Mark Cuban’s channel and his own daily morning show, ‘The Gossip Table,’ on VH1! He just celebrated his one-year anniversary on Radio Rob – his subscription-based daily live podcast gossip show!
Breaking some of the biggest entertainment stories, including Jamie Lynn Spears’s pregnancy news, Britney’s first post-meltdown interview, Eva Longoria’s wedding, and baby exclusives for Jessica Alba, Tori Spelling and Mathew McConaughey’s tots, Rob always knows where to find the best scoop.
Before Rob was one of the world’s most successful entertainment reporters, he was a publicist working for Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, P. Diddy, Jessica Simpson and Jon Bon Jovi!
Now he is bringing all this experience to his new show on I HEART MEDIA in his unique cheeky way, that is always a pinch and never a punch!