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Kevin Bacon Says He Hasn’t Been to the Oscars in 40 Years

Kevin Bacon said he hasn’t been to the Oscars in 40 years since ‘Footloose’ made him the ‘It Boy of the Year’

At the time, Bacon was joined by Daryl Hannah to present the Best Sound Effects Editing award to Jay Boekelheide for The Right Stuff. Released in 1984, Footloose follows Kevin Bacon’s Ren McCormack, a Chicago teen who moves to a small town where dancing has been banned by the local minister, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow). Bacon, who starred in blockbusters like A Few Good Men and Stir of Echoes after breaking into the industry, still holds onto special memories from his Footloose fame.

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