Kevin Bacon will attend this yr’s promenade on the college the place ‘Footloose’ was filmed.
Kevin Bacon to attend promenade at Footloose college
The 1984 film was filmed at a highschool in Payson, Utah and the 65-year-old actor revealed that he’ll attend promenade this yr as the varsity will probably be relocating on the finish of the present educational yr.
After the scholars launched a marketing campaign to get him to attend, Kevin instructed them: “I’ve been so impressed with every thing that’s been happening there with this loopy concept to get me to come back again. I’ve been amazed on the work that each one of you could have been placing into this, with the musical and the flash mobs and the re-creations.”
“It hasn’t gone unnoticed by me, to not point out the truth that you tied in SixDegrees.org, our basis, and are attempting to determine methods to present again to your group. It’s actually inspirational, so thanks. Thanks. And I’m gonna come. I gotta come. Let’s dance!”
Kevin made his announcement on the ‘At present’ present.
Kevin beforehand spoke about what the film meant to him, telling the ‘At present’ present: “I adore it. I believe it is nice. It is like all of these issues that you simply suppose ‘Oh, my gosh, is it ever going to go away?’ At a sure level, you must embrace the beast.
“It was an excellent present to be a part of the film. I actually took it very severely after I was doing it and I like that folks will nonetheless come up and say that they only confirmed it to their children.”
And, Kevin credit the film’s recognition to the musical adaptation, which premiered in 1998.
He mentioned: “After the Broadway present (ended) its run, it then turns into obtainable to be completed in each single highschool. And there is not that many performs, actually musicals, the place you may have a musical and a bunch of highschool children in it.”
In the meantime, Lori Singer just lately revealed she and Kevin have “joked” about an concept for a sequel to ‘Footloose’.
The 66-year-old actress has revealed her plot for a follow-up film, that might see Ren McCormack (Kevin), a young person from Chicago who strikes to a small city, reunited together with his childhood crush Ariel Moore (Lori).
She instructed PEOPLE: “I do not know if Kevin even remembers this, however I really had type of an concept the place Ariel grows up and goes to New York the place she wished to be, and Kevin stays there.
“Kevin stays within the city, and he turns into a much bigger deal within the city. That is the place he turns into the city lawyer or no matter.”
She recalled how the pair could be reunited of their hometown, Bomont, after her father turns into severely unwell.
Lori continued: “She comes again as a result of her father’s sick.
“I imply, I simply performed with that concept years in the past and we have been speaking about it and joking.
“However that was simply one thing for us to fulfill on and speak about and giggle about.”