Kevin Bacon is going back to the school where Footloose was filmed. The iconic movie, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of its release this year, was filmed in Payson, Utah.
For those few unfamiliar with it, Bacon plays Ren McCormack, a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town. There he attempts to overturn a ban on dancing imposed by a local minister (John Lithgow).
Payson’s students have been lobbying Bacon to attend this year’s prom, which will be the last there as the school will be relocating at the end of the academic year.
The effort has paid off, and Bacon will visit during the day of the prom, although he won’t be cutting the rug that night at the actual event.
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