Kevin Bacon Will Return to ‘Footloose’ High School 41 Years Later After Students Campaigned to Get Him for Prom Day: ‘I’m Gonna Come. I Gotta Come!’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Bacon announced on “Today” that he will return to the high school where he shot “Footloose” more than four decades ago.
The school is Payson High School in Payson, Utah, and its students have spent the last several months launching a social media campaign (#BaconToPayson) to get Bacon to visit on prom day.
The students re-created scenes from the movie on TikTok, learned the iconic “Footloose” dance and more all in hopes of getting Bacon’s attention.
And it worked. “I have been so impressed with everything that’s been going on there with this crazy idea to get me to come back,” Bacon said in a video to the students. “I’ve been amazed at the work that all of you have been putting into this, with the musical and the flash mobs and the re-creations.” “It hasn’t gone unnoticed by me, not to mention the fact that you tied in SixDegrees.org, our foundation, and are trying to figure out ways to give back to your community,” he continued. “It’s really inspirational, so thank you.
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