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Kevin Bacon marvels at popularity of Footloose and confesses 'it was a great gift' to be in the film
Kevin Bacon is looking back fondly at the time he spent shooting the hit film Footloose, nearly40 years after slipping into his dancing shoes for the role of Ren McCormack.In an interview on Today, the musical drama's leading man also marveledat its longevity, and how it's been able to garner new fans over the course of the last four decades.'I love it. I think it's great,' he told the co-hostWillie Geist, adding, 'It's like all of those things that you think "Oh, my gosh, is it ever going to go away?" At a certain point, you have to embrace the beast.'Scroll down to video Classic: Kevin Bacon, 64, is looking back fondly at the time he spent shooting the hit film Footloose, nearly 40 years after the release of the musical dramaBacon, 64, went on to add how'it was a great gift to be part of that movie.