PAYSON, Utah — Actor Kevin Bacon on Saturday returned to the Utah high school where the cult classic movie “Footloose” was filmed more than 40 years. Bacon danced his way to a stage on a Payson High School athletic field Saturday to greet students before what likely was the final prom held at the school, … Read more
They were ready to cut loose. Forty years after the 1984 hit movie, “Footloose” co-star Lori Singer reflected on working with Sarah Jessica Parker and the late Chris Penn. Directed by Herbert Ross, “Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a Chicago teen who moved to a small town where the local minister (John Lithgow) put a … Read more
“Footloose” director Herbert Ross put a lot of trust in his cast — especially Lori Singer, who made her big screen debut in the 1984 classic. Singer, now 66, reflected on the film’s controversial domestic violence scene, which she helped choreograph, while marking its 40th anniversary. “Footloose” followed Ren McCormack (Bacon), a Chicago teen who … Read more
She’s ready to kick off her Sunday shoes. “Footloose” star Lori Singer still remembers her first meeting and famous kiss scene with Kevin Bacon — 40 years after making the 1984 hit film. “What happened is they had a long lens. It was probably 12 feet, if there is such a thing as a lens … Read more
Lynne Marta, the actress who appeared in movies like “Joe Kidd “and “Footloose,” and on the TV series “Love, American Style,” has died. She was 78. Her friend, Chris Saint-Hilaire, told The Hollywood Reporter that Marta died Thursday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer. Survivors include her sister, MJ, and her cat, Mr. Peaches, … Read more
He’s kicking off his Sunday shoes. The historic actors’ strike ended on Wednesday, and to celebrate, Kevin Bacon, 65, posted a video of himself on social media recreating his iconic dance from “Footloose.” Still limber in his 60s, Bacon performed the dance in a barn, 39 years after first performing the dance in the 1984 … Read more
Kenny Loggins is leaving the “Danger Zone” and heading toward the highway to retirement. The iconic rocker will play just 18 concerts on his upcoming ‘This Is It’ farewell tour and then that’s really it. “I just had my 75th birthday, and I feel like it’s time,” Loggins told the Herald-Tribune. From March 10 through … Read more