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'Footloose' screenwriter says movie's book-burning scene was 'rewriting the status quo.' Nearly 4 decades later, he's 'still waiting for the climate to change.’

In the 1984 classic Footloose, city boy Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) moves to a small town where dancing and rock music have been banned. Determined to challenge the status quo, he ignites a fiery, ...
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This Oklahoma town inspired the classic film 'Footloose.' Forty years later, it's still dancing

ELMORE CITY — Hundreds of people filled the stands at Elmore City-Pernell High School's Royce Teakell Gym on a recent Friday night, not to watch the students play a game but to see local teenagers ...
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Kevin Bacon returns to ‘Footloose’ high school to mark film’s 40th anniversary

Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the ...
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Kevin Bacon Says He Was 'Knocked Out' Rewatching ‘Footloose’ Audition: 'It's a Real Trippy Experience'

The actor talked about the movie at a Tribeca Film Festival retrospective event titled “Footloose with Kevin Bacon,” which marked 40 years since the film's release Miles Berry is an Editorial Intern ...
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Kevin Bacon Back at 'Footloose' High School 40 Years Later After Student Campaign, Volunteer Efforts

It's been four decades since Kevin Bacon showed off his dance moves at Payson High School in Utah, the filming location for his classic 1984 film Footloose. Over the weekend, the star returned to the ...
Decider

Kevin Bacon Returns To High School Where ‘Footloose’ Was Filmed On The Morning Of Their Prom

Kevin Bacon kept his word. The Footloose star made his way back to Payson High School in Payson, Utah — where some of the iconic 1984 film was shot — on Saturday morning (April 20), just hours before ...
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Kevin Bacon shows up at Utah high school where ‘Footloose’ was filmed on movie’s 40th anniversary

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Kevin Bacon on Friday paid a visit to a high school in Payson, Utah — a school where, 40 years ago, he filmed the 1984 movie “Footloose.” “Go Lions! Here we are on this ...