Kevin Bacon Recreates ‘Footloose’ Dance To Celebrate End of Actors’ Strike
With the SAG-AFTRA strike officially over, Kevin Bacon is once again allowed to reference one of his most beloved roles
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strike is officially over, which means it's time for actors to cut loose with the movie references.
Kevin Bacon kicked off his Sunday shoes as he celebrated the news in perfect Kevin Bacon fashion, recreating his iconic dance to Kenny Loggins' titular track from 1984's Footloose in a video from his barn.
"Strike over!" Bacon captioned the clip, which he shared Thursday to TikTok.
Bacon starred in Footloose as Chicago teen Ren McCormack, who struggles to fit into his new school in small-town Bomont, where dancing is illegal. With some help from his rhythmic friends, Ren takes on the local government for their right to dance.
The SAG-AFTRA strike ended Thursday at 12:01 a.m. PST after the union reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) following 118 days on the picket lines, during which actors weren't allowed to work on or promote SAG films.
The strike began July 14, with key points being wage scale increases, the streaming residuals structure and artificial intelligence's existential threat on actors and others in the industry.
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The new three-year contract will now be put to a vote by guild members on Friday.
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