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Article: At the movies: Now you see him . . . now you don't; Kevin Bacon talks to Alison Jones about his latest disappearing act.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2000
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he 'uniform' for the invisible man used to be a simple affair. A few bandages, a hat, dark glasses, a pipe and Bob was your transparent uncle.
However, today's audiences expect a little more sophistication with their special effects, which is all bad news for Kevin Bacon.
The tortures he went through to play a man that viewers would be convinced was there even when they could not see him, pushed him to the very edges of a break down.
'I came very close to cracking,' he said 'I kept a diary throughout and I found it to be a great therapeutic tool because I am not a ...