Article: 'Footloose' gave stars leg up in show biz

Kevin Bacon

Role in film: Ren McCormack, spiky-haired, rabble-rousing city slicker on a mission to bring dancing back to Bomont, a buttoned- down farm town.

Memorable quote: "Hey Hey! What's this I see? I thought this was a party. LET'S DANCE!"

Memorable scene: Take your pick: his anguished solo dance in the Lehi Roller Mills, playing chicken on a tractor near an irrigation ditch, or his bring-the-house-down dance moves that close the film.

Memorable roles since:

"Mystic River" (2003) as Sean Devine

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