Kevin Bacon can never escape his 'Footloose' dance, and he really doesn't want it played at a wedding for one reason.

Kevin Bacon has dozens of memorable roles, but it’s his 1984 film “Footloose” that he’s asked about most frequently — or asked to dance to. Ahead of his new Prime Video series, “The Bondsman,” Bacon sat down for a career retrospective at SXSW on March 7.

Suddenly the wedding becomes about me, and people form a circle around me and I become a trained monkey,” he said

Footloose was a pop-culture phenomenon that launched Kevin Bacon’s budding career to stardom. Ren McCormack remains one of his most iconic roles, so much so that he still gets r