Kevin Bacon

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (17 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (25) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (6)

  1. career (career): Kevin Bacon → Animal House. Bacon's earlier Rewatchables appearances are listed, starting with Animal House.
    “JFK, this is for Animal House.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:48:40 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Kevin Bacon → Tremors. Bacon is praised as the perfect mid-level leading man in 80s and early 90s movies like Tremors, The Big Picture, Quicksilver and Flatliners.
    “where he's the lead, like tremors or whatever.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:49:12 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Kevin Bacon → Mystic River. A hope of doing Mystic River on the show, but it is doubtful it is rewatchable.
    “Will we ever do Mystic River?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:49:53 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Kevin Bacon → Friday the 13th. Bacon says he signs more screenshots from Friday the 13th than from any of his other movies.
    “Then Kevin Bacon apparently claims that he gets asked to sign screenshots from his destine in this movie more than all his other movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:28:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Bill Paxton → Kevin Bacon. Paxton belongs to the Kevin Bacon, Bill Pullman, Kiefer Sutherland tier; the third guy in the cocktail with Tom Hanks in Apollo 13.
    “Apollo 13 tanks.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:21:03 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Kevin Bacon → A Few Good Men. Bacon chose to be a character actor, wanting a part like A Few Good Men over the Tom Cruise role.
    “I want like, I want the fucking part in a few good men rather than being turned down for the Tom Cruise role.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:59:38 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Blumhouse → Kevin Bacon. Blumhouse pairs unknown-director micro-budgets with name stars like Kevin Bacon on profit participation.
    “we'll have Kevin Bacon star in this movie, like sinister”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:16:09 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Kevin Bacon → Mystic River. Bacon is far and away the best performance in Mystic River.
    “he's far and away the best performance in the movie”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:52:44 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (almost cast): Kevin Bacon → Christine. Carpenter wanted Bacon for Christine but he chose Footloose.
    “Carpenter wanted him for Christine and he chose Footloose instead.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:09:48 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (almost cast): Kevin Bacon → Starman. After Footloose made him a star Carpenter wanted him for Starman and he nearly did it.
    “So then Carpenter wanted him for this, and he almost did it.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 1:09:54 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Kevin Bacon: Bacon reportedly signs more screenshots from this film than any other of his movies.
    “Then Kevin Bacon apparently claims that he gets asked to sign screenshots”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:28:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Kevin Bacon: Bacon plays the worst New York boyfriend: his scenes read like an Instagram screenshot of a text from a single Tinder date.
    “He feels like a fucking Instagram screenshot of just like, this is this insane thing this guy sent to me after one fucking Tinder date.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:57:43 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Kevin Bacon: A profile said Bacon decided he was ninth on the list and would rather be a great character actor than chase the lead.
    “how he just made the choice where he's like, I'm ninth on the list.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:59:12 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)