About this episode

Kirk examines the rise of Kevin Bacon’s movie career, highlighting key films.

Kirk looks at the rise of Kevin Bacon’s movie career—from breakout roles in Footloose and Diner to A Few Good Men & more. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

People in this episode

Host: Kirk Minihane

Topics covered

• Kevin Bacon
• movie career
• film analysis
• Hollywood
• breakout roles

Keywords

• Kevin Bacon
• Footloose
• Diner
• A Few Good Men
• movie career
• film
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barstool Sports

Books & works: Footloose, Diner, A Few Good Men

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