>>> WELCOME BACK. AS AN ACTOR-DIRECTOR-MUSICIAN,
KEVIN BACON IS A TRIPLE THREAT.
HE DANCED HIS WAY INTO OUR
HEARTS IN THE ’80s HIT,
"FOOTLOOSE."
"FOOTLOOSE." NOW, HE HAS 70 MOVIES TO HIS
SECRET.
SECRET. CREDIT.
CREDIT. NOW, A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED
PODCAST, THE LAST DEGREE OF
KEVIN BACON ON SPOTIFY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PODCASTING
THESE DAYS.
THESE DAYS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THIS ISN’T LIKE AN INTERVIEW
SHOW OR A CHAT SHOW.
>> I CAN’T DO WHAT YOU DO.
>> YOU COULD.
YOU COULD DO IT BETTER.
>> THE REQUIREMENT OF
INTERVIEWING PEOPLE IS THAT YOU
MAKE THE OTHER PERSON THE CENTER
OF THE FOCUS.
AND MY EGO IS WAY TOO BIG FOR
THAT.
THAT. >> NOT FOR THAT.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO, INSTEAD, IT’S A CEREAL.
>> IT’S SCRIPTED -- A HALF-HOUR
SCRIPTED COMEDY.
SCRIPTED COMEDY. IT’S LIKE AN OLD RADIO PLAY.
IT HAS A CINEMATIC FEEL IN TERMS
OF THE SOUND AND THE MUSIC AND
THE MIX AND THE ACTORS -- THE
VOICE ACTORS, WE HAVE A CHANCE
TO WORK WITH.
>> AND I LOVE THE PREMISE.
YOU’LL HAVE TO SET IT UP.
YOU’RE PLAYING YOURSELF OR A
HEIGHTENED VERSION OF YOURSELF.
>> A HEIGHTENED VERSION OF ME.
>> LAY OUT THE PREMISE.
IT’S FUNNY.
IT’S FUNNY. >> THERE’S A GUY NAMED RANDY,
WHO IS FROM SCHAUMBURG,
ILLINOIS, A FICTIONAL CHARACTER.
AND HIS LIFE IS NOT WHAT HE
EXPECTED IT TO BE.
HIS MARRIAGE IS ON THE ROCKS.
>> AND IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT.
>> IT’S ALL MY FAULT.
HE AUDITIONED FOR "FOOTLOOSE."
AND HE DIDN’T GET IT.
AND I DID.
THAT’S THE MOMENT AT WHICH HIS
LIFE WENT DOWN THE TUBES.
AND SO, HE FEELS LIKE IF HE CAN
COME TO L.A. AND DESTROY ME,
THAT HE CAN HAVE MY LIFE.
HE COULD BE MARRIED AND HAVE ALL
OF THE SUCCESS.
IT’S A LOT OF ME POKING FUN AT
MYSELF.
MYSELF. IT’S A LOT OF POKING FUN AT
CELEBRITY.
CELEBRITY. AND ABOUT BEING ACTORS AND THE
CULTURE OF CELEBRITY.
>> YOU HAVE PEOPLE PLAYING
THEMSELVES, INCLUDING YOUR WIFE.
>> WE WE’RE WONDERING WHO TO
CAST AS KYRA SEDGWICK.
LUCKILY, SHE WAS AVAILABLE.
ROB REINER IS IN IT.
>> ZOEEMILY DESCHANEL IS IN IT.
>> ONE DESCHANEL, YOU KNOW THEM
ALL.
ALL. THEY WILL BE MAD AT ME.
I DON’T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH
AWAY, BUT THIS IS A MYSTERY AND
A THRILLER, AS WELL, ISN’T IT?
>> KIND OF A THRILLER, I GUESS.
>> WELL, THERE’S MURDER.
IT’S NOT LIKE A "DATELINE NBC"
EP
EP EPISODE.
EPISODE. >> HE COMES TO KILL ME.
>> I DIDN’T KNOW IF I COULD SAY
THAT.
THAT. >> IT’S NOT MUCH OF A SPOILER.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S
IMPORTANT TO HIS STORY IS THAT,
WHEN I WAS WALKING OUT OF THE
AUDITION, I RAN INTO HIM.
AND I COMMENTED ON HIS WHITE
TANK TOP, THAT HE WAS WEARING
FOR THE AUDITION.
AND I ENDED UP, WHEN I GOT THE
PART, WEARING THE TANK TOP IN
THE MOVIE.
THE MOVIE. HE COMES TO L.A. AND ONE OF THE
THINGS HE WANTS TO DO IS
STRANGLE ME WITH THE WHITE TANK
TOP.
TOP. >> THAT’S VERY POETIC.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> DID HE FEEL YOU STOLE THE
WHITE TANK TOP AND THAT’S HOW
YOU GOT THE PART IN "FOOTLOOSE"?
>> THAT’S THE OM THINGNLY THING
MADE A MOVIE.
BUT KEVIN BACON NEEDS AN
ASSISTANT AND A BEST FRIEND.
>> THAT’S ANOTHER PIECE OF IT.
I DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
AND EVEN THOUGH I’M CONNECTED TO
ALL THESE PEOPLE, FOR INSTANCE,
I’M GOING TO THE LAKERS GAME,
AND I CAN’T GET ANYBODY TO GO TO
THE LAKERS GAME WITH ME.
AND KYRA IS, LIKE, YOU HAVE TO
GET A FRIEND.
SHE IS PUSHING ME TO HAVE
FRIENDSHIPS.
FRIENDSHIPS. I HAVE FRIENDS.
I HAVE FRIENDS.
YOU REALLY DON’T.
THIS GUY, I THINK TO MYSELF --
NOT ONLY COULD HE BE A BEST
FRIEND, I FIRE HIM AS AN
ASSISTANT, THINKING HE CAN BE A
FRIEND/ASSISTANT.
FRIEND/ASSISTANT. >> YOU’RE PAYING FOR A FRIEND.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND IN THE COURSE OF THE SHOW,
HE TRIES TO GIVE ME FRIEND
LESSONS.
LESSONS. HOW TO ACTUALLY BE A FRIEND.
THIS GUY THAT’S COME TO L.A. TO
KILL ME IS NOT ONLY MY ASSISTANT
BUT ALSO MY FRIEND.
>> SO, IT’S A MULTIPLE PART.
HOW WAS IT BEING TO DO THIS?
YOU’RE USED TO BEING ON SCREEN,
WITH EVERYONE SITTING AROUND IN
THEIR SWEATS?
THEIR SWEATS? OR DID YOU DRESS UP?
>> WE DIDN’T DRESS UP.
I WAS PLAYING MYSELF.
I WAS ALLOWED TO WEAR MY OWN
CLOTHES.
CLOTHES. >> YOUR TANK TOP.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. IT’S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE
I’M NOT PART OF THE ANIMATION
THING.
THING. I ONCE ANIMATED A DOG.
TO JUST USE YOUR VOICE AS AN
ACTOR, IS REALLY AN INTERESTING
THING.
THING. IT’S INTERESTING BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE, A LOT OF TIMES, WHAT
REALLY HELPS IS DOING THINGS
PHYSICALLY.
PHYSICALLY. YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, IF
YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUT OF
BREATH, IN A SCENE, YOU CAN JUST
GO --
GO -- IT’S BETTER TO GET ON THE FLOOR
AND DO SOME PUSH-UPS AND STAND
UP AND TRY TO DO THE SCENE
BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO FEEL MORE
NATURAL.
NATURAL. IF YOU’RE TAKING A SWING AT
SOMEBODY OR WAVING YOUR HANDS, I
DO A LOT OF -- WHEN I’M ACTING
ON THE PODCAST, THERE’S A LOT OF
PHYSICAL STUFF THAT GOES ALONG
WITH IT.
WITH IT. >> YOU THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER.
BUT IT’S A HEAVIER LIFT.
>> YOU’RE ONLY USING ONE PART OF
YOUR INSTRUMENT.
YOUR INSTRUMENT. YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR BODY OR
EXPRESSIONS.
EXPRESSIONS. YOU DON’T HAVE A LOT OF STUFF.
>> I’M IN.
OKAY?
OKAY? IT’S CALLED "THE LAST DEGREE OF
KEVIN BACON."
KEVIN BACON." I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE
SIX DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON
THING.
THING. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE OF MY
EXPENSE
EXPENSE EXPENSE.
EXPENSE. IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE GOING