Kevin Bacon, commemorating 40 years free After the movie is released, go back to the high school where it was filmed in 1984.

Just hours before the prom, the 65-year-old actor spoke to the school’s student body in Payson, Utah, on Saturday, via The Hollywood Reporter.

“Go Lions! We’re in this beautiful, beautiful place on this beautiful, beautiful day,” Bacon began, taking to the stage in the center of the football field.

“It’s been a long time – 40 years – and it shocks me, you know. Things look a little different here. I would say the thing that looks the most different is me,” he quipped.

Students at the school started a campaign to get the actor’s attention by using the hashtag #bacontopayson in posts and recreating scenes from the film.

“When I first heard about Bacon to Payson, I thought ‘Wow, this is crazy.’ But you guys are tireless,” Bacon said, praising the “indomitable” students.

“You convinced me,” Bacon admitted in his speech.

He added that it’s “nice to see that kind of commitment to anything,” praising the hit film’s “amazing power” it has so far because it “just brings people together and talks about what’s going on behind the scenes.” Basic Ideas to Make Connections” movie. “

To show their appreciation for Bacon’s return, students have offered to help support the SixDegrees.org Foundation, pledging to create 5,000 “Essential Resource Packs” for youth and schools, out of the nonprofit’s goal of providing 40,000 “Essential Resource Packs” Bag”.