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11th Mar 2014

Video: Kevin Bacon explains the struggles of growing up in the ’80s to Millennials

Were you born after 1985? If so, the Footloose Star and 80’s movie icon, Kevin Bacon, has a few harsh truths for you to hear...

Oisin Collins

Were you born after 1985? If so, the Footloose Star and ’80s movie icon, Kevin Bacon, has a few harsh truths for you to hear…

Growing up in the ’90s was a walk in the park of life compared to growing up in the ’80s (and don’t even get us started on growing up during the ’00s). The ’80s were a struggle for teens trying to find their way in life and you couldn’t rely on the technology that’s around today.

Back in the ’80s, getting a girl to go out with you, let alone have sex with you, required a lot more than a simple swipe on your fancy sexting app. But we won’t bore you with the details. We’ll leave that up to Kevin…

The clip was created by the lads over at Mashable in order to promote Kevin’s latest show on FOX called The Following. You can check out more about the show over here.

Via Mashable – YouTube

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