Tom Cruise as Res McCormack
Movie: Footloose (1984)
Played by: Kevin Bacon
For fans of Footloose, Bacon is the movie. Cruise might have pulled it off, but his career didn’t need it. Anyway, he was tied up with “All the Right Moves” at the time, so it was a no go. Thankfully, because Bacon was great. As it turns out, Rob Lowe was also on the table for it but suffered an injury so he had to pass. More Bacon, please.