{"id":1810,"date":"2013-05-18T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2013-05-18T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T17:06:01","slug":"a-brief-history-of-bacon-in-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/a-brief-history-of-bacon-in-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Bacon in Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bacon, considered to be the most important food ever by every food expert and prestigious culinary institute, naturally has a place in film history. It has appeared in cinematic landmarks and co-starred with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

This brief history of bacon in cinema will leave you impressed with bacon’s versatility, longevity and artistic integrity. It will also make you hungry.<\/p>\n

1941<\/h3>\n

Bacon appears in what is frequently cited as the greatest movie of all time, Citizen Kane<\/em>. Granted, you may call this a cameo, but the bacon stole the show.<\/p>\n

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1980<\/h3>\n

Jack Nicholson heartily consumes bacon<\/a> in master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1984<\/h3>\n

Kevin Bacon thrills filmgoing audiences in Footloose<\/em>. His last name is Bacon, in case you didn’t notice.<\/p>\n

1985<\/h3>\n

In Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure<\/em>, Pee-Wee Herman talks to his breakfast by doing bacon pantomime. “Can I have some Mr. T cereal?”<\/p>\n

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1991<\/h3>\n

In Dutch<\/em>, Ed O’Neill tells audiences that “nothing burps better than bacon.”<\/p>\n

Later that same month, a winning Charlie Sheen fries bacon<\/a> on Valeria Golino in\u00a0Hot Shots!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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1994<\/h3>\n

Due to sheer awesomeness, Kevin Bacon is the inspiration for the addictive parlor game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” created by three Pennsylvania college students.<\/p>\n

Obvious bacon aficionado Jack Nicholson demands bacon<\/a> from Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Animated classic The Lion King<\/em> has an\u00a0Achin’ for Some Bacon:<\/em><\/p>\n