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For the role of Hollywood matinee idol Ronnie Reed, the object of Frank's obsession, Gyllenhaal always wanted to ask her brother Jake to dust off his singing and dancing skills.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Following his dramatic cameo in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film JFK, A Few Good Men was another part that showed off Kevin Bacon’s range after becoming a matinee idol with 1984’s Footloose.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Do not let the dashing green velvet suit, the yellow leather gloves, the silk cravat or the pencil-thin mustache, a tonsorial touch that suggests the matinee idols of yesteryear, fool you.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, of course, but also Joe and his girlfriend, Rosa; Sam and the secretly gay matinee idol Tracy; Sam and Rosa; and Joe and his sister, Sarah (a brother in the book).
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
Following his dramatic cameo in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film JFK, A Few Good Men was another part that showed off Kevin Bacon’s range after becoming a matinee idol with 1984’s Footloose.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Do not let the dashing green velvet suit, the yellow leather gloves, the silk cravat or the pencil-thin mustache, a tonsorial touch that suggests the matinee idols of yesteryear, fool you.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, of course, but also Joe and his girlfriend, Rosa; Sam and the secretly gay matinee idol Tracy; Sam and Rosa; and Joe and his sister, Sarah (a brother in the book).
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Matinee idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matinee%20idol. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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