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Bacon's train movie and Nimoy's rom-com flop
Bacon's train film earned less than fifty thousand dollars at the box office, while Nimoy's 1990 rom-com drew Roger Ebert's ire before flopping—truly a matchless pair of cinematic achievements.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from Weekend Edition at 6:42 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are /Film's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by /Film: “Kevin Bacon's '80s Train-Themed Movie Barely Impacted The Box Office”, with reporting from /Film.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 6:42 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKevin Bacon, a few years after Footloose, made a train-themed movie in the eighties. I love it. What a ride, Hank.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt made less than fifty thousand dollars at the box office. That's the whole train.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFifty thousand! That's a cult following with a ticket stub.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFewer than that, Chip.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd Leonard Nimoy directed a rom-com in nineteen ninety. Roger Ebert trashed it, and it cratered. Gorgeous film.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou've seen it?

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOf course not. I trust Spock.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere's my pitch. A sequel where the train and the rom-com finally meet. Budget, one ticket. Still loses money.
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