6 Degrees of Seperation

[stitchhead28]

Before I begin, this is definitely not pertaining to Kevin Bacon (although, it can be if you want it to :biggrin:). So basically, me and my buddies play this game whenever we can because of our insane amount of movie knowledge. We don't use imdb.com or any other form of help, this all comes from memory. With that said, I would like to share it with you VF!!! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

All you need to do is link 2 separate actors with no more than 6 movies. For instance:

Will Smith to Robert DeNiro

Will Smith was in I Robot with Shia LaBeouf (1)
Shia LaBeouf was in Transformers with Jon Voight (2)
and Jon Voight was in Heat with Robert DeNiro (3)

Alright, now it's your turn!

George Clooney to Bruce Willis





On a final note though, with total disregard for the 6 degree limit, I currently hold the record for the most ridiculous connection ever...
Hulk Hogan to Marlon Brando:

Marlon Brando was in The Godfather with Abe Vigoda (1)
Abe Vigoda was in Good Burger with Kennan Thompson (2)
Keened Thompson was in Snakes On a Plane with Samuel L. Jackson (3)
Samuel L. Jackson was in Pulp Fiction with Bruce Willis (4)
Bruce Willis was in Planet Terror with Josh Brolin (5)
Josh Brolin was in No Country For Old Men with Tommy Lee Jones (6)
Tommy Lee Jones was in Batman Forever with Jim Carey (7)
Jim Carey was in The Mask with Cameron Diaz (8)
Cameron Diaz was in Charlie's Angels with Crispin Glover (9)
Crispin Glover was in Back to the Future with Christopher Lloyd (10)
and Christopher Lloyd was in Suburban Commando with Hulk Hogan (11)

[TopCat8]

Geroge Clooney and Bruce Willis are both in Ocean's Twelve. Am I supposed to connect them in some other way or am I missing something?

[stitchhead28]

^ No, you did it perfectly. That's it! One degree. I made the first one easy on purpose. Now, it's your turn to choose two different actors for someone else to connect.

[TopCat8]

Alright. How about Ben Stiller to Cuba Gooding jr.

[ghoofie]

Wow was I ever wrong about that game. I thought it was tying people to who other people know. For example, I can place me to Prez. Bush with one person. I know congressman George Miller, who knows Prez Bush. Something like that. I didn't know it was movies. :)

[km2435]

Ben Stiller was in Dodgeball with Vince Vaughn
Who starred in Be Cool with Seth Green
Who also starred in Rat Race with Cuba Gooding Jr

is that it?

[kairamoon]

I absolutely suck at these lol

[BCC]

Bruce Willis was in Armageddon with Ben Afleck.

[stitchhead28]

Ben Stiller was in Dodgeball with Vince Vaughn
Who starred in Be Cool with Seth Green
Who also starred in Rat Race with Cuba Gooding Jr

is that it?

Yeah, you got it. And to answer everyone's question, it is possible to play this game to link yourself to someone famous, but since then I realized that linking celebrity's to one another actually helps training analytical thinking.

How about this one...

Eddie Izzard to Ving Rhames

[SilentMickey]

Eddie izzard is on the Riches with Minnie driver who was in Grosse point blank with john cusak who was in con Air with Ving Rhames.

[stitchhead28]

Eddie izzard is on the Riches with Minnie driver who was in Grosse point blank with john cusak who was in con Air with Ving Rhames.

Typically we don't use TV shows, but if it gets the job done, then it's totally cool :cool:.

Anybody want to give the next one a shot? (In creating one that is?)

[TopCat8]

I think that km2435 should post the next one since he got my Ben Stiller/Cuba Gooding jr. one.

[SilentMickey]

How about Ben Stein to Nathan Lane. Just to get things going again.

[stitchhead28]

Ben Stein was in The Mask with Jim Carey
Jim Carey was in The Cable Guy with Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick was in The Producers with Nathan Lane

Casey Afflick to Benicio del Toro

[SilentMickey]

Casey affleck was in Good will hunting
with Stellan Srarsgaurd who was in Pirates three with Johnny deep who was in Fear and loathing in las Vegas with Mr Del Toro.

Are we allowed to use directors as a Degree?

[stitchhead28]

Casey affleck was in Good will hunting
with Stellan Srarsgaurd who was in Pirates three with Johnny deep who was in Fear and loathing in las Vegas with Mr Del Toro.

Are we allowed to use directors as a Degree?

No. Sorry, you're only supposed to use actors.

The rules that we have are (I'm sorry I totally should have stated this earlier):

You can only use movies and TV shows.
Crew and production teams don't count (actors only please).
You must link the 2 actors in 6 degrees or less (unless specified by the person who names the 2 actors to link).
ANY movie counts, even if it is a straight to DVD or TV movie.

Since I forgot the rules, I'll accept yours. Next challenge:

Marlon Brando to Hugh Laurie (In this case, I'll accept more than 6 degrees)

[SilentMickey]

That's an easy one Brando was in Apocalypse now with Dennis hopper who was in speed with Jeff Daniels who was in 101 dalmatians with Hugh Laurie.

Harrison Ford to Paul Newman.

[Ezra]

The rules that we have are (I'm sorry I totally should have stated this earlier):

You can only use movies and TV shows.
Crew and production teams don't count (actors only please).
You must link the 2 actors in 6 degrees or less (unless specified by the person who names the 2 actors to link).
ANY movie counts, even if it is a straight to DVD or TV movie. If this is a game, I'd recommend that you submit it for the Games forum. Here's the post about how to do that:

Starting New Game Threads (http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3653)

I'm all for it. It looks like fun.

But as a discussion, I find it really interesting. It's not necessarily just show business either. In theory you are six degrees from anyone on earth. Each of us knows someone who knows someone, etc.

Just off the top of my head...
Ezra to Steve Martin:

My cousin Michael Hanna ran a magic shop in Tarzana, and is a member of the Magic Castle (a private club for magicians).

The act currently playing at The Magic Castle is Dana Daniels and Luigi, the "psychic" parrot.

Dana Daniels used to perform at The Golden Horseshoe in Disneyland, and subbed for Wally Boag.

Wally Boag mentored a young Disneyland CM who aspired to be a comic, named Steve Martin.

Ezra (1) > Michael Hanna (2) > Dana Daniels (3) > Wally Boag (4) > Steve Martin (5)

In theory, If I really really really wanted to communicate with Steve Martin... I could pick up the phone and call my cousin, and say "Can you put me in touch with Dana Daniels?" and work from there... If I'm persistent and all parties are willing, I could get to Steve Martin.

[kodiak]

Ben Stein was in The Mask with Jim Carey
Jim Carey was in The Cable Guy with Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick was in The Producers with Nathan Lane

Casey Afflick to Benicio del Toro

Why not just shorten that one a bit. Ben Stein was in Ferris Beullers Day Off With Matthew Broderick who was in The Producers with Nathan Lane. Come to think of it... Nathan Lande and Broderick were also together in the Lion King.

[stitchhead28]

^ Even better. Teamwork rules!

[kodiak]

Here is an interesting one.... Can you connect Eddie Murphy and Ewan McGregor?

I'll have the answer for you in a bit. And its a doosie.

[SilentMickey]

Eddie Murphy was in shreck with mike Myers who was in Goldmember with Tom Cruise.
Mr. Cruise was in days of thunder with Nicole Kidman who was in Moulin Rouge with Ewan McGregor.

hows that Kodiak?

[kodiak]

I'll do you one better. Eddie Murphy was in Beverly Hills Cop 3. A gray bearded director known as George Lucas makes a 2 second long cameo in this film. Mr. Lucas also makes an appearance in the Coruscant Opera House Stairway scene in Star Wars Episode 3. Ewan McGregor, of course, is Obi Wan Kenobi in that same film.

[stitchhead28]

^ That's a good one! Very clever :cool: How about this one:

John Turturro to Heath Ledger (God rest his soul)

[kodiak]

I think its fun to try to connect a golden age star to a current one. That really demonstrates a mastery of film.

Like... try to connect Bogey or Jimmy Stewart or one of the Hepburns to a current star. Those are tougher.

[Cavemandon]

The game moved to the Games Section...

[SilentMickey]

Thanks Cavemandon.

Okay John Tuturro to Heath ledger.
This one took me eight hours I saw it when you posted it and it just hit me an hour ago as I was driving home from dinner.

J.T. was in Mr. Deeds with Steve Buschemi,
who was in Pulp Fiction with Tim Roth,
Who was in The Million Dollar Hotel with Mel Gibson Who was in the Patriot with Mr. Ledger.

The Million Dollar Hotel You ask? don't bother looking it up it's a really bad movie. I liked it but I'm a big U2 fan.

Harrison Ford to Paul Newman.

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ that was more than 6. After Roth to Gibson you would of added 2 more degrees for Gibson and Ledger. Unless I don't fully understand the rules. What happen to Harrison Ford to Paul Newman? I have an answer to that but I don't want the game to start branching off into more directions.

[SilentMickey]

It Goes by Movie. Each movie counts as one Degree So the Degrees in the last one would be: Mr.Deeds, Pulp Fiction, The Million Dollar Hotel, and The Patriot. So that Would be Four.

Your Right About the Harrison Ford to Paul Newman question. I edited my Last Post to Reflect this. Fire Away.

[Tell_No_Tales]

Okay, thanks. I thought that you went by actors. This way makes it a lot easier.

Harrison Ford was in IJ & The Temple of Doom w/ Dan Akroyd (spelling??)
who was in Dragnet w/ Tom Hanks
who was in the Road to Perdition w/ Mr. Newman

Matthew Lillard to Jamie Kennedy

[kodiak]

Ok, and now for my GOLDEN AGE CHALLENGE!!

Maralyn Monroe..... to..... Michael J. Fox.

And it has to be Maralyn actually in a film not just her shown in a clip on a tv in the film or something like that.

[kodiak]

Okay, thanks. I thought that you went by actors. This way makes it a lot easier.

Harrison Ford was in IJ & The Temple of Doom w/ Dan Akroyd (spelling??)
who was in Dragnet w/ Tom Hanks
who was in the Road to Perdition w/ Mr. Newman

Matthew Lillard to Jamie Kennedy

em.... werent they both in Scream?

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ yeah, i forgot that kennedy was in there

[stitchhead28]

Ok, and now for my GOLDEN AGE CHALLENGE!!

Maralyn Monroe..... to..... Michael J. Fox.

And it has to be Maralyn actually in a film not just her shown in a clip on a tv in the film or something like that.

Marilyn Monroe was in The Misfits with John Huston
who was in Chinatown with Jack Nicholson
who was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Christopher Lloyd
who was in Back to the Future with Michael J. Fox

4 degrees!

Alright, Clark Gable to Madonna (It is possible!), and I'm allowing more than 6 degrees if necessary.

[Tell_No_Tales]

Clark Gable was in Gone with the Wind w/ Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh was in A Streetcar Name Desire w/ Marlon Brando
Brando was in the Godfather w/ Al Pacino
Pacino was in Dick Tracy w/ Madonna

Let's go with Burt Lancaster to Dakota Fanning

[kodiak]

Marilyn Monroe was in The Misfits with John Huston
who was in Chinatown with Jack Nicholson
who was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Christopher Lloyd
who was in Back to the Future with Michael J. Fox

4 degrees!

Alright, Clark Gable to Madonna (It is possible!), and I'm allowing more than 6 degrees if necessary.

Lets trim it down a bit.

Monroe was in Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon.
Lemmon was in Grumpy Old Men with Walter Mathau
Mathau was in Dennis the Menace with Lloyd
And Lloyd was in Back to the Future with Fox...

wait... thats also 4...

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ That's What I Posted, Right After Stitch Posted He's So I Deleted The Post

[kodiak]

Clark Gable was in Gone with the Wind w/ Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh was in A Streetcar Name Desire w/ Marlon Brando
Brando was in the Godfather w/ Al Pacino
Pacino was in Dick Tracy w/ Madonna

Let's go with Burt Lancaster to Dakota Fanning

Here we go.

Lancaster had a steamy back makeout session in From Here to Eternity. Donna Reed also appeared in that film.
Donna Reed played Jimmy Stewarts wife in Its a Wonderful Life.
Jimmy Stewart voiced Sheriff Wiley Burp in An American Tail: Fiefel Goes West.
John Cleese also did voice work in that film as Cat R. Waul.
John Cleese voiced the lead sheep in Charlottes Web which starred Dakota Fanning.

From Here to Eternity
Its a Wonderful Life
An American Tail: Fiefel Goes West
Charlottes Web.

4 degrees.

[kodiak]

You always want to try to get to a character actor or somebody who appears in a lot of enemble movies. Like if you can trace somebody to like... Rat Race or one of the Oceans movies... or the lion king... you have pretty much a free ticket.

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ Yeah I Figured That Out. You Could Of Used Sin City To Figure Out My Last One Which Has A Bunch Of Actors. I Wasn't Sure If You Could Use Voices. I'm Learning As We Go. What's Next

[Tell_No_Tales]

You Can Also Use Character Actors Like Buschemi & Clint Howard Who Appear In An Insane Amount Of Films. Another Good Link Is John Ratzenberger Who Has Appeared In Most Of (if Not All) Of The Pixar Films.

[stitchhead28]

You always want to try to get to a character actor or somebody who appears in a lot of enemble movies. Like if you can trace somebody to like... Rat Race or one of the Oceans movies... or the lion king... you have pretty much a free ticket.

That's what I realized when me and my friends started playing this a while ago. We call them "Wild Cards" because they've been in so many movies. The most common wild cards we use are Samuel L. Jackson, Jack Nicholson and Arnold Shwarzenegger.

Okay here we go...

Marlon Brando to Tony Todd

Hint: Tony Todd played the antagonist in Candyman (1995).

[Tell_No_Tales]

Tony Todd played w/ Nicholas Cage in the Rock
who was in Gone in 60 Seconds w/ Robert Duvall
who was in the Godfather (I know, I'm unsing this movie again) w/ Brando.

Tony Todd as very distinct facial features. That one made me think about at lunch.

Kevin Smith to Ron Jeremy

[stitchhead28]

^ Very good! Now I'm impressed. You would be surprised how many people don't know who Tony Todd is even after the drawn out explanation.

Now, to answer yours...

Ron Jeremy was in The Boondock Saints with Willem Dafoe
who was in Inside Man with Denzel Washington
who was in The Siege with Bruce Willis
who was in Die Hard with Alan Rickman
who was in Dogma with Kevin Smith


Roy Scheider to Fergie

[baldbandit]

Are you talking about the Duchess of York or the singer?

[stitchhead28]

^ The singer

[baldbandit]

If the singer then she was in Poseiden with Richard Dreyfus who was in Jaws with Roy Scheider

[stitchhead28]

^ Good one. Took my friend 9 connections for that one.

Jason Lee to Anthony Rapp

[km2435]

Anthony Rapp was in Rent with Rosario Dawson
Who was also in Clerks II with...
Jason Lee as Lance Dowds.

try connecting Penelope Cruz to Queen Latifah

[stitchhead28]

Penelope Cruz was in Banditas with Salma Hayek
who was in Desperado with Antonio Banderas
who was in The Mask of Zorro with Catherine Zeta-Jones
who was in Chicago with Queen Latifah



Chad Michael Murray to Peter Jackson

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ you got me. i didn't know peter jackson acted at all. my guess would be that he probably acts in small parts on his own movies. I don't know, so i'm not going to try. i just wanted to say that i introduced this game to some friends at magic mountain today and they enjoyed playing. great game and thanks again.

[Tell_No_Tales]

Chad Michael Murray was in The House of Wax w/ Elisha Cubert (whatever her name is). She was in The Girl Next Door w/ Timothy Olyphant
who was in Live Free or Die Hard w/ Bruce Willis
who was in Armageddon w/ Liv Tyler
who was in Lord of the Rings w/ Peter Jackson

Okay, I cheated. i had to check to see if peter jackson acted in his own movies. after that it was a piece of cake. I don't deserve to go next but this was going to bug me if I couldn't figure it out.

[stitchhead28]

^ You're welcome! Me and my friends play this all the time whenever we're at any park waiting in line for a ride or waiting for a show. Even in our spare time we do it just for the heck of it. It's really fun if you get into it and have to go off of memory completely.

As far as Peter Jackson goes, he likes to have small cameos in all of his movies and will do oddball roles if asked to. Like I know he was in Hot Fuzz as the guy dressed as Santa who stabbed Simon Pegg in the hand at the beginning of the movie. And don't worry, sometimes you'll be absolutely stumped, then just get it all of a sudden.


Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Blake Nelson (This one is pretty hard, so I'm allowing more than 6 if needed)

[Tell_No_Tales]

^ easy despite the only movie that I know that Nelson played in was O Brother Where Art Thou w/ Clooney? Hitchcock did play cameos in his movies.

Hitchcock was in Torn Curtain w/ Paul Newman
Newman was in Road to Peridition w/ Jude Law
Law was in Sky Captain & the world of Tomorrow w/ Angelina Jolie
Jolie was in Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Brad Pitt
Pitt was in Ocean's 11 w/ Clooney
Clooney was in O Brother Where Art Thou? w/ Tim Blake Nelson
Did it, barely

Tim McGraw to Michael Rosenbaum (try to do it w/o using Smallville)

[km2435]

Tim Mcgraw was in Friday Night Lights with Billy Bob Thorton
Who was in Mr.Woodcock with Melissa Sagemiller
Who was in Sorority Boys with Michael Rosenbaum

try linking Will Smith to Gregory Peck (if you don't know who that is, tell me, and i'll administer a clue..)

[Tell_No_Tales]

I'll let someone else figure it out. I can do it in w/ 3 degrees.

[stitchhead28]

Gregory Peck was in The Blue and the Gray with Rip Torn
who was in Men In Black with Will Smith

Thank you dad for recording historical miniseries!

David Warner to Don Johnson

[kodiak]

hey... you stole my answer

[kodiak]

Humphrey Bogart

to

Kevin Costner

and

Willem Dafoe

to

Jim Carey

[stitchhead28]

^ Humphrey Bogart was in an episode of Tales From the Crypt with John Lithgow
who was in A Civil Action with Robert Duvall
who was in Open Range with Kevin Costner

and

Jim Carey was in The Majestic with Bruce Campbell
who was in Spiderman with Willem Dafoe


Burgess Meredith to Gabriel Macht

[kodiak]

tisk tisk... using a tv show.

Bogart was in Casabalnca with Claude Raines.
Raines was in Lawrence of Arabia with Sir Alec Guinness.
Alec dueled a Vader voiced by James Earl Jones in Star Wars
Jones was in Field of Dreams with Costner.

I was gonna go Dafoe to Berenger in Platoon
Berenger to Jeff Daniels in Gettysburg
Daniels to Carey in Dumb and Dumber.

[stitchhead28]

^ Well, it was the only way I could think of linking Humphery Bogart. I could have gone with Casablanca and Ingrid Bergman, but that would have taken a while.


Robert Downey Jr. to Paris Hilton

[kodiak]

Robert Downey Jr. to Paris Hilton....

Ok.... Hilton was in House of Wax with Elisha Cuthbert.
Cuthbert was in Old School with Will Ferrel
Will Ferrel portrayed a fez wearing Mustafa in Austin Powers TSWSM with Mike Meyers
Mike Meyers returns as Austin Powers in Goldmember with Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow stars a Pepper Potts alongside Robert Downey Jr's IRON MAN.