Six degrees of Kevin Bacon

[Rerun]

c'mon.... Trains, Planes & auomobiles can't count!

Poitier was in Sneakers with Akroyd; Akroyd was in My Girl with Jamie Lee Curtis; JLC was in Queen's Logic with KB

 

[Rerun]

Denzel Washinton

Denzel was in The Preacher's Wife with Gregory Hines; Hines was in Cotton Club with Diane Lane; Lane was in My Dog Skip with.....

 

[homonger]

According to 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell, Kevin Bacon can be connected to the quarter million or so actors and actresses who have ever appeared in the movies, on average, by 2.8312 steps. Ranked among all actors ever, Bacon only ranks 669th. More 'connected' actors include folks like Martin Sheen, Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum, Gene Hackman, and Donald Sutherland. The best connected actor of all time was Rod Steiger.

I have no idea either why Kevin Bacon was chosen to be the centerpiece of this game. He is an affable, versatile actor, appearing in many different genres, and he does seem to show up in pretty much every ensemble movie made over the past 20 years. One could argue he was chosen, because the young people who invented this game are simply more familar with him than guys like Sutherland, Hackman, or Steiger.

Spode, I think Cool Dude meant "Honeymoon in Vegas", not "Leaving Las Vegas".

 

[Cool Dude]

I can name that tune in two notes!

Sydney Poitier

I'd like to see if anyone can get this in fewer moves than I have mapped out!

Sidney Poitier was in "The Jackal" with Tess Harper, who was in "Criminal Law" with.....

 

[Rerun]

You've redeemed yourself Cool Dude!

Sidney Poitier was in "The Jackal" with Tess Harper, who was in "Criminal Law" with.....

I stand humbled!

Try:
Vanessa Williams

 

[johnnyonthespot]

Vanessa Williams was in Hoodlum with Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne was in Mystic River with ...

Here's an easy one. Try Roger Moore

 

[Rerun]

Roger Moore was in Cannonball Run with Burt Reynolds;

Reynolds was in Striptease with Demi Moore;

Demi was in A few Good Men with.....

 

[johnnyonthespot]

Roger Moore was in Cannonball Run with Burt Reynolds;

Reynolds was in Striptease with Demi Moore;

Demi was in A few Good Men with.....

Not bad, but there's a way that's one step quicker.

 

[Rerun]

Please put me out of my misery Johnny!

 

[feste]

Not bad, but there's a way that's one step quicker.

Roger (I) Moore was in Saint, The (1997) with Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue was in Hollow Man (2000) with Kevin Bacon

There's a web site to look up this information. It uses the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) to calculate the Bacon number and path.

Go to www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/

 

[johnnyonthespot]

Well, that's no fun!

Yes, the Oracle is a wonderful site, but it should only be used in the event of an actual Bacon emergency.

They actually have a companion site where you can trace the path between any two actors, not just Kevin Bacon.

 

[Rerun]

There's a web site to look up this information. It uses the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) to calculate the Bacon number and path.

Go to www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/

Very true, Johnny! I'm troubled by this.... I guess it's no longer possible to have an honest Kevin Bacon challenge on the web.

 

[Cool Dude]

OK Rerun.

Arnold Palmer

 

[Rerun]

I know there's a shorter route, but here's the best I can come up with .....

Palmer was in Call me Bwana with Bob Hope;

Hope was in The Muppet Movie with James Coburn;

Coburn was in Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis;

Willis was in The Jackel with Tess Harper;

HArper was in Criminal Law with....

 

[Cool Dude]

Very good. There's not too many "Call Me Bwana" fans out there RR.