# Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440 "2003-05-30T02:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/1 "2003-05-30T02:55:47Z")
Any one remember how to play? Connect any actor to Kevin Bacon in 6 movies or less… For Example: **Bill Cosby** Bill Cosby was in _Lets Do it Again_ with Sidney Poitier who was in _Sneakers_ with Robert Redford who was in _Indecent Proposal_ with Demi Morre who was in _A few good men_ with **KEVIN BACON** Simple # Now you try _ **Bill Murry** _ ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/2 "2003-05-30T02:58:56Z")
Bill Murray was in Stripes w/John Candy who was in Planes Trains and Automobiles w/Kevin Bacon Kevin Spacey ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/3 "2003-05-30T03:13:50Z")
There used to be a website called The Oracle of Bacon (there still may be; I haven’t checked) that used the IMDB to find the connections. Kind of kills this as a game, but it’s fun. It kind of cheats, though … all kinds of “actors” show up as connections, like footage of FDR in “Contact,” IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/4 "2003-05-30T03:23:25Z")
Kevin Spacey was in Pay It Forward with Helen Hunt who was in As Good As It Gets with Jack Nicholson who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon. Martin Henderson ---
**Author:** ![mr.splitfoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@mr.splitfoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.splitfoot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/5 "2003-05-30T05:33:39Z")
Martin Henderson was in Windtalkers with Nicholas Cage who was in Amos and Andrew with Samuel L. Jackson who was in Changing Lanes with William Hurt who was in Dark City with Keifer Sutherland who was in Flatliners with Kevin Bacon Brad Douriff ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/6 "2003-05-30T05:40:32Z")
Here’s the [Oracle of Bacon](http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/), and the more general [Star Links](http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/star_links.html). ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/7 "2003-05-30T06:07:03Z")
AS starter of this Thread I rull all use of the above links as CHEATING and just not fair! I mean it just defeats the entire purpose of the game ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/8 "2003-05-30T11:25:01Z")
Can I reuse previous jumps? If so, Brad Dourif was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with Jack Nicholson who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon. Otherwise, hmm, Brad Dourif was in the Two Towers with Tobey Macguire who was in Spiderman with Kirsten Dunst who was in Interview with a Vampire with Tom Cruise who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/9 "2003-05-30T11:44:20Z")
Tobey Maguire was in **The Two Towers**? Since when? How about, Brad Dourif was in **The Two Towers** with Viggo Mortensen, who was in **Daylight** with Sylvester Stallone, who was in **Cop Land** with Robert De Niro, who was in **Sleepers** with Kevin Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/10 "2003-05-30T11:46:53Z")
Forgot to add a new one. How about: **Chris Farley** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/11 "2003-05-30T11:47:47Z")
Yikes, brain fart, I got Tobey Maguire and Elijah Woods mixed up again. Silly hobbit-like folk! And we both forgot to give another starting point. I’ll let you do that since I screwed up on my second one. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/12 "2003-05-30T12:32:02Z")
**Duke** to Kevin Bacon…how many degrees? I was married to (ex-wife’s name deleted) (Ex-wife’s name deleted)'s supervisor at Linacre, Oxford was **Heather O’Donoghue** **Heather O’Donoghue** is a friend and colleague of **Seamus Heaney** (yes, the Nobel Literature laureate) **Seamus Heaney** composed a new translation of _Beowulf_, which was adapted into a [new film version of Beowulf in 1999](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120604), starring **Christopher Lambert** **Christopher Lambert** was in _Road Killers_ with **Josh Brolin** **Josh Brolin** was in _Hollow Man_ starring, of course, **Kevin Bacon**. All right, so I cheated by using **Bill H.**'s link (thanks for that, Bill). But it’s pretty cool to know even non-actors can be six degrees from Kevin Bacon too. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/13 "2003-05-30T13:31:40Z")
Casting down the gauntlet, eh **Duke**? Okay, from a person perspective: **ShibbOleth** to **Kevin Bacon** Shibb’s second cousin was Mac Davis’ manager. Mac Davis was in North Dallas Forty with Dabney Coleman. Dabney Colman was in Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman. Dustin Hofman was in Sleepers with Kevin Bacon. What’s that, four jumps or five? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/14 "2003-05-30T13:41:37Z")
I was an extra in Topgun with Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/15 "2003-05-30T14:52:12Z")
**Chris Farley** was in \* Coneheads\* with **Dan Akroyd** who was in \* My Girl\* with **Macculey Culkin** who was in \* Home Alone\* with **John Candy** who was in \* JFK\* with **Kevin Bacon** Next … **Seth Green** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/16 "2003-05-30T15:02:57Z")
Seth Green is in “The Italian Job” with Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland was in “JFK” with Kevin Bacon - Try… Fatty Arbuckle ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/17 "2003-05-30T15:03:22Z")
Hey, my brother-in-law knows Weird Al Yankovic. Has no bearing on this game, but I like to bring it up whenever possible Chris Farley was in Black Sheep w/Tim Matheson who was in Animal House w/Kevin Bacon ---
**Author:** ![jb\_007clone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@jb\_007clone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_007clone)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/18 "2003-05-30T15:18:47Z")
Do you think Kevin Bacon plays six degrees of Kevin Bacon? (Or maybe he’d call it six degrees of me? :)) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/19 "2003-05-30T17:01:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > \*\*Seth Green is in “The Italian Job” with Donald Sutherland > Donald Sutherland was in “JFK” with Kevin Bacon > > - > > Try… > > Fatty Arbuckle \*\* I’m not sure if it’s cricket to put out a name of someone born in 1933, but (with some IMDB help): Shemp Howard (yes, that one) was in Close Relations with Fatty Arbuckle. Gene Roth was in Commotion on the Ocean with Shemp. Max van Sydow was in The Greatest Story Ever Told with Gene Roth. Diane Lane was in Judge Dredd with Max. And Kevin Bacon appeared in My Dog Skip with Diane Lane. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440/20 "2003-05-30T17:03:09Z")
Oh, and for the next one: Humphrey Bogart [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/178440.md?page=2)