Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

[halgia]

Kevin Pollak who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon

 

I'm terrible at this kind of game, but I love the idea that the full name of that movie is really A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.

[Lisin]

LOL! Yeah... I'm not so good at the bolding/italicizing apparently! 

[Calamity Jane]

Kevin Bacon has been in over 65 movies. Maybe that is why playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon works so well. I didn't realize, but this game celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

The game requires you to link celebrities to Bacon, in as few steps as possible, via the movies they have in common. The more odd or random the celebrity, the better.

For example, O.J. Simpson was in "The Naked Gun 33⅓" with Olympia Dukakis, who was in "Picture Perfect" with Kevin Bacon.

Here is the Wiki article about the game.

Let's start easy and then, if you want, we can get harder as time goes on (link through only action movies, or only on TV, etc)

So let me start ...

Link Kevin Bacon to Kathy Bates.

Not playing the game (yet), but -- when my daughter was in college she got a job at  Blockbuster.  The big interview question was this game.  I've forgotten who the other actor was, but she managed it.  At the time, she hadn't heard of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, so it took her really off guard.  Since her two years working there, you should hear her now, even ten years later. 

[BigDfromLA]

Joey Lauren Adams was in Mallrats with Michael Rooker who was in JFK with Kevin Bacon.

 

Next...America Ferrera

[Jac]

America Ferrera was in Ugly Betty with

Tony Plana who was in JFK with

Kevin Bacon

 

Next: Peter Capaldi

[Lisin]

Peter Capaldi was in World War Z with

Brad Pitt who was in Sleepers with 

Kevin Bacon

 

Next: Sarah Michelle Gellar

[sugarbaker design]

Sarah Michelle Geller was in The Air That I Breath with Kevin Bacon.

Next:  Juliet Landau

Edited April 27, 2016 by sugarbaker design

[ohjoy]

Juliet Landau was in Ed Wood with

Sarah Jessica Parker who was in Footloose with

Kevin Bacon

 

Next: Selena Gomez

[Princess Sparkle]

How did I not realize this entire subforum existed until now??

Selena Gomez was in Aftershock with
Eli Roth who was in Rock of Ages with
Tom Cruise who was in A Few Good Men with

Kevin Bacon

Next:  Lucy Liu 

[Aethera]

Ooh this is fun. 

 

Lucy Liu was in Charlie's Angels with

Bill Murray who was in Wild Things with

 

Kevin Bacon

 

Next: Christine Baranski

[Princess Sparkle]

There might be an easier way to do this, but:

Christine Baranski was in Mamma Mia with
Amanda Seyfried who was in Mean Girls with
Rachel McAdams who was in the Notebook with
Ryan Gosling who was in Crazy, Stupid Love with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Andy Samberg

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Andy Samberg was in Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist with
Ari Graynor who was in Mystic River with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Viggo Mortensen

Edited June 15, 2016 by Cobalt Stargazer
I WILL figure out this new coding thing!

[Princess Sparkle]

Viggo Mortensen was in GI Jane with
Demi Moore who was in A Few Good Men with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Liv Tyler

[biakbiak]

Liv Tyler was in Super with 

Kevin Bacon

Next: Mick Jagger

[SVNBob]

I got this one.

Mick was in Freejack with Esai Morales.

Esai was in Forty Deuce with Bacon.

 

How about for next... Paul Reubens?

[Drogo]

Paul Reubens was in Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Donald Sutherland who was in JFK with Kevin Bacon.

 

Next up... Lily James

[Lisin]

(It's possible there's a faster way to get here but)

Lily James was on Downton Abby with

Shirley MacLaine who was in Steel Magnolias with

Julia Roberts who was in Flatliners with

Kevin Bacon.

 

Next up... Rose McIver

[Princess Sparkle]

Rose McIver was in The Lovely Bones with
Stanley Tucci who was in The Hunger Games with
Jennifer Lawrence who was in X-Men: First Class with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Rob McElhenney

[The Crazed Spruce]

Rob McElhenney was in Latter Days with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Mr. Gordon-Levitt was in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For with Josh Brolin.

Mr. Brolin was in Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon.

 

Next: Melissa Benoist

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Melissa Benoist will be in

Patriot's Day with Kevin Bacon

Next: Lenny Kravitz

[Drogo]

Lenny Kravitz was in Zoolander with

Ben Stiller who was in There's Something About Mary with

Matt Dillon who was in Wild Things with Kevin Bacon.

 

Next up... David Schwimmer

 

(Isn't it movies-in-common only?  Not TV shows?)

[Princess Sparkle]

I've always played it as movies-in-common only, but I do know some play it with tv shows.  I don't have a preference, but movies-only does make it a bit more challenging (in a good way)

David Schwimmer was in Apt Pupil with
Brad Renfro who was in Sleepers with

Kevin Bacon

Next up: Christopher Meloni

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Christopher Meloni was in Carriers with

Chris Pine, who was in Beyond All Boundaries

with Kevin Bacon

Next: Jeanne Tripplehorn

[Princess Sparkle]

Jeanne Tripplehorn was in Mickey Blue Eyes with
Hugh Grant who was in Did You Hear About the Morgans with 
Sarah Jessica Parker who was in Footloose with

Kevin Bacon

Next up: Jerry Seinfeld

[Drogo]

There's probably a shorter way to get here using TV shows, but...

Jerry Seinfeld was in Bee Movie with

Renee Zelweger who was in White Oleander with

Robin Wright who was in Forrest Gump with

Tom Hanks who was in Apollo 13 with

Kevin Bacon

 

Next up:  Lisa Kudrow

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Lisa Kudrow was in

To The Moon, Alice with

Philip Granger, who was in

Quicksilver with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Scarlett Johansson

[Princess Sparkle]

There might be an easier way to get there, but:

Scarlett Johansson was in Iron Man 2 with
Robert Downey Jr, who was in Tropic Thunder with
Tom Cruise, who was in A Few Good Men with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Jimmy Fallon

Edited August 1, 2016 by Princess Sparkle
Fixed my formatting

[Drogo]

Jimmy Fallon was in Fever Pitch with

Drew Barrymore who was in Scream with

Neve Campbell who was in Wild Things with

Kevin Bacon!

 

Next up:  Jack Lemmon

[Princess Sparkle]

Jack Lemmon was in JFK with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Thomas Middleditch

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Thomas Middleditch was in

The Campaign with

John Goodman, who was in

Death Sentence with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Vincent Kartheiser

[Princess Sparkle]

There might be a faster way to get here, but then you wouldn't get the pleasure of knowing how many terrible movies I've seen....

Vincent Kartheiser was in Alpha Dog with
Shawn Hatosy, who was in The Faculty with
Jordana Brewster, who was in Furious 7 with
Djimon Hounsou, who was in Beauty Shop with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Drea De Matteo

[Lisin]

I need a ruling y'all, do we use TV shows or no? I've been meaning to ask this for a while. 

[Drogo]

I always thought it was film roles only.  And they both had to be actors (not one director, one actor and such.)

[Lisin]

1 minute ago, Drogo said:

I always thought it was film roles only.  And they both had to be actors (not one director, one actor and such.)

That was my thought as well, I just wanted to confirm! Thanks!

[MarkHB]

I'll also point out that there's a "hard way" or expert option: you can't use JFK.

[The Crazed Spruce]

Drea de Matteo was in the remake of Assault on Precinct 13 with Laurence Fishburn.

Mr. Fishburn was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon.

 

And since @Cobalt Stargazer used his avatar earlier.... Rick Moranis.

[Princess Sparkle]

Rick Moranis was in Streets of Fire with
Bill Paxton, who was in Apollo 13 with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Since we're doing our avatars, let's go with Rachel Bilson

Also, everyone should watch Streets of Fire - it's one of the best bad movies ever

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Rachel Bilson was in

New York, I Love You with

Andy Garcia, who was in

The Air I Breathe with

Kevin Bacon

Next:  Tracey Ullman

Edited August 4, 2016 by Cobalt Stargazer

[The Crazed Spruce]

Tracey Ullman was in Into The Woods with Meryl Streep.

Ms. Streep was in The River Wild with some guy named Kevin Bacon!

 

And speaking of hosts of former Fox sketch comedy shows.... John Leguizamo!

[Princess Sparkle]

John Leguizamo was in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar with
Chris Penn, who was in Footloose with

Kevin Bacon

I'll keep the Fox sketch comedy theme going...let's do Will Sasso

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Will Sasso[ was in

Life As We Know It with

Reggie Lee, who was in

Crazy, Stupid Love with

Kevin Bacon

Next: Jason Schwartzman

[Princess Sparkle]

Jason Schwartzman was in Saving Mr. Banks with
Tom Hanks, who was in Apollo 13 with

Kevin Bacon

Next up: Ilana Glazer

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Illana Glazer was in

The Night Before with

Michael Shannon, who was in

The Woodsman with

Kevin Bacon

Next up: Christina Hendricks

Edited August 11, 2016 by Cobalt Stargazer
Three times. Three. Christ.

[Princess Sparkle]

Christina Hendricks was in Drive with
Ryan Gosling, who was in Crazy, Stupid Love with

Kevin Bacon

Next up: Jon Hamm

[Lisin]

Again, there's probably a faster way to get this one but

Jon Hamm was in

The Town with

Ben Affleck who was in 

Good Will Hunting with

Minni Driver who was in 

Sleepers with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: David Harbour 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

David Harbour was in

Black Mass with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Helen Mirren

[Princess Sparkle]

Helen Mirren was in The Queen with
Michael Sheen, who was in Frost/Nixon with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Sarah Silverman

[ohjoy]

Sarah Silverman was in A Million Ways to Die in the West with
Charlize Theron, who was in Trapped with
Kevin Bacon

Next Up: David Harewood

[Cobalt Stargazer]

David Harewood was in

Blood Diamond with

Djimon Hounsou, who was in

Elephant White with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Alice Braga

[Princess Sparkle]

Alice Braga was in Predators with
Laurence Fishburne, who was Mystic River with

Kevin Bacon

Next Up: Taylor Schilling