The Kevin Bacon Game

[PepperElf]

http://www.thekevinbacongame.com

Ironically i use to play this game in my head before Kevin Bacon ever said a thing about it. He must have stolen my idea!

But anyway, I got bored and decided to play the game to see who I could link up. I haven't tried bacon yet himself, but I did try to see if I could get a link from some of the first film actors & johnny depp. (cos i have sweeney todd on the brain today).

the results... I got the actor names from here: Godfrey Cass, Nicholas Brierley, Elizabeth Tait,and John Tait who starred in the first feature length film.

I haven't gotten anything longer than 4 yet.

[XCashier]

This is amazing, especially considering the low numbers. I'm using the actors who've played Doctor Who:

Kevin Bacon has a Tennant, David (I) number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Murder in the First (1995) with Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman was in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) with David Tennant (I)

Kevin Bacon has a Christopher Eccleston number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Novocaine (2001) with Scott Caan
Scott Caan was in Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) with Christopher Eccleston

Kevin Bacon has a McGann, Paul (I) number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Trapped (2002) with Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend was in Queen of the Damned (2002) with Paul McGann (I)

Kevin Bacon has a Sylvester McCoy number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Big Picture, The (1989) with John Cleese
John Cleese was in Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1981) with Sylvester McCoy

Kevin Bacon has a Baker, Colin (I) number of 3.
Kevin Bacon was in Starting Over (1979) with Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton was in Proprietor, The (1996) with Hubert Saint-Macary
Hubert Saint-Macary was in D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires (2005) with Colin Baker (I)

Kevin Bacon has a Davison, Peter (I) number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Big Picture, The (1989) with John Cleese
John Cleese was in Parting Shots (1999) with Peter Davison (I)

Kevin Bacon has a Baker, Tom (I) number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Pyrates (1991) with Bruce Payne (I)
Bruce Payne (I) was in Dungeons & Dragons (2000) with Tom Baker (I)

Kevin Bacon has a Jon Pertwee number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in Balto (1995) with Reed Martin
Reed Martin was in Carry on Columbus (1992) with Jon Pertwee

Kevin Bacon has a Patrick Troughton number of 3.
Kevin Bacon was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Sarah Wateridge
Sarah Wateridge was in Lighthouse (2000/I) with Norman Mitchell (I)
Norman Mitchell (I) was in Hitch in Time, A (1978) with Patrick Troughton

Kevin Bacon has a William Hartnell number of 2.
Kevin Bacon was in JFK (1991) with Donald Sutherland (I)
Donald Sutherland (I) was in World Ten Times Over, The (1963) with William Hartnell

[MMATM]

Lauren Shiohama has a Rudi Roth number of infinity.

YEAH! Took me like 20 tries and looking through a ton of old movies and new movies (going for long reach) but I got one that doesn't connect.

Unfortunately, Rudi Roth only has one credit so I need to find a better-known actor/actress to get infinity with.

[coldcupofjoe]

I don't know enough actors for this.

But for some reason I keep ending up with Quentin Tarrantino movies in the degrees...

[rvdammit]

Tarantino movies, generally, are large ensemble casts with relatively major stars.

[Ree]

Ironically i use to play this game in my head before Kevin Bacon ever said a thing about it. He must have stolen my idea!

Kevin Bacon didn't invent the game.

He was quoted in an interview in 1994 as saying he had worked with everyone in Hollywood, or at least with people who had worked with them.

Shortly after that, a group of college students went on to invent the game after seeing him in 2 different movies in the same evening.

[derangedperson]

I've got one--Mark Addy to Kevin Bacon.

Mark Addy was in the film Jack Frost, starring Michael Keaton.
Michael Keaton played the title character in Beetlejuice, also starring Winona Ryder.
Winona Ryder starred in Lost Souls, a horror film directed by Janusz Kaminski.
Janusz Kaminski is the longtime cinematographer for Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park, which was written by David Koepp.
David Koepp wrote and directed Stir Of Echoes, starring Kevin Bacon.

[NotSoInnocent]

I've got one--Mark Addy to Kevin Bacon.

Mark Addy was in the film Jack Frost, starring Michael Keaton.
Michael Keaton played the title character in Beetlejuice, also starring Winona Ryder.
Winona Ryder starred in Lost Souls, a horror film directed by Janusz Kaminski.
Janusz Kaminski is the longtime cinematographer for Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park, which was written by David Koepp.
David Koepp wrote and directed Stir Of Echoes, starring Kevin Bacon.

ahem....

Mark Addy was in the film "Around the World in 80 Days"(2004) with John Cleese
John Cleese was in the film "The Big Picture"(1989) with Kevin Bacon

[PepperElf]

Shortly after that, a group of college students went on to invent the game after seeing him in 2 different movies in the same evening.

they all stole my brainwaves! :shock:

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Okay, Kevin Bacon to Kinkoid:



Kinkoid has a cousin named Sal. The best man in Sal's wedding was Danny Devito. Danny Devito starred in One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest with Jack Nickolson. Jack Nickolson starred in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.


No, I've never met Danny Devito.

[rvdammit]

Me to Kevin

Kevin Bacon was in Air I Breathe, The (2007) with Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar was in Happily N'Ever After (2007) with Sigourney Weaver


I have some of the FX crew on Alien3.