[Sam]

Here's my lame attempt to revive the "Movies" forum because I notice it doesn't get a whole lot of use.

Okay, let's play that 7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon game. I'm gonna start with a completely random name and see if I can go from there:

George W. Bush

Okay, um...

(Gee, I'm not very good at this. Anyone?)

[The_Heroic_Loser]

I'd be better at this if I knew anything about Kevin Bacon.

[rook]

Kevin Bacon can be linked to almost any film actor because he has played so many supporting roles in movies with large casts. You can link Kevin Bacon to even silent film stars. if you use documentaries or TV shows, the degree of connection is almost infinite. The object of the game is to link Kevin Bacon to any actor within the required number of steps.

It is a tough game to play if you have to use your own memory.

The game started out as 6 degrees of Bacon based on the movie Six Degrees of Separation. The game became so popular that the University of Virginia created a database program called the Oracle of Bacon. This is how good the database it. Here is what I happened when I put George W. Bush in its database.

http://oracleofbacon.org/cgi-bin/ora...h,+George+W%2e

From the Oracle of Bacon at the University of Virginia

George W. Bush has a Bacon number of 4.

George W. Bush was in Krajina meho srdce (2004) with Zuzana Stivinova (II)
Zuzana Stivinova (II) was in Pasti, pasti, pasticky (1998) with Karel Roden (I)
Karel Roden (I) was in 15 Minutes (2001) with David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier was in Woodsman, The (2004) with Kevin Bacon

Silent film star Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino has a Bacon number of 3.
Rudolph Valentino was in Sainted Devil, A (1924) with Jean Del Val
Jean Del Val was in Seven Thieves (1960) with Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach was in Mystic River (2003) with Kevin Bacon

[The_Heroic_Loser]

lol, ok I'll play. just not with Bacon. I think you've covered him pretty well.

[tobnameless]

Oh, but can you 7 degree yourself????

[The_Heroic_Loser]

I can connect myself with a major league baseball player, but not a big celebrity....