Link The Actors!

RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
<div class="IPBDescription">You'd really be surprised</div> <a href='http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/star_links.html' target='_blank'>http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/star_links.html</a>

Bascially, this site will attempt to link any two actors together, going off the movies they have been in. Co-stars and co-actors are all taken into account. The key elemant is the "degrees of seperation" that are attained, or rather the number of movies apart that the two actors are. For example:

Sean Connery has a Naomi Kawashima number of 2.

Sean Connery was in Untouchables, The (1987) with Billy Drago
Billy Drago was in Doll in the Dark, A (1997) with Naomi Kawashima

In this case, only 2 films seperated the two. The highest myself and my roomates have found is 5. See if you can beat it! (and trust me, we tried a lot of stuff. We had random Asian porn stars match with German actors from 1911)

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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    edited November 2003
    there's a game/theory called the '5 stages of kevin bacon' or something where every actor can be linked to kevin bacon in 5 or less moves like that =3

    or was it 7? ~scratches head~


    <b>google edit:</b> it was <a href='http://www.louisville.com/loumag/mar/bacon.htm' target='_blank'>6</a> ^^
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    ^Yup^

    I'll try and get one...
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
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    The Oracle says: Jenna Jameson has an Elvis Presley number of 2.

    Jenna Jameson was in Private Parts (1997) with Michael (I) Murphy
    Michael (I) Murphy was in Double Trouble (1967) with Elvis Presley
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Damn it! Griffin's linked to everyone.

    That includes pr0n stars.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Oracle says: Albert Einstein has a Griffin Frazen number of 6.

    Albert Einstein was in World Leaders On Peace and Democracy (1939) with Nicholas Murray Butler
    Nicholas Murray Butler was in Installation Ceremonies, Columbia University (1902) with Theodore Roosevelt
    Theodore Roosevelt was in Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917) with Naomi Childers
    Naomi Childers was in Arena (1953) with Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef was in Speed Zone! (1989) with Brian (I) George
    Brian (I) George was in Beyond the City Limits (2001) with Griffin Frazen
    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    YES! 6!
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    edited November 2003
    They have a pretty decent list of actors, I tried Ove sprogoe (an old danish actor)

    Jenna Jameson was in Private Parts (1997) with Luke Reilly
    Luke Reilly was in Dancer in the Dark (2000) with Stellan Skarsgard
    Stellan Skarsgard was in Hip hip hurra! (1987) with Ove Sprogoe



    Got 6 as well: The Oracle says: Albert einstein has an Ove Sprogoe number of 6.

    Albert Einstein was in World Leaders On Peace and Democracy (1939) with Nicholas Murray Butler
    Nicholas Murray Butler was in Installation Ceremonies, Columbia University (1902) with Theodore Roosevelt
    Theodore Roosevelt was in Roosevelt i Danmark (1910) with King Christian X
    King Christian X was in Danmarks Konge gennem 25 ar (1937) with Poul Reumert
    Poul Reumert was in For frihed og ret (1949) with Bjorn Watt-Boolsen
    Bjorn Watt-Boolsen was in Olsen-bandens sidste stik (1998) with Ove Sprogoe
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Epidemic+Nov 15 2003, 11:00 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Epidemic @ Nov 15 2003, 11:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> They have a pretty decent list of actors, I tried Ove sprogoe (an old danish actor) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Because it's probably taken from IMDB's database.
  • Brave_UlyssesBrave_Ulysses Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15922Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Oracle says: Eric McCormack has a Patrick (VIII) Stewart number of 4.

    Eric McCormack was in Break a Leg (2003) with Robert (I) Peters
    Robert (I) Peters was in Ocean's Eleven (2001) with Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould was in Boy Called Hate, A (1996) with Brian Frejo
    Brian Frejo was in Oklahoma Tragedy (2001) with Patrick (VIII) Stewart<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    I like this one best though:

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Oracle says: Christopher Legg has a Lambert Wilson number of infinity.

    Christopher Legg cannot be linked to Lambert Wilson using only feature films.

    About 12% of all actors cannot be linked to the rest of the movie universe, either because they have appeared only in TV features or straight-to-video releases that the Oracle doesn't count, or because they have not appeared in any features with actors from the Hollywood mainstream.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    ^Har Har! Pretty nice.^
  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    That site is almost as old as me. I found it the first time I needed to cheat at the Kevin Bacon game. ^^
  • ParasiteParasite Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 431Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Geminosity+Nov 15 2003, 02:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Nov 15 2003, 02:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> there's a game/theory called the '5 stages of kevin bacon' or something where every actor can be linked to kevin bacon in 5 or less moves like that =3

    or was it 7? ~scratches head~


    <b>google edit:</b> it was <a href='http://www.louisville.com/loumag/mar/bacon.htm' target='_blank'>6</a> ^^ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    6 degrees to Kevin Bacon. The actual theory is that everyone in the world is linked to everyone else by no more than 5 people.
  • Brave_UlyssesBrave_Ulysses Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15922Members
    edited November 2003
    Doesn't that come from a Will Smith film called <b><i>Six Degrees Of Separation</i></b>?

    EDIT: I've outwitted it! Using both Movies AND TV as the basis, it could not connect these two:

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The Oracle says: Christopher Liam has a Aaron Paul number of infinity.

    Christopher Liam cannot be linked to Aaron Paul using feature films, TV shows, or TV movies</span><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Brave Ulysses+Nov 16 2003, 08:26 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Brave Ulysses @ Nov 16 2003, 08:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Doesn't that come from a Will Smith film called <b><i>Six Degrees Of Separation</i></b>?

    EDIT: I've outwitted it! Using both Movies AND TV as the basis, it could not connect these two:

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The Oracle says: Christopher Liam has a Aaron Paul number of infinity.

    Christopher Liam cannot be linked to Aaron Paul using feature films, TV shows, or TV movies</span><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    n1
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
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    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Oracle says: Nicolas Cage has an Adolf Hitler number of 3.

    Nicolas Cage was in Trapped in Paradise (1994) with Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat was in On the Nickel (1980) with Arthur Space
    Arthur Space was in Rio Rita (1942) with Adolf Hitler<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • Mr_HeadcrabMr_Headcrab Squee&#33;~ Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9392Members, Constellation
    The Oracle says: Jet Li has an Albert Einstein number of 6.

    Jet Li was in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) with Calvin Jung
    Calvin Jung was in Formula, The (1980) with George C. Scott
    George C. Scott was in Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt, The (1986) with Theodore Roosevelt V
    Theodore Roosevelt V was in In the Blood (1989) with Theodore Roosevelt
    Theodore Roosevelt was in Installation Ceremonies, Columbia University (1902) with Nicholas Murray Butler
    Nicholas Murray Butler was in World Leaders On Peace and Democracy (1939) with Albert Einstein


    Woot, 6
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