Six Degrees of Separation (film)
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| Six Degrees of Separation | |
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| Directed by | Fred Schepisi |
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| Produced by | Arnon Milchan |
| Written by | John Guare |
| Starring | Stockard Channing Will Smith Donald Sutherland Ian McKellen |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Ian Baker |
| Editing by | Peter Honess |
| Studio | New Regency |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 8 December 1993 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $6.4 million |
Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 film adaptation of the John Guare play of the same title, which was inspired by the real-life con artist David Hampton. The film makes reference to two Kandinsky artworks, "Black Lines" and "Several Circles", referred to as chaos and control in the film respectively.
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[edit] Plot
Paul (Will Smith) is a con artist who, out of the blue, prevails upon the good graces of a New York City couple in the wake of his supposed mugging in Central Park, claiming to be Sidney Poitier's son and masquerading flamboyantly as a close friend & classmate of their Harvard-enrolled kids, and in the process upsetting their shallow upper crust world.
[edit] Cast
- Stockard Channing – Ouisa Kittredge
- Will Smith – Paul
- Donald Sutherland – Flan Kittredge
- Ian McKellen – Geoffrey Miller
- Mary Beth Hurt – Kitty
- Bruce Davison – Larkin
- Richard Masur – Dr. Fine
- Anthony Michael Hall – Trent Conway
- Heather Graham – Elizabeth
- Eric Thal – Rick
- Anthony Rapp – Ben
- Oz Perkins – Woodrow ('Woody') Kittredge (as Osgood Perkins II)
- Catherine Kellner – Talbot ('Tess') Kittredge
- J. J. Abrams – Doug (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Joe Pentangelo – Police Officer
The film features cameo appearances by a number of New York society types including Kitty Carlisle Hart and the artist Chuck Close.
[edit] Reception
The film was a great critical success, as it currently holds a 93% at Rotten Tomatoes.
[edit] Awards
- 1994 Academy Award for Best Actress - Stockard Channing [nominee]
- 1994 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical - Stockard Channing [nominee]
[edit] External links
- Six Degrees of Separation at the Internet Movie Database
- Six Degrees of Separation at Allmovie
- Six Degrees of Separation at the TCM Movie Database
- Six Degrees of Separation at Rotten Tomatoes
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