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 |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 8, 1993 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | US$6.4 million |
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Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 film adaptation of the John Guare play of the same title. 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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