knobbykins

Here's a little game Knobby plays when at work trying to take his tiny mind away whilst doing a long and tedious task....

....it'll be fun or fall flat on it's face!!!

Think of the first two films that come to mind(any two as long as they are British) and then using only actors or directors get from one to the other,EASY i hear you cry!

I know i've explained that really well,ahem,but i'll give those thickies amongst us an example...


THE WICKER MAN to THE LADYKILLERS

WICKER MAN -Christopher Lee-HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS-Peter Cushing-ASYLUM-Herbert Lom-THE LADYKILLERS

See?Told you it was easy.Whoever posts the first solution gets to name the next two.(That's optimism for you as i think i'll be the only one playing,still,i'm used to playing with myself).


If anybody feels like accepting the challenge...


THE LADYKILLERS to THE ITALIAN JOB

When the king's off his arse nobody sleeps!

Wee Sonny MacGregor

The Ladykillers -Peter Sellers- I'm Alright Jack-Irene Handl-The Italian Job.

Feel free to dive in - I'm off to a meeting

knobbykins

Blimey,that was about 5 moves less than my solution.

ITALIAN JOB to LAVENDER HILL MOB

When the king's off his arse nobody sleeps!

Steve Crook

Have you seen The Oracle of Bacon?

It is based on the theory of "Six Degrees of Separation" which states that everyone in the world can be connected by six or less people (i.e. Bob knows Jim, Jim knows Anne, Anne knows Steve, therefore Bob can be connected to Steve through Jim and Anne, even though Bob and Steve have never met).

The "Kevin Bacon Game" is based on a similar theory, tracing actors' connections to Kevin Bacon based on actors with whom they have appeared in films. It does not require them to share screen time, just to be in the same movie. The "Bacon Number" is based on how many films it takes to connect someone to Kevin Bacon.


This was automated into the Oracle of Kevin Bacon where you can give the name of any actor (or anyone else listed in the IMDb) and it will tell you their Bacon Number.

That was then expanded into the full The Oracle of Bacon which lets you do it between any two people and also to specify various restriction like if it's to use movies only, TV only or both; which years are allowed and if it should be limited to particular genres

There's also a Hall of Fame for the people that manage to find the highest Bacon Numbers. A Bacon Number of 7 or higher is very rare, the average is just under 3.

Steve

Steve Crook

1. Why are you trying to make your day go quicker? Why aren't you savouring every moment of it?

2. Why go the long way round?
Christopher Lee and Herbert Lom were both in Dark Places (1973)

Steve

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Italian Job-Noel Coward-In Which We Serve - John Mills - Great Expectations - Alec Guinness - Lavender Hill Mob

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

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Lavender Hill Mob - Funny Bones ?

Bit of a Bay Window, what??

knobbykins

Would you believe this is a particular fave of mine(even with Herbie's very British name of Dr. Prescott!),even Joanie's passable.

Never heard of the Bacon thing before,HONEST!!!

When the king's off his arse nobody sleeps!

Steve Crook

Italian Job - Noel Coward - Our Man in Havana - Alec Guinness - Lavender Hill Mob
(with the assistance of the The Oracle of Bacon)

Steve