6 Degrees of William Shatner

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  1. BennyRussel

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    Cary Grant was in North by Northwest with Eva Marie Saint (1)
    Eva was in On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando (2)
    Brando was in The Score with Robert DeNiro (3)
    DeNiro was in Showtime with Shat (4)

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  2. Vanyel

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    Woody Strode > Kingdom of the Spiders > William Shatner


    Ted Neeley
     
  3. Vanyel

    Vanyel The Imperious Leader Premium Member

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    So do I win?
     
  4. Greg Cox

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    I'm stumped. Neeley was Jesus Christ, Superstar, right?

    That's all I know. I confess I couldn't name another credit for him if my life depended on it . . .
     
  5. Kai "the spy"

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    Ted Neeley > Django Unchained > James Remar
    Remar > The Dream Team > Christopher Lloyd
    Lloyd > ST III: The Search for Spock > Shatner

    Zooey Deschanel
     
  6. Vanyel

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    Yes, Neeley played Jesus in Jesus Christ, Superstar.

    The link I found was:
    Neeley > Django Unchained > Samuel L. Jackson
    Jackson > Loaded Weapon > Shatner
     
  7. sojourner

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    Zoey Deschanel - Elf - James Caan - The God Father Pt 2 - Robert De Niro - Showtime - William Shatner

    Bela Lugosi
     
  8. Greg Cox

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    Lugosi and Boris Karloff in THE RAVEN (30'S version)
    Karloff and Jack Nicholson in THE RAVEN (60's version)
    Nicholson and Christopher Plummer in WOLF
    Plummer and Shatner in ST VI.

    Bill Murray
     
  9. Mr. Laser Beam

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    Bill Murray was in Groundhog Day with Rick Ducommun
    Rick Ducommun was in The Hunt For Red October with Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden was in Star Trek: Generations with William Shatner

    Dann Florek
     
  10. Vanyel

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    Dann Florek > The Flintstones > Laraine Newman
    Newman > The Wild > Shatner

    Divine
     
  11. Greg Cox

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    Divine and Kris Kristofferson in TROUBLE IN MIND.
    Kristofferson and Ron Perlman in BLADE 2
    Perlman and Patrick Stewart in STAR TREK: NEMESIS
    Stewart and Shatner in (of course) STAR TREK GENERATIONS

    Goldie Hawn
     
  12. Mr. Laser Beam

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    Goldie Hawn was in Death Becomes Her with Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis was in Pulp Fiction with Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson was in Loaded Weapon 1 with William Shatner

    George Dzundza
     
  13. Vanyel

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    George Dzundza > Basic Instinct > Stephen Tobolowsky
    Tobolowsky > Miss Congeniality 2 > Shatner

    Brad Kane
     
  14. Vanyel

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    Guess I win again.

    Brad Kane (Singing voice of...) > Aladdin > Frank Welker (Voice Abu)
    Frank Welker > ST:TSFS > Shatner

    Bob Denver
     
  15. Greg Cox

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    Well, he says defensively, "Brad Kane" isn't exactly a household name. :)

    As for Bob Denver, I can get to Shatner via Gilligan's Island, but I confess I can't think of any movies featuring Denver.
     
  16. sojourner

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    Wasn't Denver in a western? (he asked without cheating) Maybe with the Duke?

    ETA: OH GOD! It just came to me: Oh God!

    Scratch that, wrong Denver. lol
     
  17. Vanyel

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    I haven't looked for a connection, but Denver has been in:

    Back To The Beach (A guilty pleasure of mine.)
    Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
    The Sweet Ride
    Who's Minding The Mint?
    For Those Who Think Young
    Take Her, She's Mine
    A Private's Affair


    At least one of those movies has a big name star. And yes I had to go to IMDb to find that list, I knew only Back To The Beach. Except for BttB all those movies were before Gilligan's Island. Type casting is a real bitch.
     
  18. Mr. Laser Beam

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    Bob Denver was in Back to the Beach with O.J. Simpson
    O.J. Simpson was in The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! with Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban was in Star Trek II with William Shatner

    Scott Bakula
     
  19. Vanyel

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    Scott Bakula > Color of Night > Bruce Willis
    Willis > Over The Hedge > Shatner

    Fay Wray
     
  20. Greg Cox

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    Fay Wray and Lionel Atwill in MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM
    Atwill and Boris Karloff in SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
    Karloff and Jack Nicholson in THE RAVEN
    Nicholson and Christopher Plummer in WOLF
    Plummer and Shatner in ST VI.

    Kate Beckinsale