Bacon Number: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon

Has anyone seen the original Footloose? Well, Kevin Bacon was in that movie and just over 70 others (according to the ever trusty and awesome Internet Movie Database). But, something that you might hear is 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon. What is that?

Basically, that is the notion that pretty much every actor in Hollywood can be connected to Kevin Bacon through movies that both have been in. For instance:

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter appeared in Dark Shadows.

Helena Bonham Carter and Kevin Bacon appeared in Novocaine.

You get the idea. Now, it used to be that people would try to figure out these connections on their own, but now with the trusty help of Google, you can figure out any actor's "Bacon Number" by typing it into Google after an actor's or actress's name. (Hence Johnny Depp's Bacon Number is 2, and I got that by typing "Johnny Depp Bacon Number" into Google).

 If you don't know too much about Kevin Bacon, this might seem like an exercise in futility. But, I challenge you to find any actor that appears on Google's list that is more than a 4, even a 3, Bacon Number. Good luck and have fun (btw this is really fun with some crazy friends lol).

Internet Movie Database: When You Can't Think of the Name!

Imagine this: It's Friday night, you're chillaxin with your friends, and you all sat down to watch that new movie you got at Redbox. You're so excited to watch (fill in the actor's or actress's name), and the movie is going really smoothly, and then suddenly, you can't enjoy the movie anymore.

There is that one side character that looks ridiculously familiar but you can't for the life of you remember where you know them from. You have to know who that other actor is, and what TV show or movie you have seen them in previously, or you won't be able to enjoy the rest of the movie!

Internet Movie Database to the rescue! This site is so awesome. It offers photos, upcoming movie trailers, suggestions, and entertainment news. But, that isn't the best part. It also gives you full filmographies of pretty much every writer, actor, director, or editor in Hollywood and elsewhere. You can also search by the movie's name, and it will give you all the people involved with it.

When your one friend who knows all the actors just can't put his/her finger on it, jump onto the Internet or pull out your smart phone, and bounce over to IMDb.

P.S. If you already know about IMDb, please disregard the above scenario. I figured some might not know about this cool database, but if I am mistaken, and you all knew about it already, just let me know =D