Six degrees of The X-Files

[LondonLady]

Kathy Griffin was in "Pulp Fiction"?? I don't remember her in that at all! Granted, I wouldn't have known who she was by then, and I haven't seen the film for donkey years.

Alan Rickman was in the latest "Alice in Wonderland" feature film with Johnny Depp, who was in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" with Juliette Lewis, who was in "Kalifornia" with David Duchovny, who, of course, plays Special Agent Fox Mulder on, "The X Files."

Alternatively, since Alan only provided the voice of the caterpillar in, "Alice in Wonderland":

Alan Rickman was in "Dogma" with Ben Affleck, who was in "Forces of Nature" with Sandra Bullock, who was in "Gunshy" with Mitch Pileggi, who, of course, plays Assistant Director Walter Skinner on, "The X Files."

Next: Milica Govich

[TruthIsOutThere]

I didn't know that about Ms. Griffin either, and she doesn't even show up on the first page of IMDB. But when one clicks on the "full cast and crew", we find that she played the "Hit-and-run Witness".

Obviously I "'cheat" and use IMDB.

[SpecialAgent88]

We have some excellent players in this game and for me it's so interesting to read the connections, please continue for all us to enjoy and read.

[Agent Skulder]

Obviously I "'cheat" and use IIMDB.

IT'S NOT A CHEAT!

Hear ye, hear ye, without IMDb (Internet Movie Database - Database is abbreviated "Db") - this game sits until mushrooms sprout spontaneously. And as a bonus - doing the research sometimes informs or reminds us who starred where, and suggests new movies for members to explore.

STILL Next: Milica Govich

[TruthIsOutThere]

All right, let's see. Milica Govich was in "Super Sucker" with Jeff Daniels, who was in "State of Play" with Rachel McAdams, who was in "Wedding Crashers" with Owen Wilson, who was in "The Royal Tenenbaums" with his brother Luke, who was Sheriff Lucias Harwell on TXF!

[Owen was also in "Zoolander" with David Duchovny]

How about Robert DeNiro?

[LondonLady]

Robert DeNiro was brilliant in "Cape Fear," the 1991 remake, with Juliette Lewis, who was in "Kalifornia" with David Duchovny, who plays Special Agent Fox Mulder on, "The X Files."

Next: Jennifer Saunders, who I can't wait to see tomorrow in the 20th anniversary special of "Absolutely Fabulous," one of the best British comedies ever. I think they've made a mini-series to celebrate the anniversary, to be shown over the next few Sundays.

[Agent Skulder]

As London Lady said, Jennifer Saunders was in Absolutely Fabulous with Mo Gaffney (actress & great comedienne); Gaffney was in Other People's Money (GREAT FILM! with Danny DeVito &) with Penelope Ann Miller; Miller was in Men of a Certain Age with Melinda McGraw who starred as Agent Scully's crystal wearing sister.....

Next: Miranda Richardson

[LondonLady]

Miranda Richardson played Queen Elizabeth I in the brilliant and hilarious, "Blackadder," either "Blackadder II" or "Blackadder III," with Rowan Atkinson, who was just in "Johnny English Reborn" with Gillian Anderson, who, of course, plays the amazing Special Agent Dana Scully, MD on
"The X Files"!

Next: Paulette Goddard, but let me know if this one is too difficult. However, I bet that Agent Skulder will be able to link this actress to "The X Files" in six degrees or fewer.

[Agent Skulder]

Next: Paulette Goddard, but let me know if this one is too difficult....

Don't forget everyone - IMDb is a Six Degrees player's best friend. Not kidding - the search can give you ideas for next weekend's film rentals or downloads... It also leads to "So THAT'S who that actor / actress is!"

Still NEXT: Paulette Goddard

[LondonLady]

You're right, AS, but I meant that even with the help of imdb.com, this one might still be too hard.

[Agent Skulder]

....if that means someone may go bald searching, perhaps another actor or RESOURCE could be used... Any suggestions? We've already got crickets, we want MORE players, not less... Don't we?

[LondonLady]

Maybe you could at least try this actress before I post another one. Also, even when we have lots of players, this game has never been very popular, and so thus tends to be slow-moving, even when people are playing the other XFU games.

[TruthIsOutThere]

As London Lady said, Jennifer Saunders was in Absolutely Fabulous with Mo Gaffney (actress & great comedienne); Gaffney was in Other People's Money (GREAT FILM! with Danny DeVito &) with Penelope Ann Miller; Miller was in Men of a Certain Age with Melinda McGraw who starred as Agent Scully's crystal wearing sister.....

THAT is where I'd seen her before! I watch Men of a Certain Age (fun show), but hadn't realized that was Melissa Scully!

THIS is another thing that is so cool about this game!

[TruthIsOutThere]

Paulette Goddard was in "The Snoop Sisters" with Art Carney, who was in "The Last Action Hero" with Tom Noonan, who played creepy John Lee Roche on "The X-Files"!

Sticking with the "long ago" theme, how about Marilyn Monroe (as an actress)? I checked myself and found one connection only two degrees away for the starlet!

[GillyDreamer78]

Marilyn Monroe was in "Some like it hot" with Jack Lemmon, who was in "The China syndrome" with Michael Douglas, who was in "Basic Instinct" with Sharon Stone, who was in "The Mighty" with Gillian Anderson and you all know the rest.

Next: Glenn Close

[LondonLady]

Paulette Goddard was in "The Snoop Sisters" with Art Carney, who was in "The Last Action Hero" with Tom Noonan, who played creepy John Lee Roche on "The X-Files"!

Well done, Truth!

Glenn Close was in, "102 Dalmations," the live action film, with the delicious Ioan Gruffudd, who was in the hilarious, "The TV Set" with David Duchovny, who plays Special Agent Fox Mulder on, "The X Files." Ioan was also in, "The Fantastic Four" (2005) with Laurie Holden, who plays Marita Covarrubias on, "The X Files."

Next: Parker Posey

You know what I've started doing for this game? I think of a random first name or surname and see which actor/actress comes up on imdb.com with that name! I don't even know who
Parker Posey is myself! She looks cute in her imdb.com picture, though. LOL

[Agent Skulder]

Parker Posey starred in You've Got Mail with Greg Kinnear, who starred in As Good As it Gets with Shirley Knight, who starred in If These Walls Could Talk with Demi Moore, who starred in The Jones with David Duchovney who of course..... MULDER!

Next: (Mr.) Armand Assante

[GillyDreamer78]

Armand Assante was in "The Mambo Kings" with Antonio Banderas, who was in "Original Sin" with Angelina Jolie, who was in "Playing by Heart" with Gillian Anderson.

Next: Julia Stiles

[LondonLady]

Julia Stiles was in, "The Bourne Identity" with Matt Damon, who was in, "The Departed" with Leonardo di Caprio, who was in, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" with Juliette Lewis, who was in, "Kalifornia" with David Duchovny, who plays Special Agent Fox Mulder in, "The X Files."

Next: Ardal O'Hanlon, who was hilarious in, "Father Ted" and, "My Hero."

[luv2luvduchovny]

Taking a long way around here....

Ardal O'Hanlon was in "Tales of the Riverbank" with Stephen Fry who was in "V for Vendetta" with Natalie Portman who was in (one of my fav movies) "Beautiful Girls" with Annabeth Gish who was Sp. Agt. Monica Reyes on The X-Files.

NEXT: Blythe Danner

[TruthIsOutThere]

Blythe Danner was in The X-Files: Fight the Future.

To make this game even harder, we should make it so that you can't connect to any main character (Mulder, Scully, Doggett, Reyes, or Skinner). In some cases that would make things extremely dificult!

How about Jon Cryer?

[Agent Skulder]

To make this game even harder, [u\we should make it so that you can't connect to any main character (Mulder, Scully, Doggett, Reyes, or Skinner).[/u] In some cases that would make things extremely dificult!

Are you serious, or are you delirious? Do that, and watch all activity here completely stop...

[GillyDreamer78]

I'm not here very often but I agree with Agent Skulder.

[LondonLady]

I agree with Agent Skulder. Let's just stick to the original idea of this game: connect the actor or actress to any actor or actress on, "The X Files." That was my intention when I originally posted this game on XFU eons ago. Of course, Truth, you are welcome to connect any actor/actress to an obscure guest star on "The X Files," if you choose to do so!

[luv2luvduchovny]

i was just trying to make it easy! LOL!

[TruthIsOutThere]

Oh, I wasn't meaning to do that all the time. I meant only as the occasional variant.

It would open up things for some big-name actors and/or actresses (such as Angelina Jolie or Demi Moore) that played as co-stars with the main cast.

[Agent Skulder]

Sweetie, that doesn't even make sense....

Let's just get back to The Way We Were [playing, that is, minus Babs]...

In play: Jon Cryer

[luv2luvduchovny]

Jon Cryer was in "Shorts" with William H. Macy who was in "The Unit" with Robert Patrick (AKA John Doggett on "The X-Files")


NEXT: Jason Schwartzman

[TruthIsOutThere]

Jason Schwartzman was in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" with Michael Cera, who was in "Year One" with Jack Black, who guest-starred on TXF as Bart 'Zero' Liquori (what a cool name; will have to remember that one some time for the letter 'Z" in the ABC Word Game) in the episode "DPO".

Next: Paul Reubens

[Agent Skulder]

Paul Reubens starred in The Nightmare Before Xmas with Catherine O'Hara, who starred in A Mighty Wind with Michael McKean who starred as Morris Fletcher in the Dreamland and Jump the Shark episodes on TXF with our Agents...

NEXT: Jane Adams

[LondonLady]

Jane Adams was in, "Last Holiday" with Alicia Witt, who was in, "Two Weeks Notice," with Sandra Bullock, who was in, "Gun Shy" with Mitch Pileggi, who plays Assistant Director Walter Skinner on, "The X Files."

Next: Linda Harrison

[Agent Skulder]

OT but for anyone wanting to rent / download a really enjoyable, funny, well done (and somewhat thought-provoking movie) - Jane was also in "Mumford." I've seen it a few times - IMDb will give you cast, etc, but for a "sleeper" it was great!

Still next: Linda Harrison

[TruthIsOutThere]

Linda Harrison was in (what I assume was a cameo) in Planet of the Apes (2001) with Tim Roth, who was in The Incredible Hulk with Chris Owens, who played the Great Mutato, young CSM, and Agent Jeffrey Spender on TXF!

Next: Nicholas Cage

[LondonLady]

I didn't know that Chris Owen was in, "The Incredible Hulk." Is that the latest version, with Edward Norton?

[TruthIsOutThere]

Yes indeed. He was one of the commandos going after the Hulk. I'd forgotten he was in it, but do remember seeing him (albeit briefly).

[LondonLady]

That's good to know. The next time, "The Incredible Hulk" is on telly, I'll try and remember to watch it.

Nicholas Cage was in, "Leaving Las Vegas" with Elisabeth Shue, who was in, "Hollow Man" with Kevin Bacon, who was in, "Loverboy" with Sandra Bullock, who was in, "Gun Shy" with Mitch Pileggi, who plays Assistant Director Walter Skinner on, "The X Files."

Next: Fanny Ardant

[TruthIsOutThere]

I have to admit that I didn't know who Fanny Ardant is, but I've linked her to TXF in only a few degrees!

Fanny was in Elizabeth with Lord Richard Attenborough, who was in Jurrasic Park with BD Wong, who played on TXF in "Hell Money".

Next: Elizabeth Taylor

[luv2luvduchovny]

Elizabeth Taylor did a voice role in "God, the Devil and Bob" with Alan Cumming who was in "Spy Kids" with Robert Patrick, Sp. Agt. John Doggett on The X-Files.

NEXT: Derek Cecil

[TruthIsOutThere]

Derek Cecil was in "Independence Day" with Jeff Goldblum, who was on "The Larry Sanders Show" with Garry Shandling, who played the movie version of Agent Mulder on TXF!

Next: Chris Pine

[TruthIsOutThere]

I just flipped the channel to the movie "Powder" on SyFy (a movie I've never seen), and found another Jeff Goldblum connection to TXF. Within a minute of this movie being on, I saw both Goldblum and Lance Henrickson together on screen.

Still Next: Chris Pine.