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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

R  112 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Mystery   -  8 December 1993 (USA)
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An affluent New York couple find their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writers:

John Guare (play), John Guare (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stockard Channing ...
Ouisa
Will Smith ...
Donald Sutherland ...
Flan
Ian McKellen ...
Mary Beth Hurt ...
Kitty
Bruce Davison Bruce Davison ...
Larkin
Richard Masur ...
Dr. Fine
Anthony Michael Hall ...
Heather Graham ...
Eric Thal ...
Anthony Rapp ...
Ben
Oz Perkins ...
Woody (as Osgood Perkins)
Catherine Kellner ...
Tess
J.J. Abrams ...
Doug (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Joe Pentangelo Joe Pentangelo ...
Police Officer
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Storyline

Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, rich NYC art dealers, are called on one night by a young man, Paul, who professes to be a friend of their kids' from Harvard. They offer him a bed for the night; he enchants them with a home-cooked meal and magnificent conversation. The next morning, they learn that he is not all he seems to be. Their investigations are intriguing and lead them to re-evaluate their lives. Written by John J. Magee <magee@helix.mgh.harvard.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Art | Art Dealer | Business | Impersonation | Male Frontal Nudity  | See more »

Taglines:

For Paul, every person is a new door to a new world.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Seis Graus de Separação See more »

Filming Locations:

Bronxville, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,410,676 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

J.J. Abrams, who played Doug, went on to become a writer and producer of several television shows, including one called Six Degrees (a reference to the same "small world" theory that is discussed in Six Degrees of Separation. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When making the toast at dinner with Goeffrey, the chair to Paul's right changes positions. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Flan: My God!
Ouisa: Is anything gone?
Flan: How can I look, I'm shaking!
Ouisa: I want to know if anything's gone!
Flan: Calm down.
Ouisa: We could have been killed! Oh, my God! The Kandinsky!
Flan: The Kandinsky!
Ouisa: It's gone, oh my God! Call the police!
Flan: Oh, no, there it is. Oh! The silver Victorian inkwell!
[...]
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Soundtracks

"Quartet in G minor, Op. 10"
by Claude Debussy See more »