Stephen King Movie Trivia Game

[Tim]

We have all heard of that movie trivia game called "Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon". You know the one where you name a movie and connect Kevin Bacon to it within six steps.
Well, how about a Stephen King version?
With all the various cameos and appearances King has made, the opportunities are boundless.
Maybe call it "Six Screams to Stephen King".
What does everyone think???

[Becky]

Sounds cool... Just make sure to clearly mark anything that might be a spoiler...

*kills all the joy of the game*

:P

[Tim]

I totally agree! I don’t want to create spoilers either.
My idea is more related to making the “acting” connections to King’s appearances and cameos as compared to revealing movie details.
Take as an example: Given the Actor’s name of James Stewart, make an acting connection to King using co-stars from various movies, doing so within six steps;
James Stewart was in “The Cheyenne Social Club” with Henry Fonda who was in “12 Angry Men” with E.G. Marshal who was in “Creepshow” with Stephen King.
More like a game of who can make the connection in the shortest, or perhaps, the most interesting way.
As a fun diversion for King fans and fans of his movies as well.

[Library Lady 📚]

So we have to pick an actor...How about...Hilary Duff.

[Tim]

Yeah!...So Hilary Duff was in "Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin(1) who was in "Roxanne" with Daryl Hannah(2) who was in "Splash" with Tom Hanks(3) Who was in "Saving Private Ryan" with Ted Danson(4) who was in "Creepshow" with Stephen King(5)...Like that...LOL

[Tracy]

Tim wrote: "Yeah!...So Hilary Duff was in "Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin(1) who was in "Roxanne" with Daryl Hannah(2) who was in "Splash" with Tom Hanks(3) Who was in "Saving Private Ryan" with Ted Da..."

haha that is awesome! Love it!

[Becky]

Whoa. I think I'll probably be terrible at this game! LOL

[Chris , The Hardcase]

I can do it. Someone throw me an actor/actress.

[Tim]

Chris wrote: "I can do it. Someone throw me an actor/actress."

OK Chris, how about a pair of classics - Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn BUT you can't use "The African Queen"...LOL

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Is that either/or, or both?

Katharine Hepburn was in On Golden Pond with Jane Fonda.
Jane Fonda was in The China Syndrome with Michael Douglas.
Michael Douglas was in Wall Street with Daryl Hannah.
Daryl Hannah was in Splash with Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks was in Green Mile (SK movie!) with Gary Sinise.
Gary Sinise was in The Stand with King.

Harder than it looks.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Crap. That would have been a lot shorter if I'd jumped from Hepburn to Henry Fonda and used your example. Heh...

[Tim]

Now we're geting the idea. And, as you've shown Chris, it does not necessarily have to be a movie that King was in. It could be a movies based on one of his works. How about making connections to TV Shows through King TV related projects only.
As an example; Felicity Huffman played Tery Spann in Stephen King's TV mini series "Golden Years" where King himself "cameod" as a bus driver. Huffman is now playing Lynette Scavo on "Desperate Housewives".
As you can see, there are many ways to take the game for challenging fun...

[Angie, Constant Reader]

Oh wow!! I won't be good at this game either!!

So I just say a name? harrison ford.

[Tim]

OK! Now, Harrison Ford was in Apocalypse Now with Hal Holbrook who was in Creepshow with Stephen King.
That would be in two "screams"...LOL

[Tim]

Hey, how about this connection; Kevin Bacon...LOL
Come on you movie buffs, let's see what you've got!!!

[Emily]

Kevin Bacon was in Apollo 13 with Gary Sinise, who was in The Stand with Stephen King.

[Gatorman]

Emily wrote: "Kevin Bacon was in Apollo 13 with Gary Sinise, who was in The Stand with Stephen King."

Next actor/actress?

[Kathryn]

Harrison Ford.

[Becky]

Harrison Ford was already used... Name another, Kathryn.

[Kathryn]

haha, I wasn't paying attention...

Sean Connery.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Sean Connery was in The Rock with Nicolas Cage, who was in Face-off with John Travolta. Travolta was in Carrie, a King movie.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Let's get the ladies involved:

Rachel Weisz.

[Becky]

Rachel Weisz was in The Runaway Jury with John Cusack who was in 1408. BAM!

Got one. :D

[Becky]

How about... Chloe Sevigny.

[Gatorman]

Chloe was in Dogville with Nicole Kidman, who was in Dead Calm with Sam Neill, who was in Event Horizon with Laurence Fishburne, who was in King of New York with Christopher Walken, who was in The Dead Zone.

How about Reese Witherspoon?

[Courtney]

Reese was in Penelope with Catherine O'Hara, who was in Home Fries with Drew Barrymore, who starred in Firestarter.

Aaron Eckhart.

[Becky]

Nice one Gatorman! I thought that would be hard! Curses, foiled again! :P

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Aaron Eckhart was in The Rum Diary with Johnny Depp, who was in Secret Window....

How about Jennifer Connelly?

[Becky]

Jennifer was in Blood Diamond with Djimon Hounsou, who was in Eragon with John Malkovich, who was in Of Mice and Men with Gary Sinise who was in The Stand miniseries.


Mira Sorvino.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Mira Sorvino was in Norma Jean & Marilyn with Ashley Judd, who was in Kiss the Girls with Morgan Freeman, who was in Dreamcatcher with shit weasels. Ha!

Dakota Fanning..

[Courtney]

Dakota was in Push with Chris Evans, who was in Captain America with Tommy Lee Jones, who was in JFK with Kevin Costner, who was in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Morgan Freeman, who starred in The Shawshank Redemption.

Charlize Theron.

[Gatorman]

Becky wrote: "Nice one Gatorman! I thought that would be hard! Curses, foiled again! :P"

It was hard!

[Gatorman]

Charlize Theron was in North Country with Sissy Spacek, who was in Carrie.

Ryan Gosling

[Midnight Blue]

Ryan Gosling was in Fracture with David Strathairn who was in Dolores Claiborne...

Nicole Kidman

[Gatorman]

Nicole Kidman was in Dead Calm with Sam Neill, who was in Event Horizon with Laurence Fishburne, who was in King of New York with Christopher Walken, who was in The Dead Zone.

Diane Lane

[Caro]

Diane Lane starred in Must Love Dogs with John Cusack who is Mike Enslin in 1408.

Easy peasy.

Sophie Marceau.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Sophie was in The World is Not Enough with Pierce Brosnan, the star of The Lawnmower Man Bag of Bones.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

Sorry, I keep forgetting to throw out a new actor.

Abigail Breslin.

[Tim]

Awesome Brosnan connection Chris!!!

[Becky]

Abigail Breslin was in Little Miss Sunshine with Paul Dano, who was in The King with William Hurt, who was in the "Battleground" episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes.

Kevin Costner

[Tim]

Abigail Breslin was in The Princess Diaries: Royal Engagement with Anne Hathaway who was in Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger who was in The Patriot with Mel Gibson who was in Ransom with Gary Sinise who was in The Stand with(and had an actual speaking scene with King)Stephen King.

For the next one, how about Sally Field?

[Becky]

Sally Field was in Eye for an Eye with Keifer Sutherland, who was in A Time to Kill with Samuel L Jackson, who was in 1408.

Kevin Costner is still up... :)

[Midnight Blue]

Kevin Costner was in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Morgan Freeman who was in (as everyone is fond of pointing out) the poop monster movie aka Dreamcatcher....and the Shawshank Redemption....I guess that one would be worth mentioning too! :)

Brittney Murphy

[Courtney]

Brittany was in Sin City with Michael Clarke Duncan who was in The Green Mile.

Vince Vaughn

[Gatorman]

Vince Vaughn was in Wedding Crashers with Christopher Walken who was in The Dead Zone

Christopher Guest

[Midnight Blue]

Christopher Guest was in Best in Show (and a million other movies) with Eugene Levy who was in Splash with Tom Hanks who starred in The Green Mile.

Billy Bob Thornton

[Gatorman]

Billy Bob was in The Apostle with Robert Duvall, who was in Apocalypse Now with Martin Sheen, who was in The Dead Zone.

Steve Martin

[Midnight Blue]

Steve Martin was in Leap of Faith with Debra Winger who was in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta whose second film was Carrie.

Bob Hoskins

[Gatorman]

Hoskins was in Heart Condition with Denzel Washington, who was in The Pelican Brief with Julia Roberts, who was in Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks, who was in The Green Mile.

Kirk Douglas

[Courtney]

Kirk was in Spartacus, which was directed by Stanley Kubrick, who also directed The Shining.

Alan Rickman