An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total
- Doug
- (as Jeffrey Abrams)
- Connie
- (as Brooke Hayward Duchin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul (Will Smith) passes himself off as Sidney Poitier's son. In real-life, when Smith met Poitier for the first time, the veteran actor said, "well, you're almost handsome enough to be my son."
- GoofsWhen Paul is on the phone to Ouisa he calls Flan (Donald Sutherland) "Donald".
- Quotes
Ouisa Kittredge: I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. I find it extremely comforting that we're so close. I also find it like Chinese water torture, that we're so close because you have to find the right six people to make the right connection... I am bound, you are bound, to everyone on this planet by a trail of six people.
- Alternate versionsThe Brazilian DVD version (released by Flashstar, presenting as part of MGM classics) states the known running time of 112 minutes but it's heavily edited and does not run in such entirety. The sequence where Paul presents his thesis to the Kittredges is totally removed; and the nudity from the male hustler is slightly edited down.
- SoundtracksThe American: Quartet #6 in F major, Op. 96
Written by Antonín Dvorák (as Antonin Dvorak)
The first time I saw "Six Degrees of Separation" in 1993 or 1994, I was very impressed with this movie. I liked the concept of the six degrees of separation between human beings, but mostly the acting of Will Smith, Stockard Channing and Donald Sutherland. The very difficult and long lines were brilliantly presented by this trio of excellent actors and actress, almost as if they were on the stage. Further, the name of Stockard Channing in a film for me is a synonymous of high quality. Today I have just seen this movie again, and I maybe I am more critical with the years, but I found the screenplay quite confused. For example, the relationships of parents and sons and daughters are extremely aggressive from the side of the Harvard students, and I have not understood the point in the story. The affection of Louisa ('Ouisa') Kittredge for Paul Poitier- Kittredge could be a projection of what she would like to receive from her apparently ungrateful son and daughter, but her daughter actually talks to her. Anyway, this movie is intriguing and original and deserves to be watched. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Seis Graus de Separação" ("Six Degrees of Separation")
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- Шість ступенів відчуження
- Filming locations
- 860 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Kittredge apartment building, exteriors)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,405,918
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $53,058
- Dec 12, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $6,405,918
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1