Round Five

There has been a huge outpouring of love on the interwebs for two celebrities who recently passed.  This round of The Hollywood Connection is a tribute to these two iconic artists.

Round Five:

David Bowie

Alan Rickman

Step One:

David Bowie is in...

The Prestige with...

Rebecca Hall.

Step Two:

Rebecca Hall is in...

Transcendence with...

Johnny Depp.

Step Three:

Johnny Depp is in...

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with...

Alan Rickman.

There it is.  A three step connection between these two talented artists.  They each left a unique legacy to the entertainment world.

Round Four

I just finished watching Jurassic World.  Again.  What a great movie.  I love how many references there were in Jurassic World to the original Jurassic Park movie.  Today's round of The Hollywood Connection will attempt to connect the two leading men of these DINO-mite disaster flicks. (DINO-mite, get it? You see what I did there? Hello? Is this thing on?)

Round Four:

Sam Neill

Chris Pratt

Step One:

Sam Neill is in...

Jurassic Park with...

Samuel L Jackson.

Step Two:

Samuel L. Jackson is in...

Avengers Age of Ultron with...

Robert Downey Jr.

Step Three:

Robert Downey Jr. is in...

The Judge with...

Vincent D'Onofrio.

Step Four:

Vincent D'Onofrio is in...

Jurassic World with...

Chris Pratt.

There you go.  Four steps, not too shabby.  I could have eliminated a step like this:

Step One:

Sam Neill is in...

Jurassic Park with...

Samuel L. Jackson.

Step Two:

Samuel L Jackson is in...

Avengers Age of Ultron with...

Stan Lee.

Step Three:

Stan Lee is in...

Guardians of the Galaxy with...

Chris Pratt.

If I take advantage of Stan Lee's penchant for appearing in all of the Marvel movies, I can make the connection between Sam Neill and Chris Pratt in just three steps.  I like the idea, however of having Jurassic Park and Jurassic World on each end of this chain, so we will leave it at four steps.

Round Three

All right movie fans, we're back!  This year seems like the year for comebacks.  We saw Harrison Ford reprise his role as Han Solo in Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens.  We will also get to see more of David Duchovny as Agent Mulder in a new installment of the X Files.  I am totally geeking out about seeing more of both of these characters!  So for today's round of The Hollywood Connection the actors will not be selected at random.

Round Three:

 Harrison Ford

David Duchovny

Step One:

Harrison Ford is in...

The Devil's Own with...

Brad Pitt.

Step Two:

Brad Pitt is in...

Kalifornia with...

David Duchovny.

Boom!  Who would have thought that Han Solo and Agent Mulder were so closely related?  Only two steps in today's round of The Hollywood Connection.

Round Two

Okay. Time for round two of The Hollywood Connection.  Today's random actors have been selected.

Round Two:

Bill Murray 

  Phyllis Diller

Step One:

Bill Murray is in...

Charlie's Angels with...

Tim Curry.

Step Two:

Tim Curry is in...

The Shadow with...

Jonathan Winters.

Step Three:

Jonathan Winters is in...

Eight on the Lam with...

Phyllis Diller.

There you have it.  Round two of The Hollywood Connection has been completed in three steps.  In this round, familiarity with a versatile actor like Jonathan Winters and his movies was essential to making the connection between these two actors.

Check back tomorrow for round three of The Hollywood Connection.