Six Degrees of Separation (film)

Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Schepisi
Screenplay by	John Guare
Based on	Six Degrees of Separation; by John Guare
Produced by	Fred Schepisi; Arnon Milchan
Starring	Stockard Channing; Will Smith; Donald Sutherland; Mary Beth Hurt; Bruce Davison; Ian McKellen;
Cinematography	Ian Baker
Edited by	Peter Honess
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production; companies	Maiden Movies; New Regency;
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States and Japan); Warner Bros. (International);
Release date	December 8, 1993;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$6.4 million

Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 American comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Fred Schepisi, adapted from John Guare's Pulitzer Prize-nominated^[4] 1990 play of the same name.

The plot of the film was inspired by the real-life story of David Hampton, a con man and robber who convinced a number of people in the 1980s that he was the son of actor Sidney Poitier. In October 1983, Hampton came to the New York apartment of Inger McCabe Elliott and her husband Osborn Elliott, who allowed him to spend the night in the apartment. The next morning, Inger found Hampton in bed with another man and later called the police. The Elliotts told their friend, writer John Guare, the story, which inspired him to write the play years later.^[5]^[6]

^ "Six Degrees of Separation (1993)". BBFC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ Plunka, Gene A. (2002). The Black Comedy of John Guare. University of Delaware Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780874137637.
^ "Six Degrees of Separation". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
^ "The Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
^ New York Mag The Story of David Hampton Archived 2024-06-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7-27-2015
^ Gerston, Jill (6 March 1994). "Stockard Channing Goes West". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

[1] "Six Degrees of Separation (1993)". BBFC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[2] Plunka, Gene A. (2002). The Black Comedy of John Guare. University of Delaware Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780874137637.

[3] "Six Degrees of Separation". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2016-02-18.

[pulitzer-4] "The Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

[5] New York Mag The Story of David Hampton Archived 2024-06-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7-27-2015

[gerston-6] Gerston, Jill (6 March 1994). "Stockard Channing Goes West". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

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