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Ten ways of seven degrees of Molly Ringwald. (I've been thinking about seven degrees of Molly Ringwald off and on over the last few weeks.) Forgive me, folks. This is a terrific game. I'm hot, and I'm on a roll! 1 Molly Ringwald was in "Sixteen candles" with John Cusack. John Cusack was in "Say anything..." with John Mahoney. John Mahoney was in "Suspect" with Dennis Quaid. Dennis Quaid was in "Postcards from the edge" with Gene Hackman. Gene Hackman was in "No way out" (1987) with Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner was in "Message in a bottle" with Paul Newman. 2 Molly Ringwald was in "The breakfast club" with Anthony Michael Hall. Anthony Michael Hall was in "Edward Scissorhands" with Vincent Price. Vincent Price was in "Leave her to heaven" with Jeanne Crain. Jeanne Crain was in "Apartment for Peggy" with William Holden. William Holden was in "The towering inferno" with Paul Newman. 3 Molly Ringwald was in "The breakfast club" with Anthony Michael Hall. Anthony Michael Hall was in "Edward Scissorhands" with Winona Ryder. Winona Ryder was in "The age of innocence" (1993) with Joanne Woodward. Joanne Woodward was in "A new kind of love" with Paul Newman. 4 Molly Ringwald was in "The breakfast club" with Anthony Michael Hall. Anthony Michael Hall was in "Edward Scissorhands" with Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp was in "Charlie and the chocolate Factory" with Noah Taylor. Noah Taylor was in "Flirting" with Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman was in "Far and away" with Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise was in "The color of money" with Paul Newman. 5 Molly Ringwald was in "Sixteen candles" with Anthony Michael Hall. Anthony Michael Hall was in "Into the sun" with Michael Paré. Michael Paré was in "Eddie and the cruisers" with Tom Berenger. Tom Berenger was in "Shoot to kill" with Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman. 6 Molly Ringwald was in "Pretty in pink" with Andrew McCarthy. Andrew McCarthy was in "The joy luck club" with Diane Baker. Diane Baker was in "The best of everything" with Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford was in "Sudden fear" with Jack Palance. Jack Palance was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. 7 Molly Ringwald was in "Pretty in pink" with Jon Cryer. Jon Cryer was in "Morgan Stewart's coming home" with Lynn Redgrave. Lynn Redgrave was in "The girl with green eyes" with Peter Finch. Peter Finch was in "Lost horizon" (1973) with George Kennedy. George Kennedy was in "Cool hand Luke" with Paul Newman. 8 Molly Ringwald was in "Pretty in pink" with Annie Potts. Annie Potts was in "Ghostbusters" with Ernie Hudson. Ernie Hudson was in "The hand that rocks the cradle" with Rebecca DeMornay. Rebecca DeMornay was in "A trip to Bountiful" with Geraldine Page. Geraldine Page was in "Sweet bird of youth" with Paul Newman. 9 Molly Ringwald was in "Pretty in pink" with James Spader. James Spader was in "Baby boom" with Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton was in "Harry and Walter go to New York" with Elliott Gould. Elliott Gould was in "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" with Natalie Wood. Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. 10 Molly Ringwald was in "The breakfast club" with Ally Sheedy. Ally Sheedy was in "Only the lonely" with Maureen O'Hara. Maureen O'Hara was in "The parent trap" (1961) with Joanna Barnes. Joanna Barnes was in "Auntie Mame" with Patric Knowles. Patric Knowles was in "The big steal" with Robert Mitchum. Robert Mitchum was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. Next: Glenne Headley

Yes, Princess of Tap. Good job! Now it's your turn.

Thank you, Terrence1. We certainly do need another name. Next: Jack Hedley

Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Miyoshi Umeki. Miyoshi Umeki was in "Sayonara" with Patricia Owens. Patricia Owens was in "Island in the sun" with Dorothy Dandridge. Dorothy Dandridge was in "Porgy and Bess" with Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Miyoshi Umeki. Miyoshi Umeki was in "Sayonara" with Patricia Owens. Patricia Owens was in "Island in the sun" with Stephen Boyd. Stephen Boyd was in "The fall of the Roman Empire" with Sophia Loren. Sophia Loren was in "Lady L" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Miyoshi Umeki. Miyoshi Umeki was in "Sayonara" with Martha Scott. Martha Scott was in "The turning point" with Shirley MacLaine. Shirley MacLaine was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Miyoshi Umeki. Miyoshi Umeki was in "Sayonara" with Red Buttons. Red Buttons was in "Harlow" with Carroll Baker. Carroll Baker was in "Giant" with Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Juanita Hall. Juanita Hall was in "South Pacific" with Mitzi Gaynor. Mitzi Gaynor was in "Les girls" with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with James Shigeta. James Shigeta was in "Bridge to the Sun" with Carroll Baker. Carroll Baker was in "Harlow" with Angela Lansbury. Angela Lansbury was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman. or Nancy Kwan was in "The flower drum song" with Juanita Hall. Juanita Hall was in "South Pacific" with Mitzi Gaynor. Mitzi Gaynor was in "There's no business like show business" with Donald O'Connor. Donald O'Connor was in "Singin' in the rain" with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

Thank you again, Terence1. Here it goes: - "Blackboard jungle" - "The violent men" - "Detective story" - "The star" - "Tenth Avenue angel"

Is it Patricia Medina?

Yes, Terrence1! Well done. It's your turn now.

Fred Gwynne was in "My cousin Vinny" with Ralph Macchio. Ralph Macchio was in "The outsiders" with C. Thomas Howell. C. Thomas Howell was in "Side out" with Courtney Thorne-Smith. Courtney Thorne-Smith was in "Summer school" with Kirstie Alley. Kirstie Alley was in "Shoot to kill" with Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman. Next: Patrick Hines

All right. Thank you, DownGoesFrazier. Here is my first in this thread. - "I could go on singing" - "Kind lady" - "Dragon seed" - "The search" - "Diamond Head"

Ingrid Bergman was in "Intermezzo: A love story" (1939) with Edna Best. Edna Best was in "The ghost and Mrs. Muir" with Anna Lee. Anna Lee was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman. Next: Lumi Cavazos

Love Joan Leslie. One of my favorites. An underrated lady. May she rest in peace. Joan Leslie was in "Born to be bad" with Zachary Scott. Zachary Scott was in "The unfaithful" with Ann Sheridan. Ann Sheridan was in "The opposite sex" with Agnes Moorehead. Agnes Moorehead was in "Jeanne Eagels" with Kim Novak. Kim Novak was in "The legend of Lyla Clare" with Ernest Borgnine. Ernest Borgnine was in "When time ran out" with Paul Newman. Next: Charles Tingwell

William Bendix?

(if made-for-TV or made-for-cable movies can be included) Nancy McKeon was in "The lightning incident" with Polly Bergen. Polly Bergen was in "Move over darling" with Doris Day. Doris Day was in "Young at heart" with Ethel Barrymore. Ethel Barrymore was in "The story of three loves" with Pier Angeli. Pier Angeli was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. or Nancy McKeon was in "Where the day takes you" with Christian Slater. Christian Slater was in "The legend of Billie Jean" with Dean Stockwell. Dean Stockwell was in "Compulsion" with Diane Varsi. Diane Varsi was in "Peyton Place" with Mildred Dunnock. Mildred Dunnock was in "The trouble with Harry" with Shirley MacLaine. Shirley MacLaine was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. Next: Paul Michael Glaser

Melissa Benoist was in "Tennessee" with Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey was in "The bachelor" with Chris O'Donnell. Chris O'Donnell was in "Circle of friends" with Minnie Driver. Minnie Driver was in "The phantom of the opera" (2004) with Miranda Richardson. Miranda Richardson was in "The crying game" with Forrest Whittaker. Forrest Whittaker was in "The color of money" with Paul Newman. Next: Robyn Lively (the half-sister of Blake Lively)

Patty McCormack was in "The Explosive Generation" with William Shatner. William Shatner was in "The Brothers Karamazov" with Lee J. Cobb. Lee J. Cobb was in "The three faces of Eve" with Joanne Woodward. Joanne Woodward was in "The long, hot summer" with Paul Newman. Next: Bill Nunn

Joe Dallesandro was in "Almost an angel" with Linda Kozlowski. Linda Kozlowski was in "Crocodile Dundee" with Mark Blum. Mark Blum was in "Desperately seeking Susan" with Aidan Quinn. Aidan Quinn was in "Benny and June" with Mary Stuart Masterson. Mary Stuart Masterson was in "Fried green tomatoes" with Jessica Tandy. Jessica Tandy was in "Nobody's fool" with Paul Newman. or Joe Dallesandro was in "Almost an angel" with Linda Kozlowski. Linda Kozlowski was in "The neighbor" with Rod Steiger. Rod Steiger was in "Oklahoma!" with Gordon MacRae. Gordon MacRae was in "The West Point story" with Virginia Mayo. Virgina Mayo was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. Next: Clive Swift

Here are seven ways of Seven Degrees (or less) of Paul Newman. 1 . Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with John Heard. John Heard was in "Home alone 2: lost in New York" with Brenda Fricker. Brenda Fricker was in "My left foot" with Daniel Day-Lewis. Daniel Day-Lewis was in "Lincoln" with Sally Field. Sally Field was in "Absence of malice" with Paul Newman. 2. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Barbara Hershey. Barbara Hershey was in "With six you get eggroll" with Doris Day. Doris Day was in "It's a great feeling" with Jack Carson. Jack Carson was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman. 3. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Bette Midler. Bette Midler was in "Stella" with Trini Alvarado. Trini Alvarado was in "Little women" (1994) with Mary Wickes. Mary Wickes was in "By the light of the silvery moon" with Leon Ames. Leon Ames was in "From the terrace" with Paul Newman. 4. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Bette Midler. Bette Midler was in "Stella" with Trini Alvarado. Trini Alvarado was in "The Babe" with John Goodman. John Goodman was in "The Blues brothers 2000" with Dan Ackroyd. Dan Ackroyd was in "Driving Miss Daisy" with Jessica Tandy. Jessica Tandy was in "Nobody's fool" with Paul Newman. 5. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Bette Midler. Bette Midler was in "Stella" with Trini Alvarado. Trini Alvarado was in "Times Square" with Tim Curry. Tim Curry was in "The three musketeers" (1993) with Rebecca DeMornay. Rebecca DeMornay was in "The trip to Bountiful" with Geraldine Page. Geraldine Page was in "Sweet bird of youth" with Paul Newman. 6. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Bette Midler. Bette Midler was in "Ruthless people" with Helen Slater. Helen Slater was in "The legend of Billie Jean" with Peter Coyote. Peter Coyote was in "E.T." with Dee Wallace Stone. Dee Wallace Stone was in "10" with Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman. 7. Mayim Bialik was in "Beaches" with Bette Midler. Bette Midler was in "Ruthless people" with Helen Slater. Helen Slater was in "City slickers" with Jack Palance. Jack Palance was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. Next: Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Anna May Wong was in "Portrait in black" with Sandra Dee. Sandra Dee was in "Until they sail" with Paul Newman. or Anna May Wong was in "Portrait in black" with John Saxon. John Saxon was in "The cardinal" with Carol Lynley. Carol Lynley was in "Under the yum-yum tree" with Jack Lemmon. Jack Lemmon was in "That's life" with Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman. or Anna May Wong was in "Portrait in black" with Lloyd Nolan. Lloyd Nolan was in "Peyton Place" with Hope Lange. Hope Lange was in "The best of everything" with Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford was in "Daisy Kenyon" with Henry Fonda. Henry Fonda was in "A big hand for the little lady" with Joanne Woodward. Joanne Woodward was in "The long, hot summer" with Paul Newman. Next: Willard Pugh

Joel Grey was in "Remo Williams: the adventure begins" with Fred Ward. Fred Ward was in "Tremors" with Kevin Bacon. Kevin Bacon was in "Diner" with Daniel Stern. Daniel Stern was in "City slickers" with Jack Palance. Jack Palance was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman. OR Joel Grey was in "Remo Williams: the adventure begins" with Fred Ward. Fred Ward was in "Dangerous beauty" with Jacqueline Bisset. Jacqueline Bisset was in "When time ran out" with Paul Newman. OR Joel Grey was in "Remo Williams: the adventure begins" with Charles Cioffi. Charles Cioffi was in "Klute" with Jane Fonda. Jane Fonda was in "Hurry sundown" with George Kennedy. George Kennedy was in "Cool hand Luke" with Paul Newman. Next: Anton Walbrook

Rihanna was in "Battleship" with Liam Neeson. Liam Neeson was in "Schindler's list" with Ben Kingsley. Ben Kingsley was in "Sneakers" with Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman. Next: Tracey Ullman

Mario Van Peebles was in "Heartbreak Ridge" with Marsha Mason. Marsha Mason was in "Max Dugan returns" with Donald Sutherland. Donald Sutherland was in "Klute" with Jane Fonda. Jane Fonda was in "Hurry sundown" with Diahann Carroll. Diahann Carroll was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman. Next: Jenny Seagrove

Campbell Scott was in "Dying young" with his mother Colleen Dewhurst. Colleen Dewhurst was in "The nun's story" with Audrey Hepburn. Audrey Hepburn was in "Always" with Richard Dreyfuss. Richard Dreyfuss was in "The competition" with Lee Remick. Lee Remick was in "The long, hot summer" with Paul Newman. Next: Nia Long

Karl Malden was in "Nuts" with Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton was in "Reds" with Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton was in "Baby boom" with Jane Elliot. Jane Elliot was in "Change of habit" with Mary Tyler Moore. Mary Tyler Moore was in "Thoroughly modern Millie" with Julie Andrews. Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman. Next: Matt McCoy

George Nader was in "The unguarded moment" with Edward Andrews. Edward Andrews was in "Tea and sympathy" with John Kerr. John Kerr was in "South Pacific" with Mitzi Gaynor. Mitzi Gaynor was in "Les girls" with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. OR George Nader was in "The unguarded moment" with Esther Williams. Esther Williams was in "Thrill of a romance" with Lauritz Melchior. Lauritz Melchior was in "Two sisters from Boston" with Kathryn Grayson. Kathryn Grayson was in "Show Boat" (1951) with Howard Keel. Howard Keel was in "Kismet" (1955) with Ann Blyth. Ann Blyth was in "The Helen Morgan Story" with Paul Newman. OR George Nader was in "The unguarded moment" with Esther Willliams. Esther Wiliams was in "Jupiter's Darling" with Howard Keel. Howard Keel was in "Kismet" (1955) with Ann Blyth. Ann Blyth was in "The Helen Morgan Story" with Paul Newman. Next: Devin Ratray

Sybil Thorndike was in :"The prince and the showgirl" with Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was in "There's no business like show business" with Mitzi Gaynor. Mitzi Gaynor was in "Les girls" with Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman. Next: Dennis Haysbert