Degrees
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Link any two people on screen through films they both appear in, or look up anyone’s Bacon number.
1step
Shortest route
John Wayne is 1 step from Andy Devine, through The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
The Kevin Bacon test
Distance to Kevin Bacon
John Wayne
2 steps
to Kevin Bacon
Andy Devine
2 steps
to Kevin Bacon
Average reach
3.16
John's steps to anyone
Average reach
3.38
Andy's steps to anyone
Kevin Bacon averages 2.92 steps to everyone he can reach. Lower is closer to the middle of the movie world.