Answers to Six Degrees Riddles:

1. Linking double Oscar-winners Jodie Foster and Tom Hanks: Jodie starred in Foxes with Cherrie Currie (1), who was in the Runaways with Joan Jett (2), who co-starred in Light of Day with Michael J. Fox (3), who starred in Back to the Future with Lea Thompson (4), who had a two-second cameo as a shoplifter in Bachelor Party ,which starred Tom Hanks (5).
2. Linking major FFTTM stars Jon Cryer and John Cusak: Jon starred in Pretty in Pink with Molly Ringwald (1), who starred in The Pick-Up Artist with Dennis Hopper (2), who starred in Rivers Edge with Krispin Glover (3), who co-starred in High School, USA with Anthony Edwards (4), who co-starred in The Sure Thing with Daphne Zunega (5), who also starred in The Sure Thing with John Cusak (6)

P.S. Observant Webfans will note that the Daphne Zunega link was wholly gratuitous, but it`s nice to be exposed to her in any way possible.

P.P.S. Even more observant Webfans will note, as YMP eventually did, that the wonderful teen character actress Elizabeth Daily provides a direct link between our two FFTTM stars! She had a cameo in No Small Affair with Jon Cryer and another in Better Off Dead with John Cusak. In addition, FFTTM star Demi Moore starred in No Small Affair with Jon and also starred with John in One Crazy Summer. It`s nice to be exposed to both of these gals as well...That`s the way the Zen of FFTTM`s works-use the Force to find the closest link!

3. Linking supercilious anti-hero James Spader to teen misanthrope Christian Slater: James starred in Less Than Zero with Robert Downey, Jr. (1), who was directed in Weird Science by John Hughes (2), who has also directed an obscure actor named Matthew Broderick (3), who is married to Sarah Jessica Parker (4), who starred in Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Shannen Dougherty (5), who starred in Heathers with Christian Slater (6).
4. Linking our two Star Wars stars-Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader)-kinda simple once the two names are mentioned: Mark starred in Corvette Summer with Annie Potts (1), who starred in Breaking the Rules with C. Thomas Howell (2), who starred in Soul Man with James Earl Jones (3).

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