A screen adaptation by John Guare of his own stage hit, Six Degrees of Separation stars Will Smith as a good-looking and charming conman who pretends to be Sidney Poiter's son. A wealthy New York couple (Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing reprising her stage role) is so persuaded by Smith's ploy that they invite him into their household—until tragedy strikes. This satire was based on real-life events, and the film features magnificent shots of the city as well as cameo appearances by many prominent New Yorkers.