This goo was worth a point in May 2024.

publication date: Monday, May 13, 2024 (part of May 2024)

category: Movies

clue: He specializes in playing madmen, like a mental patient who beds a prostitute, a psychotic Starfleet officer in distant space, a playful killer trapped in a child's toy, and a grimy advisor to a confused king.

explanation: Dourif's many roles include Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ensign Suder in Star Trek: Voyager, Chucky in the Child's Play films, and Grima Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings films. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Alexis Andino


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