Christopher Walken
publication date: Thursday, June 9, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: Movies
clue: He's been a deer-hunting Vietnam soldier, a cowbell-loving record producer, and a clairvoyant Stephen King protagonist, but he has never been David Lynch.
explanation: Walken starred in The Deer Hunter and The Dead Zone, as well as an episode of Saturday Night Live that inspired the phrase "more cowbell!" more…
difficulty: easy
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Joanna Woods
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for a goo of David Lynch.
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