publication date: Sunday, March 31, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)

category: Movies

clue: He'd already been in action movies about surfing bank robbers and out-of-control buses, when he escaped from the Matrix twenty years ago and became an action-movie superstar. Since then, a little role about a mournful man named John Wick has brought him even more success.

explanation: Reeves starred in Point Break, Speed, The Matrix, and John Wick. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Stan Iwanchuk

trivia: This goo was published on the 20th anniversary of The Matrix being released in theaters. It also happened to be the 20th anniversary of the original celebrity goo of Reeves.


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