publication date: Friday, March 1, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Movies

clue: The producers of his movies don't like him taking a day off for recreation, but he loves the glory in winning games about war.

explanation: Broderick starred in The Producers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Glory, and WarGames. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk


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