publication date: Monday, July 23, 2018 (part of Summer 2018)

category: Movies

clue: He played a longtime prison inmate named Red, and he co-starred in a Bruce Willis movie called Red, but not at the same time.

explanation: Freeman played Red in The Shawshank Redemption. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston


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