This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo was worth a point in December 2025.

publication date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 (part of December 2025)

category: Movies

clue: This director of Spartacus, Strangelove, A Space Odyssey, and The Shining didn't live to see A Minecraft Movie, though his name sounds like something in it.

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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