Solution to 1986:

by Arthur Murakami

Each set of clues is a list of three roles acted by the same actor.

BRUCE CAMPBELL
1993: Cursed Sales Clerk: Army of Darkness
2002: Elvis: Bubba Ho-Tep
2004: Smug Usher: Spiderman 2

CARMEN ELECTRA
1997: Coastal Protector: Baywatch
1999: The Female: The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
2000: Slasher Victim #1: Scary Movie

DENISE RICHARDS
1997: Interstellar Bug Exterminator: Starship Troopers
1998: High School Heiress: Wild Things
2002: White Devil: Undercover Brother

ERIC STUART
1998: Monster Breeder: Pokemon
2001: Dueling Champion: Yu-Gi-Oh!
2002: Gazelle Wrestler: Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy

FAMKE JANSSEN
1998: Anti-Cephalopod Thief: Deep Rising
1998: Johnny Chan Fan: Rounders
2000: Supersensory Instructor: X-Men

HANK AZARIA
1989: Inept Police Chief: The Simpsons
1996: Homosexual House Servant: The Birdcage
1999: Fork Chucker: Mystery Men

JEFF GOLDBLUM
1986: Scientific Pest: The Fly
1993: Chaos Theorist: Jurassic Park
1996: Virus Writer: Independence Day

LAURENCE FISHBURNE
1986: Funhouse Cowboy: Pee-Wee's Playhouse
1993: Ike: What's Love Got to do With It
2005: Murdering Bishop: Assault on Precinct 13

LEE VAN CLEEF
1952: Silent Outlaw: High Noon
1966: Digitless Gunslinger: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
1981: Manhattan Police Commissioner: Escape from New York

MICHAEL J FOX
1982: Reagan Booster: Family Ties
1985: Beaver Wolf: Teen Wolf
1991: Plastic Surgeon: Doc Hollywood

ORLANDO BLOOM
2001: Long-Eared Marksman: Lord of the Rings
2003: Pirate's Son: Pirates of the Caribbean
2004: Trojan Man: Troy

SCOTT BAKULA
1989: Time Traveler: Quantum Leap
1998: Minor Hurler: Major League 3
2001: Ship Captain: Enterprise

VINCE VAUGHN
1998: Disturbed Concierge: Psycho
2003: Frat Boy: Old School
2004: Gym Owner: Dodgeball

The actors are listed in alphabetical order by first name. Taking the last letters of the last names spells LAST NAME FX MAN. In the 1986 movie F/X, the "F/X Man" is played by Bryan Brown. The answer to this puzzle is BROWN.


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