Clue (1985)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Writers:

John Landis (story) and
Jonathan Lynn (story) ...

Release Date:

13 December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

It's Not Just A Game Anymore.

Plot:

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

Plot Keywords:

Butler | Guest | Murder | Rope | Clue

Cast

Eileen Brennan	...	Mrs. Peacock
Tim Curry	...	Wadsworth
Madeline Kahn	...	Mrs. White
Christopher Lloyd	...	Professor Plum
Michael McKean	...	Mr. Green
Martin Mull	...	Colonel Mustard
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Miss Scarlet
Colleen Camp	...	Yvette
Lee Ving	...	Mr. Boddy
Bill Henderson	...	The Cop
Jane Wiedlin	...	The Singing Telegram Girl
Jeffrey Kramer	...	The Motorist
Kellye Nakahara	...	The Cook
Will Nye	...	Cop #1
Rick Goldman	...	Cop #2

Also Known As:

Clue: The Movie (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

94 min | Sweden:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (NO. 27986) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Prof. Plum indicates at dinner that he works for the World Health Organization, part of the United Nations Organization. This means he works for UNO WHO.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the third ending, Wadsworth (in a voice over) speaks of Col. Mustard splitting up with Miss Scarlet prior to killing the motorist. The visuals show Col. Mustard engaged in an argument with Mrs. Peacock. This was to illustrate the part where Col. Mustard suggests they split up into pairs.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Wadsworth: Is everything ready?
Yvette: Oui, Monsieur.
Wadsworth: You have your, um, instructions.

Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

Shake, Rattle and Roll

Would anyone care for fruit or dessert?

Like Clockwise, this is just a movie I've always found very funny. Superbly casting some superlative film talents into the board game roles of Colonel Mustard et al, this throws the greatest over-actor of them all in as the butler and lets rip. The murders start to pile up, getting sillier and sillier (three cheers for the Singing Telegram Girl!) The pace picks up, so that about half an hour before the end the butler starts to exposit and virtually never stops. Oh, and there are three endings, just for good measure. And the last line is an all-time classic.