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:

Guest | Butler | Murder | Clue | Maid

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:

Miss Scarlet reads to Professor Plum the directions to their dinner date while she is in his car after he picked her up. She says that they are headed for "Hill House," which is the name of the house in Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting (1963/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Yvette shows everyone the open cupboard in the study, Professor Plum looks towards the doorway a split second before the doorbell rings.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

Sh-Boom

A hectic murdermysterycomedy with a pace like none other.

This is easily Tim Curry's best role (yes, even better than Frank from RHPS). He is dry and quick to a level that I have never seen topped, and with an all star cast to support him, this is easily my favorite pun filled, fast paced comedy. The beginning of the story begins slow and exponentially increases til the very end. The speed at which the actors are delivering their lines is staggering at some points, and goes to the technical grace of the actors like Christopher Lloyd and Leslie Ann Warren. Also, the late great Madeline Kahn produces a hilarious Ms. White who shall be remembered as her second greatest role (under Young Frankenstein). I cannot say enough about this movie, the script and its wonderful actors.