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Director:
Jonathan Lynn
Writers:
John Landis (story) and
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Release Date:
13 December 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's Not Just A Game Anymore. more
Plot:
Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery. full summary | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Clue: The Movie (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
94 min | Sweden:97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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

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Trivia:
The parquet floor in the Hall resembles the 'Clue' game board. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the re-enactment, Wadsworth stabs a side of meat at a 90 degree angle. The next shot shows the dagger at a 30 degree angle. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Wadsworth: Is everything ready?
Yvette: Oui, Monsieur.
Wadsworth: You have your, um, instructions.
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Movie Connections:
References "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969) more
Soundtrack:
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Why does everyone sniff when they enter the mansion?
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17 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Fun 'Who Done It' Mystery, 22 July 2004
Author: OllieSuave-007 from Sacramento, California USA

I used to watch this movie again and again, and it still holds up as a great source of entertainment for me. All the characters are just hilarious, although Tim Curry as Wadsworth went overboard at times, and Michael McKean as Mr. Green is a big whiner. I love all the screams, finger-pointing, reenactments, motives, and their "searches" for the murderer, and I think John Morris' superb music score just enhances the eerie and mysterious feel of a murder mystery movie. The murder scenes are just "classic," a chilling reminder that there is a murderer out there, and there are 6 obvious suspects for you to look at!

I think the humor is just great (i.e. "Get your mitts off me!") and I think the movie is faithful to the Parker Brothers board game. Leslie Ann Warren as Miss Scarlet is funny with her acid wit and Colleen Camp as Yvette is a cute, with her French accent. Almost every time I watch this movie, I find something new to note. But, I think this movie could use some more urgency, action, and more chilling and exciting moments as the characters search the huge, beautiful mansion. Each famous room in the film should be emphasized more, for example, there could be a brief dance sequence in the Ball Room and a pool game in the Billiard Room. Some results on some of the 3 endings create plotholes in the movie, so perhaps, a more carefully though-out ending could be executed. And, the third ending was a real bummer. But overall, a fun movie to watch.

Grade B+

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