Get a Clue (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Maggie Greenwald

Writer (WGA):

Alana Sanko (written by)

Release Date:

20 July 2002 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Trust No One....Question Everything....Get A Clue

Plot:

A wealthy student with too much fashion sense, her equally rich friends, and her rival/superior from the school paper work together to solve the case when their teacher goes missing.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Clue | Gossip | Wealthy | School

Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Lexy Gold
Bug Hall	...	Jack Downey
Ian Gomez	...	Orlando Walker
Brenda Song	...	Jennifer
Al Mukadam	...	Gabe (as Ali Mukaddam)
Dan Lett	...	Frank Gold
Amanda Plummer	...	Miss Dawson
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Det. Charles Meany / Falco Grandville
Kim Roberts	...	Miss Stern
Eric Fink	...	Mr. Goldblum
Jennifer Pisana	...	Taylor Gold
Judy Sinclair	...	Lady #1
Marilyn Boyle	...	Lady #2
Keenan Macwilliam	...	Karen (as Keenan MacWilliam)
Sugith Varughese	...	Homeless Man / Gary Eicar

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Spain:7 | UK:U | USA:TV-G | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Flagstaff Pictures

Trivia:

In 2005, Disney Channel had a special event naming the five best Disney Channel Original Movies which led to the premiere of their new movie, Go Figure. This film placed number two by viewers with Stuck in the Suburbs at 5, Gotta Kick it Up at 4, Halloweentown High at 3, and the Cheetah Girls at 1 as of summer of 2005.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the last scene when Lexi (Lohan) takes her friend's video camera and is using it, the shot clearly shows that the video camera in her hand is not on. The screen is black.

Quotes:

Jennifer: Get a clue! He likes you, that's why he treats you like a reject from the outlet Mall.

Movie Connections:

References The Lion King (1994)

Soundtrack:

Handelian Harp

Lindsay Drew Gets A Clue

For this Disney Channel television movie Get A Clue, Lindsay Lohan turns Nancy Drew in everything, but name to solve the mystery of her disappearing teacher. Turns out that the teacher has a mysterious past, Ian Gomez used to be a high profile banker who was accused of embezzling ten million dollars from a bank he worked for in Arizona and has been living under an alias and teaching at a fashionable prep school where Lindsay goes. Gomez is also carrying on a romance with fellow teacher Amanda Plummer.

But when Lindsay publishes an article in the school newspaper with his picture, somehow it comes to the attention of the police and other folks seeking to know Gomez's whereabouts.

When Gomez fakes his death and disappears, Lindsay and her friends don't believe it and the four of them, Brenda Song, Bug Hall, and Ali Mukaddam go on the case. It's amazing that the kids seem to be one step ahead of the cops and the other seekers through creative use of the internet. Doesn't say much for New York's finest.

Get A Clue is an amusing teen comedy that has its moments. It's not the best work that the Magic Kingdom ever did nor is it the top tier of Lindsay Lohan's work.