Clue

1985

Action / Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Thriller

73
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 40 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 121121 121.1K

based on game blackmail butler board game mystery mansion

Plot summary

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

Director

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Jonathan Lynn

Top cast

Howard Hesseman Photo
Howard Hesseman as The Chief
Tim Curry Photo
Tim Curry as Wadsworth
Will Nye Photo
Will Nye as Cop #1
Martin Mull Photo
Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard
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804.58 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.53 GB
1920*1072
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1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ConsistentlyFalconer 7 / 10

Hysterical in more than one way

There aren't any films that have been based on board games. This was a childhood favourite of mine (both the game and the film).There's something really satisfying about seeing good actors being silly. Tim Curry, of course, is a class act - a master in scenery-chewing who's right at home in this particularly manic role. Madeline Kahn always reminded me of Imelda Staunton with her perfectly- timed facial expressions; and Michael McKean is excellent as usual. This film is more manic than the similar - but more sophisticated - Murder By Death (1976), and from my wife's reaction when watching it, I'm sure a lot of my fondness of it comes from enjoying it as a child... but I still say if you can stand the rather hysterical performances you'll be in for a treat - lots of great one-liners and memorable moments (Jane Wiedlin with the briefest of cameos as a singing telegram in particular). The alternative endings, too, are an enjoyable gimmick. yetanotherfilmreviewblog.tumblr.com
Reviewed by dtb 8 / 10

A Game Cast At Play

CLUE has been one of our family's favorites for years. It's one of those irresistibly zany comedy-mysteries that, even though I have a copy of the film, I'm happy to watch it if I stumble across it on TV (don't touch that dial! :-)). Despite a few groaners among the gags (how many times did they need to sniff for doggie-doo in the beginning?), there are enough witty lines ("Communism was just a red herring!" and "Flames...on the side of my face...", among others, are frequently quoted in our home) delivered sparklingly by the top-notch cast amid enough madcap scampering about to make CLUE very watchable on a lazy afternoon, or even a not-so-lazy one, for that matter. Tim Curry (who deserves to be in more good movies) steals the show, particularly when he reenacts the entire movie in about 15 minutes during the climax, accompanied by John Morris's rollicking music. The film was released with three different endings, each of which has been shown on cable--the one that recalls MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is my favorite. Give CLUE a shot...in your living room...with the DVD player!
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