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Libs
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 Clue Clue Quote: Clue is a 1985 Comedy mystery film based on the board game of the same name (Cluedo outside North America). The film is a murder mystery set in a Gothic Revival mansion, and is styled after Murder by Death (which also featured Clue star Eileen Brennan) and other various murder/dinner parties of mystery. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn, who collaborated on the script with John Landis, and stars Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Colleen Camp, and Lee Ving. The film was produced by Debra Hill.
In keeping with the nature of the board game, in theatrical release the movie was shown with one of three possible endings, with different theaters receiving each ending. (In the film's home video release, all three endings were included.) The film received mixed reviews and did poorly at the box office, ultimately grossing $14,643,997 domestically in the USA alone.
Clue was Paramount's first adaptation of a now current Hasbro property (though Clue was owned by General Mills' subsidiary Parker Brothers under license from Waddingtons at the time, not Hasbro), predating by 19 years its deal to distribute other films and television series based on Hasbro properties. Universal Studios announced that a remake is in the works with a release date set for 2013. Noticed we had no thread for this movie. Blasphemous. Gloriously, insanely funny. A
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Quote: Wadsworth: But he was your second husband. Your first husband also disappeared.
White: But that was his job. He was an illusionist.
Wadsworth: But he never reappeared.
White: Well, he wasn't a very good illusionist. One of the most rewatcheable (yet always hilarious) movies in history.
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Johnny Dollar
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Sometimes funny, but I liked it a lot more when I was 10.
To see this concept done perfectly, see Neil Simon's Murder By Death.
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yoshue wrote: B
Sometimes funny, but I liked it a lot more when I was 10.
To see this concept done perfectly, see Neil Simon's Murder By Death. That is also a very funny movie. I forgot Truman Capote (!) was in it.
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dolcevita
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yoshue wrote: B
Sometimes funny, but I liked it a lot more when I was 10.
To see this concept done perfectly, see Neil Simon's Murder By Death. Oddly enough, I didn't like Murder by Death nearly as much. I still enjoyed it, but the banter didn't resonate with me as much, and the multipe twist ending was so screwball comedy I couldn't really get into it. A lineup of a great cast, plus my fave David Niven. I think I will try to rewatch it again, as I've only seen it once and maybe missed alot.
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Johnny Dollar
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dolcevita wrote: Oddly enough, I didn't like Murder by Death nearly as much. I still enjoyed it, but the banter didn't resonate with me as much, and the multipe twist ending was so screwball comedy I couldn't really get into it. A lineup of a great cast, plus my fave David Niven. I think I will try to rewatch it again, as I've only seen it once and maybe missed alot. I'll give you that point. The last 10 minutes are shaky. But there's so much to love: Maggie Smith and David Niven as the Nick and Nora Charles-esque couple, Peter Sellers' Charlie Chan takeoff, Peter Falk doing a killer Bogart. I especially love the dialogue given to Falk; it's all so overly-melodramatic and goofy. Do yourself a favor: try it again.
And, as Libs pointed out, a rare screen role for Truman Capote, only adding to the film's value.
I now return this thread to Clue.
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Colleen Camp (I think, the one who played the maid) graduated from my high school! HAHAHAHA
Mrs. Peacock, in the study, with a rope.
Insanely rewatchable and campy as hell. B+
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A. G.
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It was alright. I'm frankly amazed anyone remembers it. A generous C. Maybe it was meant to be seen as a kid, if so that would explain some of the reactions. But as an adult I didn't get much out of it.
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Christian wrote: Colleen Camp (I think, the one who played the maid) graduated from my high school! HAHAHAHA
Mrs. Peacock, in the study, with a rope.
Insanely rewatchable and campy as hell. B+ Colleen Camp sure has let herself go.
Compare her in Clue and Illegally Yours with her now.
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This movie is just so insanely fun, it's difficult to find any blemishes on it.
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Camp classic. What a hillarious and utterly entertaining film. Definately will require at least one re-watch if not numerous in the coming months/years. Surprisingly, I'd not heard of this film until a friend recommended it to me. I was definately very impressed as this was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. And the three endings? Perfect.
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Archie Gates wrote: It was alright. I'm frankly amazed anyone remembers it. A generous C. Maybe it was meant to be seen as a kid, if so that would explain some of the reactions. But as an adult I didn't get much out of it. Its meant to be watched multiple times as an adult, so that you can voiceover the punchlines in realtime.
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This Movie is a total classic, you can watch it over and over
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Funny, just put this as one of the most underrated films, and here it is again. I was gonna check for this too. I love this movie. One of those movies I can watch all the time. Everyone has perfect timing in this film.
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Im not gonna sit here and wait for Wadsworth to unmask me. I work for the state department. . . . . And Im a homesexual.
Tim Curry's face is histerical.
But I think the best part is the reenactment. Tim Curry was great. A
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The only thing memorable was Colleen Camp's maid.
But due to Dolce's constant quoting, I found myself thinking of this movie at the end of Munich when it's all done and he goes home and makes love to his wife.
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Thegun wrote: Funny, just put this as one of the most underrated films, and here it is again. I was gonna check for this too. I love this movie. One of those movies I can watch all the time. Everyone has perfect timing in this film.
Mr. Green-
Im not gonna sit here and wait for Wadsworth to unmask me. I work for the state department. . . . . And Im a homesexual.
Tim Curry's face is histerical.
But I think the best part is the reenactment. Tim Curry was great. A That scene was comic gold.
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Murder by Death was recently released on DVD for the first time, I believe, and it's been at long wait on Netflix for a while, so it must have some fans. I'm interested in it.
Clue, though, remains one of my favorite films. A.
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Yes, I did it. I killed Yvette. I hated her so... much... it... it... the... it... the... fee... flames... flames... on the side of my face... heaving... breathless... heaving breaths...
Madeline Kahn is awesome.
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I hated her so... much... it... it... the... it... the... fee... flames... flames... on the side of my face... heaving... breathless... heaving breaths...
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Dadadadadadaaaa! I am your singing telegram! (Gunshot, falls to the ground)
That part is so random and I crack up all the time.
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I think this movie got a bad rep when it came out due an expectation that a movie based on the board game would in fact be a mystery.
It is instead a brilliant comedy of manners, with great dialogue and excellent ensemble acting.
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andaroo1
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If Clue was released today it's screenplay (at very least) would be considered biting and would be considered one of the best satircal comedy films of the year.
Yeah the music is cheesy and some of the direction is uninspired, but the acting by the entire cast, the delivery, the screenplay... classic.
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