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Clue (1985)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:14

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A group of blackmailed guests gather in a remote mansion, hosted by a daffy butler (Tim Curry), in this campy adaptation of the popular board game. Suspicions flare when their ostensible... A group of blackmailed guests gather in a remote mansion, hosted by a daffy butler (Tim Curry), in this campy adaptation of the popular board game. Suspicions flare when their ostensible extortionist, Mr. Boddy, appears--and drops dead in the study. Hidden passageways, double entendres, and creative murder weapons come into play as bodies drop, disappear, and reappear on one dark and stormy night. An all-star cast assume the roles of Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd), Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn), Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), and the rest of the multicolored bunch as the one-liners fly in this jaunty whodunit. It all concludes with three alternate endings that let viewers decide who the real murderer was. [More]

Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn

Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean

Director: Jonathan Lynn

Director: Jonathan Lynn
Story: John Landis, Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Debra Hill

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07/01/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Curry steals the show in this fun and frantic comedy.

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06/20/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

No review available.

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11/13/03
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

The greatest thing about this movie is the way it brings the game’s little details to life.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Apollo Guide

As a game and as a movie, Clue is fun.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/22/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Deserves its own little niche in camp cinema history.

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04/11/02
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

Frenetic, silly, but not as bad as is often claimed.

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03/09/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

goofy and entertaining

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07/19/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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02/25/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

A great movie to get drunk to.

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12/04/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Like a stage farce brought (laboriously) to the screen. An inexhaustible ensemble helps a whole lot.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Like a well-oiled machine, "Clue" uses slapstick and situational humor to tell a rather pointed story.

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04/17/05
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Honestly, it was much, much funnier than it had any right to be.

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07/20/04
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Only Lesley Ann Warren, as a tough-talking madam, finds an effective level of stylization, using her leggy physique and wildly expressive features to create a cartoonish figure that's funny within its own boundaries.

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01/19/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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the endings are almost intended to be seen sequentially, and they are the funniest when viewed in that manner

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07/21/06
Douglas Pratt
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08/05/05
Emanuel Levy
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10/23/04
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02/27/09
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