Dusting off the Disks: Clue the Movie "It's not just a game anymore"

I was watching Psych last week and the entire 100th episode was a spoof of Clue the movie. It motivated me to watch this murder comedy and give me my first DVD to review for my dusting off article. The purpose of these posts is to get me to re-watch the DVDs on my shelf collecting dust. If it is a film enjoy and will watch again and again, it can stay on the shelf. If not, it needs to find a new home with someone who does enjoy the film.

Clue (IMDB)

A 1985 film from Paramount, Clue is murder/mystery comedy with a great cast of comedic actors. The film is based on the old Parker Brothers board game by the same name. When originally released to theaters, it had three different possible endings and depending where you saw the film determined the ending you saw. It wasn't until the VHS release that all the possible endings were shown together. The DVD has the option of a random ending or all three shown in succession.

The plot of the film is these 6 guests are invited to a dinner party in a secluded mansion. Each person is given a pseudonym to protect their true identity. They are greeted by Wadsworth the butler played by Tim Curry and Yvette the buxom maid played by Collen Camp.

• Professor Plum played by Christopher Lloyd
• Mrs. Peacock played by Eileen Brennan
• Mrs. White played by Madeline Khan (one of my personal favorite actresses)
• Miss Scarlet played by Lesley Ann Warren
• Colonel Mustard played by Martin Mull
• Mr. Green played by Micheal McKean

The final guest is Mr. Boddy played by Lee Ving, who is blackmailing all of them. Over the course of the night, 6 different murders occur using the weapons gifted to the guests by Mr. Boddy. The group finds themselves in a web of murder, lies and hilarity.

The Original Trailer

I find the humor in the movie to be subtle at times but in other scenes blatant. There is a nice mix of physical and cerebral humor throughout the entire film and it still makes me laugh. The cast, in my opinion, is perfect with each actor working so well together with impeccable timing. Each ending is unique but I prefer the group ending the best and if you have time watch all three. Clue will be staying on my shelf.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the movie.

Wadsworth: You see? Like the Mounties, we always get our man.

Mr. Green: Mrs. Peacock was a man?

[Colonel Mustard slaps Mr. Green, who turns to get slapped by Wadsworth]

The Motorist: Where is it?

Wadsworth: What? The body?

The Motorist: The phone. What body?

Wadsworth: There's no body. Nobody. There's-there's nobody in the study.

Miss Scarlet: Maybe there is life after death.

Mrs. White: Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage!

Wadsworth: You *were* jealous that your husband was schtupping Yvette. That's why you killed him, too!

Mrs. White: Yes. Yes, I did it. I killed Yvette. I hated her, so much...

[stammers]

Mrs. White: it-it- the f - it -flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breathl- heaving breaths. Heaving breaths... Heathing...