Clue 1985

 1985

Starring
Tim Curry
Madeline Kahn
Christopher Lloyd
Michael Mckean
Eileen Brennan
Martin Mull
Lesley Ann Warren

Plot: Six strangers are sent invitations to come to a dinner party where an injustice will be settled. During the evening several murders take place in which no one knows who has committed the crime and in stylish fashion begin to break down each murder and look for the murderer.

The classic board game we all played as kids comes to life with the help of Hollywood.  Look at the list of stars who are each cast as a classic character in the game. You have a who's who of comedy stars and dramatic actors, who have all have been put together in one house to solve murders. All the rooms and character names fit the board game (with the addition of a few people to make the story line) as we know it. The rooms are accurate to the game board, even the secret passageways. The evidence is the weapons which are the same murder possibilities as in the game. However nobody knows who has committed the crimes, and they have to figure out who has done it before the police arrive.

From the get go this movie is non-stop laughs and thrills. Why a certain movie site calls this movie a thriller makes absolutely no sense to me. The characters are there to find out who has been blackmailing them with secrets from informants. They are given the weapons to kill the person believed to have wronged them, and once he is killed the first time it begins. All of them have secrets that link each one to a victim who will be entering the house any time in the movie or are already there.

When you look at the actors cast for this movie, my favorite is Madeline Kahn. She can show so many emotions in one character that makes her fit for this movie. She plays the lovable 5 time married Mrs. White and is given the rope in the film. Now just because she is given that weapon doesn't meant she uses it... or does she? She has some of the best lines in the movie and they come through perfectly and can make you cry tears because of how funny they are. For example:

"Men are supposed to be like Kleenex. Strong, soft and disposable." The way she says this line and in the moment makes this line one of my favorites.

There are tons of great lines from this movie. Not all are given to Mrs. White but here is one more for ya.

Col. Mustard: Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests.
Wadsworth: You don't need any help from me.
Col. Mustard: That's right.

I am not going to quote the entire movie cause what would be the fun of giving all the spoilers away.  This is a movie that I can play in my head from start to finish and never miss a beat. It was one of the first movies I watched with my wife of 4 years together and we even used the final line at the end of our wedding. We can put this movie  on and recite every line from beginning to end. I whistle the opening theme song at times at home which puts me in the mood to watch this great flick.

Can you figure out who killed each victim, in the correct room, with the correct weapon or do you need to see the end? Some of the murders are obvious but others are tough. The movie contains three endings. I recommend watching the endings in order and don't jumble them up because each one predicts a different ending but as the last ending does tell us: "This is how it really happened." If you haven't seen this classic please watch it with family cause it is a laugh riot. I can definitely say I DIDN'T DO IT.

Question to you all. Why isn't Mr. Green accused of killing Yvette?