In the game, there is a rule that if a player's pawn stops in a doorway, no other player's pawn can move past. Throughout the film, the characters keep bunching up and getting stuck in doorways and narrow passages. It is brilliant.
Dude is copper bottomed genius, as the British say. Love his alter ego Jerry Palter from A Mighty Wind / The Folksmen. It isn't everyone that is in not just one, but two bands that are simultaneously real and fictional.
For me, the best thing about this film is that, knowing how it ends, if you re-watch the film, you can see how every theory could be real, due to which character was where in each scene.
There are a couple of mistakes though. When Boddy turns the lights out the room they are in contains a fireplace that is shown to have a fire going in it so even without the power there should have been enough light that someone would have seen who hit Boddy. Then in the scene where the motorist is killed he is shown standing in front of a mirror while he is on the phone. You can clearly see the fireplace that acts as the secret passage entrance in the reflection of the mirror so no one should have been able to sneak up from behind him. Finally when have you ever seen two women carry purses with nothing in them? Both Scarlett and Peacock show their purses to not only not have the gun in them in the versions where the other one does all the killing but they show their purse to not have anything at all in them.
Fun Fact...all 6 people killed in all versions, were each killed with 1 of the 6 weapons *Mrs. Ho with the knife *Mr. Boddy with the candlestick *The Motorist with the wrench *Yvette with the rope *The Cop with the lead pipe *The Singing Telegram Girl with the revolver
This is one of those movies that I have to feel out a person before recommending it to them. The humor is so specific and I know it's not everyone's jam, but I love it so much. I don't know if either of you have ever seen the TV show Psych, but they do a lot of homage episodes and Clue was one of my favorites.
If I recall right, the only cut of the movie that was shown on TV or physical release was the one with all 3 endings combined. The 3 different endings were only for the theatrical release.
🔔 TRIVIA: THE FRENCH MAID WAS THE SAME ACTRESS WHO PLAYED THE FEMALE DETECTIVE IN 'DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE'. SHE SHOUTED AT CHARLIE FOR MAKING THAT EXAMPLE EXPLOSION WITH THE BINARY LIQUIDS.
The singing telegram girl was a member of the Go-Go's. You might have remembered Michael McKean from This is Spinal Tap. Seeing this as a teen Colleen Camp as Yvette made quite an impression.
I absolutely love this movie. Its just so absurd, and over-the-top, yet so brilliantly well-written and acted out that even though I've seen it a dozen+ times I still enjoy it every time.
I just started watching y’all’s channel this week and I thought to myself “I hope they do Clue”. And here we are. I love when stuff like that happens lol
Each copy of Clue distributed to theaters had one of the different endings attached. Depending on which theater you watched it in, and which show time you attended, you would see a different ending. Part of a marketing strategy to get people to buy multiple tickets, if I remember correctly.
My parents have always joked that with me being raised watching this movie and Airplane occasionally, I never had a chance to have anything but a twisted, good sense of humor.
I cannot express the sheer joy I felt watching this reaction! There is no way of knowing how many times I’ve seen this movie in the past (almost) 40 years, but it always makes me laugh. I recommend watching a few more times, because it’s impossible to catch every joke the first time. I wish you many more viewings! 🙂
I had no idea the Gary's Mod prop hunt map was a 1:1 recreation of this movie's mansion. The creator must've *LOVED* this movie because the details I'm recognizing just looking at these clips is insane!
I think the individual endings was a theater only thing. I've been watching this since it came out. IME, it doesn't matter if it was on TV, streaming or physical copy, they've always had the multiple endings.
This is such a fun movie. I envy you being able to experience this wonderful movie for the first time. So many great performances, so much fun, snappy dialogue. Another movie with the same kind of fast-moving dialogue and things getting confused that's lots of fun but few have seen (and that also has Tim Curry in it) is the Sylvester Stallone comedy "Oscar". You should check it out.
Mom took me to see this in the theater, we didn't realize there were different endings at different theaters until much later, possibly when we rented it if I remember correctly lol
I like how Simone proved how much she related to Mrs White's ad-lib at the start of the review. And I love your shirt George any chance you remember where you got it? Not from Lionel Hutz himself surely?
Seen about all of your reactions, except the ones I dont want spoiled, and I think this might be my favorite reaction you've done! Keep up the great job!
That you have that Lionel Hutz quote on your t-shirt is awesome. I miss Phil Hartman. He was money in the bank. I wonder who wrote that joke. Anyhow, I enjoyed the video.
My favorite joke always gets passed over. Plum at dinner saying he works for UNO WHO Edit: that will teach me to hold my comments till the video is over
You guys should try to a reaction to Chinatown from 1974 starring Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson. The members of the Screenwriters Guild - that is , people who make their living writing screenplays - always vote it in the top 3 screenplays of all time with Casablanca and The Godfather. It's Roman Polanski's masterpiece and a film that will challenge you in every possible way. There are a lot of reactions to it on You Tube but we need a high caliber one.
Awesome reaction. You guys are great and on a roll! If you love this, I highly recommend Oscar(1991) with Stallone, it's an underrated gem. Y'all love it.
If you like this deadpan and slapstick, you should also give “Johnny Dangerously” a try with Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo. I believe it came out the year before this.
If you get the chance; check out 2 other great movies with the great actor Tim Curry. -- : (1980's movie called "Legend" where he plays a character called Darkness) and -- : (1980's TV movie called "It" he plays as the clown).
If you want a similar movie full of hijinks but also incredibly heart warming, you NEED to watch Steve Martin in "The Father of the Bride" (1991). It's been remade a few times but never as good as this original and absolutely hilarious. Also, "The Bird Cage" (1996)with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane is the gold standard of such humor. You'd both laugh harder in these movies than maybe any other.
@@willtarantino Ah, yes, that's right. I can't speak to the original though I hear it's good. Regardless, Steve Martin's '91 version is an absolute classic.
Whenever someone reacts to Clue I always want to offer the same advice: This movie was blessed with some of the best comedic actors of the time. Forget the mystery and enjoy the laughs.
Clue is not really a whodunnit, because there is no way you would figure out the killer. Rather, it is in the 'old dark house' genre, which is a kind of dark comedy that was around in the black-and-white era. Examples include The Old Dark House (of course), The Cat & The Canary (remade multiple times), The Last Warning, and The House On Haunted Hill.
Simone: "i have to pull back the shower curtain in case anyone is hiding behind there" Also Simone 5 minutes later: "i want a house with secret passage ways" you gotta love her.
@@Sage2000 Yes. Those werent her lines. The movie was very tightly written with zero room for coming up with lines on your own, Improvisation. Well they get to Madelines monolog and she forgets her lines, so she improvizes the "Flames" bit. Director liked it so much he kept it in the film instead of reshooting the scene.
"It's a matter of life after death. He died and I got a life." Madeline Kahn steals this movie and every film she's in. That and the "flames on the side of my face" speech are some of my favorite lines from any film. Also, Tim Curry is hilarious running from room to room during his reveals, but he's also being true to the board game. In the game, if you want to make an accusation, you have to be in the room where you are saying that it happened. I love that detail.
Fun fact. 'Flames on the side of my face' was due to her forgetting her line yet committing to the bit. The director loved it and kept it in the final cut.
Got in trouble at an old job once when my manager was going on and on in a meeting and said "to make a long story short" and I reflexively blurted out "too late." Then I had to explain to her it was a bit from the Clue movie, which she did not believe was an actual movie.
The actress playing the Singing Telegram Girl was Jane Wiedlin, who is better known as the rhythm guitarist for the Go-Go's. You've seen her previously as Joan of Arc in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."
Good lord. We are so old. We know Jane Wiedlin of GoGos fame and Lee Ving who taught us about Fear. We should probably all hook up and watch Streets of Fire.
@@michaelchenault3693 you should check out the podcast Junkfood Cinema. been going strong for 10 years so a great back catalogue and still going strong.
Not only was the Flames monologue improv, but they (as a group of talented comedians) were under strict orders to *not*deviate from the script. It's all so fast and impeccable and that's the zany vibe they wanted. But Kahn thought this would be a brilliant spot to break that, and actually got permission to try...but nobody else was told. Some of the looks as she's babbling from the others are legit "what the hell is she doing?" looks. Or recreated to be (when she's in the shot, the others visible are definitely reacting legit, the individual shots might have been pick ups to reinforce the scene). That woman was a genius, really. I love her delivery of" he wasn't a very good illusionist" too because she basically drops the entire front Mrs White puts up and uses a straight conversational voice, like she's just so pleased with herself or something.
This is an unpopular opinion, but that is not my favorite moment in the film. It's funny, and Madeline is great. But as you said: so much of the dialogue and pace of the film is snappy, snappy, snappy. And that stilted, stuttering ad-lib is slow and ponderous, and brings down the flow of that whole frenetic last chapter. From the moment Wadsworth starts explaining and running around the house, the energy (and music score) is turned up to eleven! ...Then Mrs. White has her pause.. to explain her burning hatred.. of Yvette.. and the flames.. and stuff... andthenthemusicpicksupandwe'rebacktothefreneticenergyagain. As a moment of Ms. Kahn being hilarious, it is hilarious. The timing in the midst of the action always pulls me away. So I end up very lukewarm about the moment. I don't hate it; it's funny! But I don't love it, either. -my 2¢ But this is for sure among my favorite films of all time. The cast is perfection, the script is tight as a drum, every little detail and nod to the game and to pop culture of the period. The slapstick humor, the wordplay humor, the physical humor, the reactions, the jokes: just so amazing.
When he said "Robin Williams energy" my mouth automatically said "cocaine?" (That's not a diss on Robin, all the comedy greats were wired for the entire 80s and most of the 90s...)
Hah, now that I know what it's from, when I go back and listen to it again I swear I hear it in Inu Yasha's voice, like the dusty fossil of a long-buried memory 😆
Bless this movie. Imagine, a ten year old boy running around quoting Madeline Kahn, “Husbands should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.” This movie is ingrained in my soul.
The way the multiple endings build on each other is really what makes this movie for me. I can see why the theater version didn't do that well. Only having one of the endings wouldn't hit in quite the same way. There's just an insane build-up of energy in that last 30 minutes to the final climax.
They actually labeled the theaters/tickets with which of the 3 you were seeing (unless you were unlucky enough to live somewhere that decided to not bother) so you could rewatch the movie to see all 3 over time
The way the third ends with Mr Green actually doing the game thing "it was me, in the hall, with the revolver" gives it a symbolic sorta "we were leading up to that the entire time" vibe that always made me wonder why they split it for theaters. It felt like it was meant to be put together like that.
It's a nice touch if you think about the game - there isn't a set story, so it could be literally anyone with anything in any room. Especially since in the final ending, one person announces themselves as the murderer which was always something I found a bit wonky! If I murdered someone, I figure I would have known...
@neilbiggs1353 It is supposed to be that they get called out, not that they confess. Besides: I have played a murder mystery at a party where we were all characters and played out the story during the party. It was quite fun, and my realisation that I was the murderer was a great moment for me.
Favorite. Movie. Ever. So quotable. "Are you afraid of fate worse than death?" "No, just death. Isn't that enough?" "Armageddon is upon us." "I got news for ya, it's already here." ... "Your souls are in danger." "Our lives are in danger, ya beatnik! " 😂😂😂😂
The improv in this movie is a master class. I love watching Tim Curry’s physical comedy. The timing is impeccable. The banter is insane. Everything about this movie works exactly the way a movie based on a board game shouldn’t.
I loved that you pointed out Madeline Kahn’s performance. She was such a talented comedic actor. You should check out her film debut. It’s the 1972 film What’s Up, Doc? It also stars Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neil. It’s considered one of the best comedies of all time.
I always have to give a shout out to Kellye Nakahara (1948-2020) who plays the chef, known to us Generation Xers as Nurse Kelly, second in command of Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit)'s nursing staff from the long-running television series M*A*S*H (1972-1983). M*A*S*H used the sitcom format to lure its audience into solid dramatic storylines culled from actual experiences during the Korean War, and Kelly was one of the most memorable recurring characters, getting to show both her dramatic and comedic chops in one of the best written shows on television. I'm glad she got to do something as straightforwardly goofy as Clue.
Oh shoot is that her?! Every time I see this movie I think she looks familiar but just write it off as me having seen this movie so many times. I remember her now that you mention it. MASH was my jam in junior high for some reason, I watched it obsessively 😂 But it’s been a while since then.
@@inhumanmusic1411 Respectfully: Sorry, but I think you're thinking of actress Elaine Miles, who played "Marilyn Whirlwind" on Northern Exposure: the doctor's monotone receptionist. I can see a passing resemblance, so I can understand how you would mis-remember it that way, but Kellye was never on Northern Exposure. Kellye was Japanese, born in Hawaii. Elaine is Native American. Also incidentally, the character she played was Tlingit. "Eskimo" is a term that natives of the northern areas do not prefer. Just FYI.
@@TSIRKLAND They played up Kellye's actual ancestry in one episode where Hawkeye (Alan Alda) asks Kellye for an aortic graft in terms of Italian pasta size, and when she says she's part Japanese, part Hawaiian, and asks for an ethnic translation she can understand, he says, "A small egg roll!"
HATED that line!! Damaged the whole film for me. I thought, is it possible, is it actually possible, I'm seeing a flim where the hero gets to be gay?!? YEEEE.... oh. He's het. Of course. Can't ever let gays succeed or be heroic in anything. Felt the rug pulled out from under me, just a bait and switch.
@@Aeroldoth3 yeah I hate that line too for the same reason and usually skip it because I still love the movie so much. It’s a general headcanon that he is still gay but has to say that when he’s in front of this boss for obvious reasons. (But I wish they did it better)
The fact that Simone fully cracked up when the singing telegram girl got shot makes her my new favorite person, because that’s exactly how I reacted when I first saw that scene 🤣
All the reactions I’ve seen to this, everyone is so preoccupied trying to guess the murderer, they miss a lot of the humor (especially the subtle stuff). First time I watched this it was the opposite. I was having so much fun with the humor, I forgot to try to guess/follow who the killer might be. Definitely a movie that needs a rewatch! Thanks for sharing!
The more times you watch this movie, the more you enjoy it and the funnier it gets. So many weird little bits and quotes and background gags and just absurdity. Love this movie!
Murder By Death has to be added to your must see list now. Another film with Eileen Brennan who personified the world weary archetype in so many roles.
26:57 I can’t remember where I’ve seen it before, but I’ve seen this at least twice: people in Hollywood referencing “Flames… on the side of my face.” It’s one of the best lines in cinema, imo, and it’s partially due to the fact that before this movie, “real people messing up” wasn’t included in movies. It may have been an improv scene, but it’s such a real reaction for someone whose character has serious rage repression issues. Madeline was right to portray a murderer as tripping over her own thoughts trying to speak about just how angry she was in the presence of her husband’s mistress Yvette, and she spent the whole movie not letting her true feelings show, until she was busted. Very smart choices on the day.
On top of the (main) characters, rooms and weapons all being authentic to the board game, the secret passages in the movie lead to and from the exact same rooms as the game as well. So pleased you got to react to this - it probably won't surprise you that, with minimal sets, no costume changes, and being heavy on the dialogue and slapstick, it makes for the *perfect* amateur theatre production. There is (hopefully still) at least one extremely faithful uni society adaptation available in full on RUclips - their Wadsworth in particular would make Tim Curry proud!
One of my favorites. I saw this when I was a kid. So many good jokes and quotes. "Flames, on the side of my face..." And that tiny scream she does out of nowhere.
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In the game, there is a rule that if a player's pawn stops in a doorway, no other player's pawn can move past. Throughout the film, the characters keep bunching up and getting stuck in doorways and narrow passages. It is brilliant.
That’s hilarious
Mind=blown.
Totally didn't pick up on that before. Amazing
Never noticed that! I need to play again!
Oh wow I’ve never realized that in this movie that’s great
It's nice to watch a Clue reaction where the reactors get the J. Edgar Hoover joke 😂
Simone might be the first reactor I've seen get the Kipling/I'll eat anything joke.
Yes - I loved that they got both those references!
@@LordVolkov Please explain that to me.. I didn't know that was a joke.
@@carm3dEating anything... knowing her job. I think that's the joke?
@@carm3dkilling was the root being quoted not food.
Mr. Green is Michael McKean famous for This is Spinal Tap, also has been on Friends, Better Call Saul, Planes Trains and Automobiles
And was also very famous for his role on Laverne & Shirley
Also from Laverne and Shirley and the Brady Bunch movie in 1995
Dude is copper bottomed genius, as the British say. Love his alter ego Jerry Palter from A Mighty Wind / The Folksmen. It isn't everyone that is in not just one, but two bands that are simultaneously real and fictional.
I always remember him from The X-Files because he was such a ridiculous character.
…and who could forget him as Gibby, Martin Tupper’s incorrigible boss on HBO’s Dream On
For me, the best thing about this film is that, knowing how it ends, if you re-watch the film, you can see how every theory could be real, due to which character was where in each scene.
There are a couple of mistakes though. When Boddy turns the lights out the room they are in contains a fireplace that is shown to have a fire going in it so even without the power there should have been enough light that someone would have seen who hit Boddy. Then in the scene where the motorist is killed he is shown standing in front of a mirror while he is on the phone. You can clearly see the fireplace that acts as the secret passage entrance in the reflection of the mirror so no one should have been able to sneak up from behind him. Finally when have you ever seen two women carry purses with nothing in them? Both Scarlett and Peacock show their purses to not only not have the gun in them in the versions where the other one does all the killing but they show their purse to not have anything at all in them.
Fun Fact...all 6 people killed in all versions, were each killed with 1 of the 6 weapons
*Mrs. Ho with the knife
*Mr. Boddy with the candlestick
*The Motorist with the wrench
*Yvette with the rope
*The Cop with the lead pipe
*The Singing Telegram Girl with the revolver
This is one of those movies that I have to feel out a person before recommending it to them. The humor is so specific and I know it's not everyone's jam, but I love it so much. I don't know if either of you have ever seen the TV show Psych, but they do a lot of homage episodes and Clue was one of my favorites.
Just recommend it to everyone. If it's not someone's jam, you don't need them around anyway.
If I recall right, the only cut of the movie that was shown on TV or physical release was the one with all 3 endings combined. The 3 different endings were only for the theatrical release.
🔔 TRIVIA: THE FRENCH MAID WAS THE SAME ACTRESS WHO PLAYED THE FEMALE DETECTIVE IN 'DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE'. SHE SHOUTED AT CHARLIE FOR MAKING THAT EXAMPLE EXPLOSION WITH THE BINARY LIQUIDS.
Press Caps Lock again, will you?
@@migmit Get a life.
@@Rocket_Man232 Thank you.
The singing telegram girl was a member of the Go-Go's. You might have remembered Michael McKean from This is Spinal Tap. Seeing this as a teen Colleen Camp as Yvette made quite an impression.
Yes, Mrs. Kahn is one of my fav characters in this.
I absolutely love this movie. Its just so absurd, and over-the-top, yet so brilliantly well-written and acted out that even though I've seen it a dozen+ times I still enjoy it every time.
I just started watching y’all’s channel this week and I thought to myself “I hope they do Clue”. And here we are. I love when stuff like that happens lol
Each copy of Clue distributed to theaters had one of the different endings attached. Depending on which theater you watched it in, and which show time you attended, you would see a different ending. Part of a marketing strategy to get people to buy multiple tickets, if I remember correctly.
My parents have always joked that with me being raised watching this movie and Airplane occasionally, I never had a chance to have anything but a twisted, good sense of humor.
Fun fact: The singing telegram girl is Jane Wiedlin of the Go Go's.
I cannot express the sheer joy I felt watching this reaction! There is no way of knowing how many times I’ve seen this movie in the past (almost) 40 years, but it always makes me laugh.
I recommend watching a few more times, because it’s impossible to catch every joke the first time. I wish you many more viewings! 🙂
I had no idea the Gary's Mod prop hunt map was a 1:1 recreation of this movie's mansion. The creator must've *LOVED* this movie because the details I'm recognizing just looking at these clips is insane!
There is a similar mystery/comedy movie from the 70s called "Murder By Death"
The beginning bit is from Inuyasha. It's his claw attack.
The original Cinema release of Clue has three possible endings!
1 of my 3 most unheard of movies are clue. "4 rooms" that is a tarantino movie with huge cast and then soooooo not done is "noises off" also huge cast
Any release of this movie since 1985 had all endings! All awesome!!!
I think the individual endings was a theater only thing. I've been watching this since it came out. IME, it doesn't matter if it was on TV, streaming or physical copy, they've always had the multiple endings.
This is such a fun movie. I envy you being able to experience this wonderful movie for the first time. So many great performances, so much fun, snappy dialogue.
Another movie with the same kind of fast-moving dialogue and things getting confused that's lots of fun but few have seen (and that also has Tim Curry in it) is the Sylvester Stallone comedy "Oscar". You should check it out.
They put all 3 endings on all VHS and any broadcasts.
My go-to sleepover movie as a kid.
One of the best casts ever!! I love this movie SOOO much!!!
Mom took me to see this in the theater, we didn't realize there were different endings at different theaters until much later, possibly when we rented it if I remember correctly lol
This is one of my favorite "ensemble" comedies. The other is A Fish Called Wanda. If you haven't seen it, and you liked Clue, you probably should.
Other people have already suggested Knives Out, but I would also recommend "And Then There Were None".
RIP Eileen Brennan, Howard Hesseman, Kellye Nakahara, and Madeline Kahn.
Iron Reaver Soul Stealer, Inuyasha signature move before Tetsaiga, he also had blades of bloode.
George: "Shui, shui, shui" (before the start of the movie)
I see what you did there. Lmao
I like how Simone proved how much she related to Mrs White's ad-lib at the start of the review. And I love your shirt George any chance you remember where you got it? Not from Lionel Hutz himself surely?
One of my top 3 movies of all time
"I was expecting Campy..."
Well Colleen "Camp" played Yvette so...
The real mystery is how Miss Scarlet's dress stays up.
Damn this takes me back. This is actually kne of the first films i can remember watching
I think you're the only reactors I have seen to get the joke about J. Edgar Hoover on everyone's phones!
So glad you guys reacted to this movie. One of the best comedies of all time and perfect showcase for Tim Curry and his amazing talent.
Of course George plays Rimworld. Awesome
This is one of the few movies that brighten me up when I'm feeling blue! Tim Curry is a genius!
Seen about all of your reactions, except the ones I dont want spoiled, and I think this might be my favorite reaction you've done! Keep up the great job!
If you love Madeline Kahn, you'll love her in "What's Up, Doc?" with Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand.
That you have that Lionel Hutz quote on your t-shirt is awesome. I miss Phil Hartman. He was money in the bank. I wonder who wrote that joke. Anyhow, I enjoyed the video.
A video beginning with an Inuyasha quote?
Sign me up!
I knew you two would love this
My favorite joke always gets passed over. Plum at dinner saying he works for UNO WHO
Edit: that will teach me to hold my comments till the video is over
It's from Inuyasha! Wind scare!
You guys should try to a reaction to Chinatown from 1974 starring Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson. The members of the Screenwriters Guild - that is , people who make their living writing screenplays - always vote it in the top 3 screenplays of all time with Casablanca and The Godfather. It's Roman Polanski's masterpiece and a film that will challenge you in every possible way. There are a lot of reactions to it on You Tube but we need a high caliber one.
Awesome reaction. You guys are great and on a roll! If you love this, I highly recommend Oscar(1991) with Stallone, it's an underrated gem. Y'all love it.
The original CLUE BOARDGAMES ARE WORTH A LOT NOW...1960s everything intact not opened worth 1000
If you like this deadpan and slapstick, you should also give “Johnny Dangerously” a try with Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo. I believe it came out the year before this.
No tears. No alarms and no surprises. Goddamit nappa
If you get the chance; check out 2 other great movies with the great actor Tim Curry.
-- : (1980's movie called "Legend" where he plays a character called Darkness) and -- : (1980's TV movie called "It" he plays as the clown).
If you want a similar movie full of hijinks but also incredibly heart warming, you NEED to watch Steve Martin in "The Father of the Bride" (1991). It's been remade a few times but never as good as this original and absolutely hilarious. Also, "The Bird Cage" (1996)with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane is the gold standard of such humor. You'd both laugh harder in these movies than maybe any other.
Hate to break it to you, but the Steve Martin 1991 version was a remake of a 1950 film starring Spencer Tracy and Liz Taylor.
@@willtarantino Ah, yes, that's right. I can't speak to the original though I hear it's good. Regardless, Steve Martin's '91 version is an absolute classic.
Inu Yasha got the intro reference...
People are good at AmongUs with limited info. Here we see the whole scene, and we're still confused AF 😆
Simone watching Inuyasha?
Loved that anime... gotta watch it again. Thanks for reminding me.
Nice inuyasha reference to start
Another movie could be "A Shot in the Dark" in the Pink Panther series. Another who done it genre.
omg, I love you two. your intros make me laugh so hard I love it.
Whenever someone reacts to Clue I always want to offer the same advice: This movie was blessed with some of the best comedic actors of the time. Forget the mystery and enjoy the laughs.
Clue is not really a whodunnit, because there is no way you would figure out the killer. Rather, it is in the 'old dark house' genre, which is a kind of dark comedy that was around in the black-and-white era. Examples include The Old Dark House (of course), The Cat & The Canary (remade multiple times), The Last Warning, and The House On Haunted Hill.
@@ThreadBomb Arsenic and Old Lace
@@ThreadBomb I always liked this with Private Eyes with Don Knotts and Tim Conway.
Fun fact: Madeline Kahn’s speech on how much she hated Evette was ad-libbed.
Simone: "i have to pull back the shower curtain in case anyone is hiding behind there"
Also Simone 5 minutes later: "i want a house with secret passage ways"
you gotta love her.
I adore her contradictions.
Clearly the secret passage ways are to be used to dodge unwanted shower dwellers.
@@ItDoesntMatterReally The sequel to C.H.U.D., U.S.D.
Anyone can hide in a shower. But ideally only the home owner would know about the passage ways. Great place to hide!
I love her for everything about her.
I knew immediately that Simone would relate to Madeline Kahn's character in that famous 'flames' improv scene.
I knew George would love the wordplay given his love of puns!
Yes! I clicked on the video and skipped DIRECTLY to this scene!
Improv?
@@Sage2000 Yes. Those werent her lines. The movie was very tightly written with zero room for coming up with lines on your own, Improvisation. Well they get to Madelines monolog and she forgets her lines, so she improvizes the "Flames" bit. Director liked it so much he kept it in the film instead of reshooting the scene.
Thank you @@memnarch129
"It's a matter of life after death. He died and I got a life."
Madeline Kahn steals this movie and every film she's in. That and the "flames on the side of my face" speech are some of my favorite lines from any film.
Also, Tim Curry is hilarious running from room to room during his reveals, but he's also being true to the board game. In the game, if you want to make an accusation, you have to be in the room where you are saying that it happened. I love that detail.
"Flies are where men are most vulnerable!" Once I finally got that joke as a teen 😅 it's been one of my favorite lines since.
And the little scream after the lights came back on
Fun fact. 'Flames on the side of my face' was due to her forgetting her line yet committing to the bit. The director loved it and kept it in the final cut.
Because of this hilarious movie, I will always say “too late” when someone tells me “long story short”
It’s also quite fun to say “No” in the Wadsworth tone, and see if anyone catches on.
Got in trouble at an old job once when my manager was going on and on in a meeting and said "to make a long story short" and I reflexively blurted out "too late." Then I had to explain to her it was a bit from the Clue movie, which she did not believe was an actual movie.
@@brakyeller you should have showed her a clip from RUclips 😂
ditto!
Lol same! I even say it to myself whenever I say "long story short..."
The actress playing the Singing Telegram Girl was Jane Wiedlin, who is better known as the rhythm guitarist for the Go-Go's. You've seen her previously as Joan of Arc in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."
Also in Star Trek IV. I have met her twice!!
Mr. Body was played by Punk Rocker Lee Ving
Good lord. We are so old. We know Jane Wiedlin of GoGos fame and Lee Ving who taught us about Fear. We should probably all hook up and watch Streets of Fire.
@@michaelchenault3693 you should check out the podcast Junkfood Cinema. been going strong for 10 years so a great back catalogue and still going strong.
@@CLOWNBOY68I literally clicked on this thread to say she was a stranded starship captain in The Voyage Home.
"Why has the car stopped?"
"... It's frightened."
😂😂😂
Not only was the Flames monologue improv, but they (as a group of talented comedians) were under strict orders to *not*deviate from the script. It's all so fast and impeccable and that's the zany vibe they wanted. But Kahn thought this would be a brilliant spot to break that, and actually got permission to try...but nobody else was told. Some of the looks as she's babbling from the others are legit "what the hell is she doing?" looks. Or recreated to be (when she's in the shot, the others visible are definitely reacting legit, the individual shots might have been pick ups to reinforce the scene). That woman was a genius, really. I love her delivery of" he wasn't a very good illusionist" too because she basically drops the entire front Mrs White puts up and uses a straight conversational voice, like she's just so pleased with herself or something.
This is an unpopular opinion, but that is not my favorite moment in the film. It's funny, and Madeline is great. But as you said: so much of the dialogue and pace of the film is snappy, snappy, snappy. And that stilted, stuttering ad-lib is slow and ponderous, and brings down the flow of that whole frenetic last chapter. From the moment Wadsworth starts explaining and running around the house, the energy (and music score) is turned up to eleven! ...Then Mrs. White has her pause.. to explain her burning hatred.. of Yvette.. and the flames.. and stuff... andthenthemusicpicksupandwe'rebacktothefreneticenergyagain.
As a moment of Ms. Kahn being hilarious, it is hilarious. The timing in the midst of the action always pulls me away. So I end up very lukewarm about the moment. I don't hate it; it's funny! But I don't love it, either.
-my 2¢
But this is for sure among my favorite films of all time. The cast is perfection, the script is tight as a drum, every little detail and nod to the game and to pop culture of the period. The slapstick humor, the wordplay humor, the physical humor, the reactions, the jokes: just so amazing.
Some of the other actors thought she was having a stroke in that scene because none of them knew she was going to be ad libbing in it.
I loved how George said that Tim Curry was exceeding Robin Williams's energy at one point. It is by far my favorite performance of his.
Putting Tim Curry up to the task of leaping between reserved and bombastic was a guarantee of resulting greatness.
This is my favorite Tim Curry performance, just ahead of his roll in the Sylvester Stallone comedy "Oscar".
When he said "Robin Williams energy" my mouth automatically said "cocaine?"
(That's not a diss on Robin, all the comedy greats were wired for the entire 80s and most of the 90s...)
The perfection of the blocking and precise timing that had to happen for Mr. Green trying to find a seat.
OMG the Inuyasha nostalgia hit at the beginning!!
Ah thank you. I KNEW I’d heard that phrase somewhere but couldn’t remember.
I can’t believe George didn’t know lol
Hah, now that I know what it's from, when I go back and listen to it again I swear I hear it in Inu Yasha's voice, like the dusty fossil of a long-buried memory 😆
Bless this movie. Imagine, a ten year old boy running around quoting Madeline Kahn, “Husbands should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable.” This movie is ingrained in my soul.
So, I guess your husband is like Kleenex?
Let that be a lesson not to get too snotty with Mrs. White.
As a gay, I’ve been quoting her since I was a little kid too 😂
That is amazing 😂
“Can you keep a secret?”
“So can I.”
Simple but very hilarious.
Also Inuyasha is awesome :)
I've been saying "flames...flames out the side of my face" for almost 30 years. Lol. Just the best line.
The way the multiple endings build on each other is really what makes this movie for me. I can see why the theater version didn't do that well. Only having one of the endings wouldn't hit in quite the same way. There's just an insane build-up of energy in that last 30 minutes to the final climax.
Another issue was that no one knew which ending it would be, so a lot of people would go multiple times & end up seeing the exact same one lol
They actually labeled the theaters/tickets with which of the 3 you were seeing (unless you were unlucky enough to live somewhere that decided to not bother) so you could rewatch the movie to see all 3 over time
The way the third ends with Mr Green actually doing the game thing "it was me, in the hall, with the revolver" gives it a symbolic sorta "we were leading up to that the entire time" vibe that always made me wonder why they split it for theaters. It felt like it was meant to be put together like that.
It's a nice touch if you think about the game - there isn't a set story, so it could be literally anyone with anything in any room. Especially since in the final ending, one person announces themselves as the murderer which was always something I found a bit wonky! If I murdered someone, I figure I would have known...
@neilbiggs1353 It is supposed to be that they get called out, not that they confess. Besides: I have played a murder mystery at a party where we were all characters and played out the story during the party. It was quite fun, and my realisation that I was the murderer was a great moment for me.
Favorite. Movie. Ever. So quotable.
"Are you afraid of fate worse than death?"
"No, just death. Isn't that enough?"
"Armageddon is upon us."
"I got news for ya, it's already here."
...
"Your souls are in danger."
"Our lives are in danger, ya beatnik! " 😂😂😂😂
"I... Am... Your singing telegram!"" BANG
don't forget;
"To make a long story short--"
"Too late!"
"I had to stop her screaming!" 🤓
My favorite: "How many husbands did you have?" "Mine or other women´s?"
"I choose to expose myself!"
"Please, there are women present!"
God, how I adored Madeline Kahn. She was a treasure in everything she was in. But this one? That "flames" scene was glorious!!!
I still don't get it.
The improv in this movie is a master class. I love watching Tim Curry’s physical comedy. The timing is impeccable. The banter is insane. Everything about this movie works exactly the way a movie based on a board game shouldn’t.
I loved that you pointed out Madeline Kahn’s performance. She was such a talented comedic actor. You should check out her film debut. It’s the 1972 film What’s Up, Doc? It also stars Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neil. It’s considered one of the best comedies of all time.
Also her Mel Brooks movies.
I triple recommend!
i can't recommend this one enough.
What's Up Doc is one of the best films of the 70's. Definitely worth a watch.
And Paper Moon, another Ryan O'Neil flick.
I always have to give a shout out to Kellye Nakahara (1948-2020) who plays the chef, known to us Generation Xers as Nurse Kelly, second in command of Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit)'s nursing staff from the long-running television series M*A*S*H (1972-1983). M*A*S*H used the sitcom format to lure its audience into solid dramatic storylines culled from actual experiences during the Korean War, and Kelly was one of the most memorable recurring characters, getting to show both her dramatic and comedic chops in one of the best written shows on television. I'm glad she got to do something as straightforwardly goofy as Clue.
Oh shoot is that her?! Every time I see this movie I think she looks familiar but just write it off as me having seen this movie so many times.
I remember her now that you mention it. MASH was my jam in junior high for some reason, I watched it obsessively 😂 But it’s been a while since then.
She also played a Eskimo in Northern Exposure.
@@inhumanmusic1411 Respectfully:
Sorry, but I think you're thinking of actress Elaine Miles, who played "Marilyn Whirlwind" on Northern Exposure: the doctor's monotone receptionist.
I can see a passing resemblance, so I can understand how you would mis-remember it that way, but Kellye was never on Northern Exposure.
Kellye was Japanese, born in Hawaii. Elaine is Native American. Also incidentally, the character she played was Tlingit. "Eskimo" is a term that natives of the northern areas do not prefer. Just FYI.
@@TSIRKLAND They played up Kellye's actual ancestry in one episode where Hawkeye (Alan Alda) asks Kellye for an aortic graft in terms of Italian pasta size, and when she says she's part Japanese, part Hawaiian, and asks for an ethnic translation she can understand, he says, "A small egg roll!"
I just looked it up, but to my surprise, buttle is a word... "work as a butler."
Of course, it’s a word. If it wasn’t, what would all the butlers be doing? Nothing. And a butler who does nothing is not a good butler at all.
@@0okamino A butler who does nothing would be a butt butler, I suppose.
"I'm going home and sleep with my wife." What a final line to a movie!
That's the one I remember the most from this film haha
Wonderfully random and kind-of shocking.
@@ThreadBomb it wasn't random, it was a call back to him saying he was being blackmailed for being gay. I guess that was just part of his cover.
HATED that line!! Damaged the whole film for me. I thought, is it possible, is it actually possible, I'm seeing a flim where the hero gets to be gay?!? YEEEE.... oh. He's het. Of course. Can't ever let gays succeed or be heroic in anything. Felt the rug pulled out from under me, just a bait and switch.
@@Aeroldoth3 yeah I hate that line too for the same reason and usually skip it because I still love the movie so much. It’s a general headcanon that he is still gay but has to say that when he’s in front of this boss for obvious reasons. (But I wish they did it better)
Oh my god! Oh my god! You’re watching one of my favorites! It’s one of the most underrated ensemble cast movies, the banter is A+
What happened to Simone's "Oh my God!" counter?
Among many other whodunnit mystery movies, this movie was one of Rian Johnson’s biggest influences when he came up with Knives Out. ❤
The fact that Simone fully cracked up when the singing telegram girl got shot makes her my new favorite person, because that’s exactly how I reacted when I first saw that scene 🤣
All the reactions I’ve seen to this, everyone is so preoccupied trying to guess the murderer, they miss a lot of the humor (especially the subtle stuff). First time I watched this it was the opposite. I was having so much fun with the humor, I forgot to try to guess/follow who the killer might be. Definitely a movie that needs a rewatch! Thanks for sharing!
2:00 It's a boot scrape, for that exact purpose. Though usually it was from horses in those days. You can often find them outside old buildings.
Iron Reaver Soul Stealer! is from InuYasha and Yashahime.
The more times you watch this movie, the more you enjoy it and the funnier it gets. So many weird little bits and quotes and background gags and just absurdity. Love this movie!
Murder By Death has to be added to your must see list now. Another film with Eileen Brennan who personified the world weary archetype in so many roles.
The fun here is not so much to figure out whodunit, but in the enjoyment of all the quips and punchlines. Along with the physical humor.
Madeline Kahn's adlibbed monologue was the ONLY adlib allowed in the movie. Apparently they were pretty strict about adhering exactly to the script.
26:57 I can’t remember where I’ve seen it before, but I’ve seen this at least twice: people in Hollywood referencing “Flames… on the side of my face.” It’s one of the best lines in cinema, imo, and it’s partially due to the fact that before this movie, “real people messing up” wasn’t included in movies. It may have been an improv scene, but it’s such a real reaction for someone whose character has serious rage repression issues. Madeline was right to portray a murderer as tripping over her own thoughts trying to speak about just how angry she was in the presence of her husband’s mistress Yvette, and she spent the whole movie not letting her true feelings show, until she was busted. Very smart choices on the day.
Love this movie, and Tim Curry should've gotten an international standing ovation!!
Mr. Green is the singer in Spinal Tap
No way! Far out.
He is also Chuck from Better Call Saul.
On top of the (main) characters, rooms and weapons all being authentic to the board game, the secret passages in the movie lead to and from the exact same rooms as the game as well.
So pleased you got to react to this - it probably won't surprise you that, with minimal sets, no costume changes, and being heavy on the dialogue and slapstick, it makes for the *perfect* amateur theatre production. There is (hopefully still) at least one extremely faithful uni society adaptation available in full on RUclips - their Wadsworth in particular would make Tim Curry proud!
One of my favorites. I saw this when I was a kid. So many good jokes and quotes. "Flames, on the side of my face..." And that tiny scream she does out of nowhere.
Love how fast you got sucked into trying to solve it ;) Tim Curry being Tim Curry is always fun