Clue (1985) REACTION - Mrs White, you are an absolute comedy icon!

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[@justinnaniong7872]

They're not dressed in their board game colors, but their cars are.

[@jhopeur7219]

The women are dressed in colors that are on the exact opposite of the color wheel as their names--they're in complementary colors. Peacock (which is a blue) is wearing the opposite orange; Mrs. White is in black, and Miss Scarlet (a red) is in green.

[@jenncece5858]

All these years and I never noticed that before!

[@MicahSps]

As a gay of a certain age, I have the "Flames" speech committed to memory. You never know when it'll come in handy.

[@evergreenforestwitch]

That's kind of an amazing tribute to her greatness and hilarious at the same time. Well done.

[@Peg__]

I've used the "flames" quote, to de-escalate people at the bar I worked at. Movie quotes come in handy in certain scenarios.😂

[@evergreenforestwitch]

@Peg__ that is an awesome addition to this thread! I would love to have seen that!

[@melindamuller4466]

Funnily enough, I like Miss Peacocks monologue at dinner even more

[@evergreenforestwitch]

@melindamuller4466 the about sitting in silence? Her delivery is so hilarious

[@katpiercemusic]

This is a movie that conceptually should never worked, but because of the cast, and because they used Agatha Christie as a basic frame work, it is absolutely perfect. The comedic pacing is a masterclass.

[@epkeenan]

Madeline Kahn was probably best known for working with Mel Brooks, especially Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Incredibly funny in both movies.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Omg is she woman with the lisp? That's where I'd recognise her from. Wow thats some range

[@katpiercemusic]

And a phenomenal Broadway actress as well.

[@uma.n2680]

She was also in What's up doc? Which is an amazing screwball comedy.

[@cosmicorder2]

She had also starred in her own sitcom, but from what I hear, it had some really lousy writing that didn't utilize Madeline's skills as an actress. You might know her from the hilarious elbow shake scene in Young Frankenstein.

[@HuntingViolets]

@@AdamfromFWCI Also in _Paper Moon_ and _What's Up, Doc?,_ among other things.

[@willantvan]

🔥😮‍💨🔥😮‍💨😮‍💨 Flames Flames on the side of my face Heavy.. heaving.. he-

[@TheZestyDragon]

Not sure if your patreons mentioned this. But on release of this movie they sent it out to different theaters with only one ending. So when people came to talk about it they realised they all saw an alternate ending. Brilliant!

[@jenncece5858]

What I was coming to say 😊

[@paranoidandroid42]

Tim Curry's frenetic performance in this is amazing! As a child, I was fascinated by the alternate endings 🧐

[@lk_c7214]

I’ve never jumped to watch a reaction so fast; Clue is my favorite movie!! 🥰 Stellar cast, such smart writing and just hilarious; 11/10 on the rewatch scale! So glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@jaydock1]

I’ve seen lots of reactions to this movie and no one gets the humor like you do lmao glad you liked it. The script is hilarious

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

I've seen this film well over 100 times, it really is my favorite film of all time. It's one of those films that the first 20 times you watch it, you find something new. It's also very quotable. Perhaps my favorite quotes come from Peacock talking to the Chief, or Peacock to Plum: The Chief: Good evening. Have you ever given any thought to the kingdom of Heaven? Mrs. Peacock: What!? The Chief: Repent. The kingdom of heaven IS at hand. Miss Scarlet: You ain't just whistlin' Dixie. The Chief: Armageddon is almost upon us. Professor Plum: I got news for you - it's already here! Mrs. Peacock: Go away! The Chief: But your souls are in danger! Mrs. Peacock: Our lives our in danger, you beatnik! or Professor Plum: What are you afraid of? A fate worse than death? Mrs. Peacock: No, just death. Isn't that enough?

[@evergreenforestwitch]

I recorded this movie off HBO in the 80s and watched it soooo many times. I can quote the whole thing. Although I never noticed that their cars match their colors until I read a comment on this thread for some reason lol One of my favorite jokes is that Prof Plum works for UNO WHO - he describes it as the World Health Organization at the United Nations Organization or something like that. Now that I want to recall the dialog on demand I can't, of course.😂

[@jaydock1]

@@evergreenforestwitch oh i never caught that! That’s funny

[@MelaniePoparad]

I was born in late ‘85 and i grew up on this movie. I loved it. Even though I didn’t get all the jokes and innuendo at the time. That might be another reason why you didn’t enjoy it as a kid. I can quote the entire movie, word for word.

[@jensrettberg7968]

I often watch my Clue DVD in a double feature together with the movie Murder By Death, another Whodunit parody that takes things even further.

[@Hardbody217]

Throw Radioland Murders into that mix for a great triple-feature. Not only is it another period comedic murder mystery, but as with Murder by Death, it shares some cast members with Clue.

[@jhopeur7219]

Murder By Death is EXCELLENT.

[@turbopokey]

“…and Nanny inhaled all the fumes!” Old Nanny; “Sicky-poo!”

[@Jaqueli9er]

Madeline Kahn was so funny, her line deliveries were awesome. Lesley Ann Warren as Miss Scarlet will forever inhabit my bi heart

[@cinemacodey]

We called it “Clue” here in Oklahoma. I was so confused when I heard of Cluedo for the first time. Those books look cool.

[@JW666]

Lee Ving (Mr. Body) is the singer of the punk band Fear (he was also in Flashdance and was in an anthology movie called Nightmares) and the singing telegram girl is Jane Wiedlin, the guitar player and backing vocalist of the band The Go-Go's (she also played Joan of Ark in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures).

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Noah's Wife?

[@JW666]

@@AdamfromFWCI Ha, good one XD =P No, the one about a teenage girl who heard the voice of either God or a Saint, lead the French army in their war against the British and she was burned to death for heresy and witchcraft when she got captured.

[@JRiddelle]

@@JW666 Well, yes, but it's Joan of Arc, hence the joke.

[@WanderingCactus]

Setting this movie in the 50s was brilliant frankly, in America we had the whole Red Scare thing where Communism was everywhere, and the US government even created the House UnAmerican Activities Committee to investigate any prominent people accused of communism. Obviously this was the perfect time for blackmailing anyone that had dirty secrets, and the writers did a great job with the crimes, a murderer, a sex fiend, a war profiteer, a homosexual, a corrupt politician and the owner of a bordello, all very immoral behavior.

[@johannesbowers7467]

Sooooo many lines quotable here... The manic performance of Tim Curry just sells this.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

There were actually four endings, but the fourth was a bit dark and cut it. So, where do they put it... in a young adults/middle school-age condensed book that featured pictures. In the fourth ending, if I remember correctly, it was all Wadsworth. He poisoned all the six guests, stacks them in the cellar, and leaves. Gets in his car, but finds the blood-hungry dog in the back seat.

[@katpiercemusic]

I remember hearing about that, but never saw any confirmation that it was in the film. Wish they’d saved it because I would have loved to see it.

[@Gravydog316]

@@katpiercemusic it was filmed, but not edited; director Jonathan Lynn didn't think it worked; Wadsworth leaves in the police car & hears the police dogs growling from the back seat the footage is probably now lost forever 🙁

[@user-tx9uf5lt7v]

“…that’s one plus *two* plus two plus one!..” -Wadsworth Many thanks for the laughs and for your reaction. Keep on keeping on and Gritos from Tejas. “… oh, good shot.”

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

Lesley Ann Warren was Cinderella in TV in the 60's and has had a great career - she was in victor/Victoria too!

[@pompe221]

Somehow, no matter how many times I've seen it, Clue always makes me laugh.

[@sea-envy3137]

there is another classic mystery comedy called "Murder by Death" featuring parodies of all the classic movie detectives, Mrs. Peacock's actress Eileen Brennan plays Sam Diamond's secretary. Murder by Death is also famed as being one of the two movies you can watch to see naked Obi Wan Kenobi. Train Spotting being the other. The actress playing the cook Kellye Nakahara was well known as one of the supporting characters on M.A.S.H. since she was listening to a senate hearing live so this takes place on June 9, 1954

[@melindamuller4466]

Men should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong and disposable.

[@ericalynz]

You're the first reactor to this movie that have mentioned the books. I'm so glad you did, nobody else from my childhood remembers them and I was beginning to think they were a fever dream.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I distinctly remember one with a hot air balloon race lol

[@clarissa182]

Clue is one of my all-time favorite movies. I can't even tell you how many times I've watched it since I was a kid ('82 baby). I just absolutely love it.

[@mzmamamiavirgo]

One of my all time favorite movies! 👏

[@caseyd9471]

I don't know if you ended up recognizing Michael McKean (Green), but he's a fantastic comedy actor and part of the Christopher Guest mockumentary films, which I highly recommend (especially Spinal Tap and Best in Show). I LOVE this movie and I'm so glad you reacted to it :D :D

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Spinal Tap is great, but even though Christopher Guest is one of the stars, he didn't direct it. That was Rob Reiner, who is also featured as the documentarian Marty DiBergi.

[@heathergarnham9555]

Michael McKean is in Good Omens, Martin Mull is in Sabrina the Teenage Witch

[@debbyemerson3877]

Fun reaction! You had some good guesses!

[@toodlescae]

Love this movie. Radioland Murders is another one in this vein. Someone mentioned Murder By Death but there are a lot of old movie characters that are parodied thst you'd have to see in at least one movie to understand the jokes. Ms. Marple (Murder Most Foul/1964) Nick & Nora Charles (The Thin Man/1934) Charlie Chan (Charlie Chan Carries On/1931) Sam Spade (Maltese Falcon/1941) & Hercule Poirot (Murder On The Orient Express/1974) There are more with each character but those are the ones I recommend.

[@sea-envy3137]

and of course, Eileen Brennan was in both.

[@starcraftre]

Still the greatest game or video game movie adaptation ever made.

[@frankhui7457]

The TV show Psych did an homage to this film with some of the cast as guest actors. The episode had a mystery with different endings as to who did it. Different endings were broadcast depending on which part of the country you were in

[@baileyross8279]

I found the Clue movie when I was about 13 too! However, I have been obsessed with it ever since lol

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I loved it. It was so aggressively itself if that makes any sense lol

[@ratinthecat]

Mr. Body is the frontman of Fear? Huh? I mean knowing it, I do see it.

[@Raven5150]

Every time my car has trouble and someone ask a stupid question i say the car is frightened

[@jimhoyt5]

When this movie was in the theater you only got one ending. So you could see the movie and get Miss Scarlet as the murder but your friend could see it and see Mrs. Peacock as the killer. When it got put onto VHS they included all 3 possible endings and of course on DVD as well. For streaming they also include all 3 endings.

[@Gravydog316]

people would complain "How can it be a good movie, if there's more than one ending," so it was a bomb in theaters, but I think if they showed all 3 endings like this, it might have done better

[@Gravydog316]

The idea to make Clue was John Cleese's, he wrote an basic script (I think?) & he was going to play the butler, but when director Jonathan Lynn was hired, he & John Landis wrote a whole new script

[@daltonio6001]

Yesss! Someone else who loved the books! I used to hunt those down everywhere as a kid

[@jaydock1]

Yayy happy Friday to me! One of my all time favorite movies with one of my favorite reactor(? Is that the proper nomenclature? Haha) 😍

[@lisemzarate4029]

When this was released in theaters there were 5 different endings, so the solution you saw could be different from the version in the next theater, when the vhs was released, all the alternative endings were included

[@Gravydog316]

Carrie Fisher was going to be Miss Scarlet, but ended up going to rehab, so the wonderful Lesley Ann Warren came in on short notice

[@wolffange90]

To make a long story short… to late… I Love this movie.

[@kpednault]

You might remember Madeline Kahn from Blazing Saddles :)

[@MegaWicked89]

As "Young Frankenstein" too!

[@todddepue681]

I'm a fashion stylist so I'm always intrigued by costume design. I've always been thrown by them not wearing their colors. Certainly there had to be a conversation about it at some point. Be interesting to know why they decided against it.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

Think about it, their using an alias. The character's real last name isn't even associated with a color. Besides, wouldn't that be rather strange of someone to actually around dressed in colors that match their last name? Besides, their vehicles match their given color.

[@jhopeur7219]

Also, this is my favorite movie of all time. I have watched it so many times I can literally recite it beginning to end, sound effects included. The writing is so quick and clever and the delivery of the lines by the cast is comedic gold. Their timing is impeccable. The dialogue and physical comedy really are just god tier.

[@0okamino]

Clever subversion of the old trope “the butler did it.” He did it (well, the blackmail and one murder, anyway), but he wasn’t really the butler. For someone not actually in that profession, he buttled quite well, though.

[@meredithmiller504]

Why did I think you had already done this? Clue is one of my favorites of Tim Curry's and I'm glad you gave it another shot!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I think I said ages ago on a video that I'd seen it, but it wasn't long after that I realised I'd never actually watched it properly lol. Fortunately patreon emphatically voted this in

[@nickthedreamer4434]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned or not (at the least, I scrolled through a lot of the comments) but the name of "Mr. Body" actually is the name of the person who dies in the Clue/Cluedo games. In the game (as Tim Curry says calmly), "We've got to find out WHO killed him and WHERE and with WHAT!" All of the other characters outside of the main six (as you can probably tell) was made up (although there is now a Sergeant Gray in special editions of the game among other new suspects).

[@kateorgera5907]

Before this movie I best knew Lesley Ann Warren from her title role in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. So Miss Scarlet was quite a stark contrast to Cinderella! As for Martin Mull, I think he's better known for his TV and voice work in stuff like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Arrested Development, and Danny Phantom.

[@queengoddessb69]

When this came out in theaters, different locations showed different endings. They only put them all together when they released it on video.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Genius

[@Gravydog316]

director Jonathan Lynn & Tim Curry went to high school together, & Lynn had Tim in mind for this part, but Rowan Atkinson was considered, & the idea to make Clue was John Cleese's & he was going to be the butler character

[@Raven5150]

Plum is just jet lagged from some previous time travel stuff, he went and hung out in toontown for little bit too

[@ariaglitter]

Mr. Boddy is the name of the victim in the game, as well. :) As far as colors - the women at least are all nearly in their 'opposite' colors, though no idea if that was intentional. Scarlet in a green, White in black, Peacock in a beigey orange. The men... eh, less interesting. lol Lesley was Cinderella in the TV movie version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein filmed in the 70s. Later was in the movie Victor/Victoria! :) Madeline - lots of Mel Brooks, Paper Moon was her Oscar nom, also several Broadway credits. She was also a supporting character in the new Cosby show in the late 90s.

[@ariaglitter]

Also, singing telegram girl was Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos! :D

[@FamGuy1000000]

Loved the Mrs. White song lol

[@NorthernShrew]

This is from the film genre of Farce. There's no point in trying to figure it out. The silliness, innuendo and impossible situations are the point, not the plot. And like the boardgame, the killer, weapon and location are arbitrary. Check out the 1970s film, Murder by Death for a similar feel with a superstar cast.

[@jonbolton3376]

Great reaction! I've loved this film since i was a kid, i first saw it in the lat e 80s, we we taped it do i watched it a lot in the next few years. We also have a Cluedo tv series in England which i loved, i know you briefly had a version in Australia too, i've seen a few of your episodes. Like you green is my favourite colour, so i was always the Reverend too. That's an advantage of liking green, not many people do, they tend to fight over red or blue pieces lol.

[@lenorawilson2326]

This is one of my favorite movies, I really enjoyed the AI music you did at the end. The third song is the one I liked the best😊.

[@catsabotage3362]

The second ending is my favorite.

[@HuntingViolets]

Now do _Murder by Death._

[@stephenbruce4298]

2:06 Reminds me of the Encyclopedia Brown books and the Two Minute Mysteries both by Donald J. Soble! Along with The Three Investigators series Soble’s books made me a hardcore mystery whodunit thriller fan!

[@jenncece5858]

Don't know if anyone mentioned it but the movie also runs in real time!

[@SamanthaPajor]

This one is a favorite in my family!

[@heathergarnham9555]

The cook, is Nurse Kellye in MASH

[@kpednault]

Lesley Ann Warren looks sooo much like Susan Sarandon

[@MCMNasty2]

Flames. Flames on the side of my face.

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

This is one of those movies that you almost need to watch multiple times to pick up on all the jokes and gags (and clues).

[@daltonio6001]

The song was great 🤣

[@SuprousOxide]

Wasn't Mrs. White (or Yvette) that i remember as a teenage boy, but Miss Scarlet....

[@Raven5150]

It was filmed thst everyone is on screen in every seen this way you can't figure it out til the reveal and Wandsworth gives the award for best explanation ever

[@Raven5150]

5 minute Tim curry manic monologue? No more like a 15 minute manic monologue

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

FYI this movie was a failure in the theaters but eventually got popular on video. I kind of wanted to hear more of the metal version of the Mrs White song. I have to admit the ai did a good job.

[@Raven5150]

The flames line was all adlib maudlin was getting really frustrated with the filming schedule and she had a belt down and thry caught it on films

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

Eileen Brennan- she's great in Private Benjamin as a hard*** Army officer.

[@Peg__]

I cant remember which 80s band, the Telegram woman is from. The Go-Gos?

[@0okamino]

Yep, that’s her. Jane Wiedlin. She also had an excellent adventure with Bill and Ted.

[@ktotheramer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Madeline Kahn. Comedienne genius gone too soon! 😪😪

[@Raven5150]

As it turns out he can keep them all prisoner

[@Gravydog316]

In high school, I auditioned for Miss Scarlet, then everyone said I had to be Yvette because I had the boobs for it (LOL!) so I was, but I got to wear a $500 custom-made maid outfit (& be understudy for Miss Scarlet) ☺

[@j.s.viewer3923]

Yessss 😂

[@jhopeur7219]

I read those Clue books, too!! Then a decade later I went to study for the LSAT (law school entrance exam) and found out the whole second part of the test is basically Clue puzzles. I was an expert and aced that section because of those books. haha Also, I'm wondering if, as a boy, you thought Yvette was Mrs. White because, in the books, Mrs. White is the maid and here Yvette is and (as beautiful as Madeline Kahn is), Yvette is definitely more of the type to be a 13-year-old boy's dream. haha

[@jhopeur7219]

I typed that second part before I watched your reaction. haha. I definitely think there was some character confusion as a 13 year old. haha

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Yes Miss white was always the maid lol. I prefer this Madeleine's version now lol

[@philipholder5600]

If you had played the game,or read the books,you would know the Weapons are iconic to the game.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Ok, not sure what I said to deserve this comment, but someone obviously skipped the intro where I talk about loving the game AND the books

[@reneepope-munro8115]

I feel like I’m the only person on earth who remembers this, but there was also an Aussie show called Cleudo, that was half acted drama, half audience game show where the actors came out and would answer questions from the audience about the crime, then the audience would vote on the answer. I’m a couple of years older than you so I reckon it was like, early to mid 90’s maybe?

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Omg I remember that! I think it was like a one off special though, not a series. But yes absolutely remember that

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Nope your right. 2 seasons lol

[@reneepope-munro8115]

@@AdamfromFWCI thank you 😂 why my brain remembers this random ass show is another question lol

[@digitaltrekkie]

Loved the reaction! But I've GOT to know, what service did you use to create and sing that Mrs. White song? That was hilarious!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Suno

[@vix387]

Want to see Madeline Kahn at her best watch Wot's up Doc with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'neal. It's one of my favourite, screwball comedies and she is the best thing in it.

[@Marky11694]

3:54 That’s not Ms White. That’s Evette (The Maid)

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Lol i know. They literally introduce Ms White 10 seconds later lol

[@luciaarnaotorrego6852]

Loved your reaction as always. You should watch society of the snow. It's a great movie and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one. If you do watch it I recommend the original language with subtitles, the acting was amazing

[@ResidentPetrolhead]

Even in a cast full of actors with great comic timing, Madeline Kahn is throwing 100 mph in this. Each new random, out of nowhere off-key sound she makes in reaction to someone or something kills me more than the last---when Mr. Green mutters that he hates when Wadsworth frightens them all by cutting the power again during his frantic re-enactment of the crimes, Kahn's Mrs. White replies with this kind of strangled, warbling shriek, but at a perfectly normal conversational volume. It's so odd, and it makes me laugh like a jackass every single time.

[@themooma6871]

My favorite movie! Tim Curry always! If you want to see a movie with Lesli Ann Warren that’s fantastic check out Victor/Victoria. It also stars Dame Julie Andrews.

[@jaydock1]

Oh I love that movie and never made the connection she was the same actress! She’s so talented

[@davewhitmore1958]

Lead pipe for a homosexual makes _A LOT_ of sense

[@StCerberusEngel]

The only way this could be more like the game is if you had to roll die between every scene.

[@Raven5150]

Madylin khan was in yellow beard you probly ain't seen it its the forgotten monty Python and cheech n chong movie

[@HuntingViolets]

My Clue game had an Asian Miss Scarlet, so I was disappointed she was white in the movie (even though I like Warren).

[@randolphfriend8260]

🤣 💜

[@Raven5150]

How 1955

[@allenslayman4272]

It was filmed in 85, but set in the 50s, so gay was definitely not accepted in govt or much else really

[@Raven5150]

Should have an paying attention about ALOT of stuff but don't worry it takes many researches and it is the law you research this many times sorry i don't make the law