CLUE (1985) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: The singing telegram girl is played by singer and guitarist Jane Wiedlin, co-founder of the 80s female rock band, The Go-Go's.

[@tempsitch5632]

Alex The Seal

[@amyjordan195]

She also plays Joan of arc in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

[@GShumway132]

Mr Body was Lee Ving, lead singer for the punk rock band "Fear"

[@shainewhite2781]

The scene where Mrs. White, Madeline Kahn is hilarious, as she forgot her line: "I hated her so much,, ffffflames flames, flames in the sides of my face, breath, heaving breath, heaving breath..." Lol!!

[@carm3d]

She didn't forget her lines, she was improvising.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Are you sure she forgot the line? I read it as the character preparing for the defense to the police and on the stand.

[@craigmcfly]

It was improv. Because of the tight narrative required to make the three endings sensible, it was actually the only improv allowed in the movie!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

All the names were related to colors, because in the original Parker Brothers game, each character was represented by a wooden place-marker, which were identical except for color. Later editions have seen them replaced with small plastic effigies based on the characters, and given them more developed back-stories and inter-relations (not in common with those in the film). I was glad we got so much running from room to room shown here, as that is the way the bulk of time is spent in the game as well.

[@Soveliss74]

I mean, it's really representative of the game. You drag all the players to different rooms and give a rundown of the events

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Actress Eileen Brennan, who plays Mrs. Peacock, also appeared in Murder By Death as Tess Skeffington, assistant to private detective Sam Diamond(Peter Falk).

[@candicelitrenta8890]

I remember that now that you mention it. That was a great film

[@bluebear1985]

In one of her later roles, I think she was in "Miss Congeanality 2" as the mother of William Shatner's character.

[@johnw8578]

Jen -- please watch MURDER BY DEATH!

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Mrs. White is played by legendary comedic actress Madeline Kahn, who is most famous for having appeared in numerous Mel Brooks comedies like Blazing Saddles(which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, and History of the World Part I.

[@johnw8578]

I hope she reacts to Blazing Saddles!

[@DeltasArbiter]

She’s a legend, beautiful and talented, and gone much too soon

[@grifirnyc]

While I love her in Mel Brooks films, my favorite Madeline Kahn film is her first feature film: What's Up Doc? (which also includes other Mel Brooks collaborators like Kenneth Mars and Liam Dunn)

[@Aeroldoth3]

I'm surprised you mentioned her in Blazing Saddles, and yet didn't mention her character name was lili von shtupp, referenced in this film: "You were jealous that your husband was SHTUPPING yvette."

[@brianb.8295]

The mansion in Clue was an actual mansion that was located in South Pasadena, California. Sadly, the mansion was destroyed by a fire in 2005. With the exception of the Ballroom scene (the Ballroom was in the mansion as well), all interior shots in the movie were filmed on sound stages at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Clue was a flop when it was released in theaters, but has a decent cult following today.

[@mikecarr4178]

The initial theatrical release had only one of the three endings - there were three different versions made, and which one you saw depended on what theater you went to. (The three versions of the film were identical until Wadsworth begins his explanation of who done it.) The home video release combined the three endings.

[@vincegamer]

which is probably what killed it in the box office

[@wnepper]

There was also a fourth ending filmed. it's referenced in the novelization, and the children's hardcover movie tie-in book actually has production photos of it. In it, Wadsworth is the primary killer, and he's finally done in by the dogs from the beginning. I wish there was a way to see that ending too.

[@jameshenner5831]

@@wnepper I remember seeing this on VHS, and there were three endings. We were quite surprised that a movie could have three endings! I used to play Clue with my friends when I was in 6th grade or something, but I never really loved the board game.

[@3DJapan]

I didn't see it in the theater, was 8 at the time and probably would have loved it. How fun would it be when people get together later to discuss and they saw different endings.

[@vincegamer]

they didn't announce they were doing that so people were mostly angry about it

[@Srial3523]

The movie was originally released to theaters with 3 versions, each with a different ending. For the VCR and cable releases they put all three on the end as you saw there. This is my favorite movie of all time, thanks so much for watching it with us!

[@radwolf76]

The best part about the third ending is that it pokes fun at the murder mystery cliche of "The Butler Did It", Other commenters have already mentioned this but let me just reiterate that watching Murder By Death is good for gaining insight into how Clue was inspired. If you'd like another movie based on a Board Game, there's Battleship, which pretty much killed the genre. The movie Jumanji was about a board game, and a board game was published under that name, but only as a tie-in for the movie, which had originally been adapted from a novel. The singing telegram girl was Jane Wiedlin, co-founder, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the Go-Gos. She also played Joan of Arc in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

[@vincegamer]

murder by death requires familiarity with classic movie detectives. murder can hurt you is the same but for TV detectives

[@Jontor11]

This movie is so OTT silly that it is fabulous. Love Madeline Kahn, one of the greatest comediennes ever. When she sings in harmony Jolly Good Fellow, and then with the flames in her face admitting she killed Yvette - hilarious. Super silly movie - and super good.

[@jonanderson559]

We used to play this as kids, and if it was a dark game then so much the better! I love just watching all these great comic actors bouncing off each other. Tim Curry of course, and with dear Madeline Kahn you could just point the camera at her and let her go and you'd get something amazing.

[@vicjr74]

"Flames on the side of my face!" 😂

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Mr. Green is played by Michael McKean, who is mostly known for playing Lenny of Lenny and Squiggy on the 70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, and rock star David St. Hubbins in the rock documentary parody, This Is Spinal Tap.

[@TheSub2rainen]

I grew up with him on L&S, but I bet Millennials will mostly know him as Jimmy’s brother on Better Call Saul.

[@daniellanctot6548]

Clue is one of my all time favorite movies! I use to have it in VHS and would play it as I was painting figurines when I was young. (I think a watched it at least 500 times because of it 😂) Pure nostalgia and what a cast!! Jen, please react to The Toxic Avenger! (1984) it falls in line with some of the low budget, obscure movies you’ve reacted to on your channel.

[@tremorsfan]

I remember when I played the game, my piece ended up being the killer. I screamed "you'll never take me alive" and jumped out a window.

[@44excalibur]

Since you asked, Jen, Clue was filmed on sound stages at the Paramount Pictures film studios in Hollywood. To decorate the interior sets, authentic 18th- and 19th-century furnishings were rented from private collectors, including the estate of Theodore Roosevelt. After completion, the set was bought by the producers of the TV show Dynasty, who used it as the fictional hotel The Carlton. All interior scenes were filmed at the Paramount lot, with the exception of the ballroom scene. The ballroom, as well as the driveway gate exteriors, were filmed on location at a mansion located in South Pasadena, California. This site was destroyed in a fire on October 5, 2005. Exterior shots of the Pasadena mansion were enhanced with matte paintings to make the house appear much larger.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

Such a delightful movie where everyone is having fun, so many quotable lines, and Tim Curry's manic recap leading up to the reveal of the killer

[@0okamino]

Even down to just a single word. I have long since lost track of how many times I’ve said “No.” in Wadsworth’s voice.

[@CaptainFrost32]

@@0okamino "To make a long story short..." "TOO LATE!"

[@Smokie_666]

I'm so here for this! Nothing less than an absolute classic with a talented cast bringing the script to life. I saw this in the theater with the third and correct ending and it's never lost it's charm through the years. Really glad you had a chance to react to it!

[@blotcho84]

Loved your reaction! This is such a classic 80s film :D

[@hilarywilliams1909]

In the theaters there were 3 different versions with the different endings. In some areas (mine) all three were available at different theaters and were labeled in the listings as "A', "B', or "C". So if you wanted to and were willing (I was) you could see it all 3 times. The game is basically a logic game where you have a limited numbger of clue cards (Who, what weapon, and which room) the other cards are divided between other players except for one of each type hidden card. (the solution). Through a series of turns you try to determine which cards are hidden and make a guess. If you are right you win if not you are eliminated and the others continue.

[@CaptainFrost32]

Also : When the announcement of when the cops will arrive in 45 minutes, it is 45 minutes run time.

[@Simplesource98]

Awesome vid as always. When Clue was in movie theaters 85', you got only one of the diff endings for each showing. The interior of the house was a set, but the exterior house did exist at one time.

[@oxhine]

Hey, Jen! Kudos for reacting to this movie! It's definitely one of my favorites! I saw it in a theater and my multiplex in New York played all three options. You bought an A, B or C ticket which designated the auditorium the specific ending was featured in. I bought the VHS and then the DVD. I must have seen this film over thirty times! It never gets old. Tim Curry gives a tour-de-force performance as Wadsworth. The cast are all comedy greats in perfect sync with each other. It's a wonderful little gem. There's been talk of a remake but this is a lightning-in-a-bottle situation like "Ghostbusters" or "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!" A different cast would change the dynamic completely. Another good comedic whodunnit is "Murder By Death" which features parodies of the great cinematic sleuths like Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Sam Spade, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple gathered together by real-life true-crime author Truman Capote. Trivia unrelated to the production: Lesley Ann-Warren and Susan Sarandon have been mistaken for each other so often in real life that the actresses agreed to sign autographs using their doppelganger's name if erroneously requested by fans!

[@TheSub2rainen]

I didn’t know that about LAW and SS. I never noticed the resemblance until people made comments on other Clue reaction videos. I knew LAW better, from this and “Beulahland.” This is such a perfect cast that works well together. I nay that you lived in NYC and could see all three endings originally. However, it was a great treat when I finally saw this version.

[@44excalibur]

Awesome reaction video, Jen! 😃If you liked Clue, then I suggest you check out the 1976 Neil Simon comedy, Murder By Death, which is a satire of the famous detectives from literature and movies. The famous detectives from literature are all gathered to a gothic mansion by a mysterious billionaire to solve a murder and find out who is the best detective.

[@shainewhite2781]

Based on the board game! Love it! RIP, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan. Gore Verbinski, director of the POTC franchise, was going to direct a reboot of the movie, this time, as a globe trotting Indiana Jones type adventure film as Ryan Reynolds plays Colonel Mustard, but this project was shelved immediately.

[@Bane2Face]

Thank God!!!!

[@johnw8578]

6:32 Love board game and yes, it is about solving the murder. KILL DOCTOR LUCKY is a cool board game too -- it is the reverse of CLUE, where you are trying to commit the murder instead of solve it. :)

[@frax9204]

I watched this movie first as a young gay teen, and I played the board game with fiends and family as Mr. Green for years as my own way of subtlety coming out of the closet, if only just for me. This movie really really had an impact on me in many ways

[@arielc7730]

A true clue for a true mystery. Cheers for that. It sounds so clever, subtle and funny. I came of the closet with my best friend using a secret code based on the chemical elements table abreviations

[@frax9204]

@@arielc7730 I LOVE that story! If I had friends who had interest in the periodic table, I totally would have done that :)

[@arielc7730]

@@frax9204 She had no interest in the periodic table either, hahah

[@frax9204]

@@arielc7730 are we best friends now? 😄 hurray for the periodic table of elements!!

[@arielc7730]

You can bet your ass! Hahshas

[@jenr5426]

This is one of my favorite board games to play with my children. We have the "deluxe" version which has more characters, weapons, and rooms. You really should play the game if you haven't. It's awesome.

[@ECPower43]

Master Detective! I love it and still have my copy.

[@celeboria]

The genuine Clue experience is watching the movie for the first time as a child, then rewatching it as an adult and understand all the adult - jokes you missed back then.

[@roubador]

I saw this in the theatre when it came out multiple times because my dad was managing a movie theater at the time. I wish I could remember which ending I saw, but I have seen this, with all 3 endings so many times, I can no longer remember. This is one of my all time favorite comedies.

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Director John Landis(An American Werewolf In London, Trading Places, Coming To America) is the one who developed idea of multiple endings, since the board game Clue could always end with any character being revealed as the killer. When the film was released in 1985, which ending the audience saw depended on the cinema and location the film was released in. The VHS home video version released in 1986 contained all three endings, which is the version you just saw.

[@rnw2739]

This was directed by Jonathan Lynn.

[@44excalibur]

@@rnw2739 I know. I mentioned John Lynn in my other comments. I mentioned that Lynn also directed My Cousin Vinny. Look at my other comments. But it was John Landis who came up with the idea for multiple endings when the movie first went into production, before Lynn was hired to direct.

[@rnw2739]

@@44excalibur Oh sorry, I missed that!

[@44excalibur]

@@rnw2739 No problem. 😁

[@chrisvalenzuela3792]

In LA, they had the 3 different endings running on 3 screens at the same time, so you could pick and choose which one you wanted to see. They were labeled A,B, or C. Guess I was just lucky because it sounds like this wasn't the case in most places.

[@mikesterling688]

I am a big fan of Tim Curry as well. This movie is a masterpiece!

[@sirherothebrave]

This was a late bloomer gem, it didn't do too well when it first came out but a few years later people were like, oh yeah this is great. But yeah such a classic. I love the board game as well. Also I guess there is a remake in the works ehg. No clue without Tim, but they can try.

[@BinaryHedgehog]

Oh and Martin Mull is the principal on Sabrina the Teenage Witch

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Yes! That’s definitely where I know him from!

[@danceswithdirt7197]

I'm looking forward to your reaction to this. I adore this movie so much. You're lucky to see it for the first time.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

The original plan was to shoot seven different endings, but since that would have gone over budget, they cut it down to four endings, and then eventually down to three. For the original theatrical release, each screening of the movie would select a different ending at random.

[@WUStLBear82]

Each of the characters arrives in a car painted in their namesake color, but the three women are all dressed the opposite of their names: Miss Scarlet in green, Mrs. White in black, and Mrs. Peacock (blue) in gold.

[@XavierMacX]

Omg, one of my favorite movies of all time... underrated by the 'unknowing' general public... so glad you were able to finally see this :D

[@johnw8578]

You might like watching MURDER BY DEATH as it is in a similar vein -- a humorous who-dunnit with Peter Sellers, Alec Guiness, and someone who looks like Truman Capote.

[@XavierMacX]

@@johnw8578 thanks! I will definitely check it out.

[@edwardthorne9875]

The names are based on the color of the players piece. (obviously) Three cards are placed in an envelope - person, place, and weapon. When you enter a room, you call a weapon and a character into the room. I forget how it all is determined, but you make a 'suggestion' and if a player has one of the cards, they have to show it to you, You mark on a sheet that the card has been shown, eliminating it as a possibility. At the end, one player declares the correct combination. I say it was 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"! Yeah, Lennon was a terrible Clue player.... BTW... My version of the game had a pipe really made of lead, and the rope was a piece of twine. The toxic lead was soon determined too dangerous to include, and after that the rope and the lead pipe were replaced with plastic.

[@ericjanssen394]

Clue board game 101: There's 21 cards (as in the credits) for the rooms, suspects and weapons; three are sealed away, and the rest are dealt out to the players--Everyone rolls the dice and takes turns running around the board and making whodunit guesses that the other players disprove by showing their cards, and the object is to figure out which three cards are...missing. (So, no, it's not some board game version of Among Us, if that's what you were hoping.)

[@adorkability]

The premise of the Clue board game (or Cluedo in several other countries) is to solve a murder (who, where, and with what weapon) by a process of elimination. Each player moves from room to room on the board and marks off the clues they get from other players on their "detective pad" until someone guesses correctly.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

And an incorrect guess disqualifies you from guessing again.

[@brucster99b2]

Great review Jen. I remember playing "Cluedo", (the British name for the game), as a kid. It would have been great if Mel Brookes had gotten his mitts on this. Definitely a "Ten Little Indians" vibe going on. I remember director Jonathan Lynn from his acting days in, "Doctor In The House" from the 70's. Surprised to see Lee Ving, former lead singer of punk band Fear, as Mr Boddy!

[@Mojavegreen]

This movie is a lot of fun, especially on a rainy day.

[@gokaury]

When Wadsworth says that Mrs. White was jealous that her husband was "schtupping" Yvette, it is a reference to Mrs. White's actress's (Madeline Kahn) role as Lily Von Schtupp in the movie Blazing Saddles.

[@tommyross3298]

There were many things that tickled me about this reaction, but the highlight was probably the comeback to the cop, "The house is not ugly, that's rude."

[@2apocalypsex]

The word clue was originally a variant spelling of clew, meaning “ball of thread or yarn.” Our modern sense of clue, “a guide to the solution of a mystery,” grows out of a motif in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one’s way out of a maze, such as the ball of thread (clew) given to King Theseus which he used to escape the Labyrinth in the story of the Minotaur.

[@tempsitch5632]

Cool

[@juxburger]

Cool

[@annaolson4828]

Clue the board game is basically a logic puzzle with a board, usually the characters have no backstories and there's nothing more complicated than "someone got killed, figure it out." There are some cute nods to the game in the movie, though, like characters having to push their way together through narrow spaces, and how you need to travel from room to room to pick up weapons in order to accuse someone, hence Tim Curry's frantic recreations in the endings.

[@merkerb]

The actor playing mr body, Lee Ving, is also a fairly well known punk rock singer. Him and Dave Mustaine did a collaboration album once.

[@AtomicAgePictures]

The sets for this movie were built on the stages at Paramount, with the one exception of the Ballroom, which was in a real house in Beverly Hills. There was an attempt made to save the sets after the movie was finished, but the storage costs were deemed too expensive.

[@sca88]

Black Sabbath (1963), Zombie (1979), Southern Comfort (1981).

[@ExUSSailor]

SUCH a hilarious, yet, criminally under-rated movie. One of the funniest ensemble casts ever assembled.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

So funny!

[@SkullAngel002]

To help you understand the ending, the premise of the board game involves the process of elimination and deduction. As you progress, you're shown cards to help narrow things down and at any point you can say "I accuse XYZ character killed Mr. Boddy in ABC room with 123 weapon". If you're right, you win the game but if you're incorrect, you're out. This is why Mr. Green says at the end "I killed Mr. Boddy in the hallway with the revolver".

[@ronfehr7899]

There was a VCR version of the game as well. Participants were required to watch a video cassette as they played. The rules of the game were explained at the beginning of the video by the butler Diddit.

[@randinskip3457]

Probably already commented below, but .... The Singing Telegram Girl is Jane Wiedlan from the band The Go-Go's ("We Got The Beat"). Hahaha! Awesome vid.

[@ChronosTachyon]

The six dinner guests with color-themed names are the only characters in the board game. There is a card deck containing suspects, weapons, and rooms. At the start of the game, one of each is placed in a secret envelope, and the remaining cards are handed out to the players. You then move around the board, gathering evidence that disproves every other possibility by trying to figure out which cards are being held and which ones are not. Once you've gathered enough evidence to rule out every other possibility with confidence, you make an accusation: which suspect, with which murder weapon, in which room. You then peek in the envelope. If you're exactly right on all three cards at the same time, you win, but if you're wrong about any of them, you're out of the game. The rooms in the movie actually line up with the rooms in the board game, complete with which rooms are connected to which by the two secret passages. Wadsworth, the Cook, Yvette, the Motorist, the Cop, the Singing Telegram Girl, the Fake Jehovah's Witness, and the entire FBI raid are all made up for the movie. Mr Boddy is real, but is dead before the game begins, so he doesn't get a token. The story about why the characters are stuck in a murder mystery was also made up for the movie. At least in the era I played it, the board game had no explanation and no background information about the characters. They were literally just colored plastic tokens holding up a cardboard cutout of the character. Older versions just used painted wooden tokens, I hear. Not my favorite childhood board game - YES CAPTAIN KAVOK! - but it's a LOT more fun than Monopoly.

[@satyadasgumbyji8956]

Mr Body (Lee Ving) is actually lead singer 4 legendary Punk band FEAR. They were John Belushi's fave band when he died (see FEAR SNL). I idolized Belushi as a kid n '70's. B4 KZbin most didn't know about FEAR Belushi relationship. In mid 2000's caught FEAR in a club. I knew their last song would b "Let's Start A War" so hid out n bathroom by stage, & when they walked off I came out, blended n, & walked backstage w/ the band. I went up 2 Lee & gave him a hug & kiss on the cheek, fully expecting 2 get my ass stomped, but instead he was the nicest, coolest guy u can imagine. We proceeded 2 drink beer & he told me Belushi stories. Was a dream come true! Belushi fought a losing battle 2 get FEAR 2 play soundtrack on his last, & prob my fave Belushit flick, "Neighbors"-ANOTHER '80'S MUST WATCH COMEDY IF HAVEN'T SEEN!!! 🤘😎❤

[@leperwolf7287]

Try Murder by Death. It was made about a decade before Clue. All the characters were based of tropes of the mysteries of the time with a Sam Spade type played by Peter Falke, A Butler played by the original Obi-wan Kenobi. Among others.

[@johnw8578]

Alec Guiness, Peter Sellers, and someone who looks like Truman Capote. Also, one of the actors from CLUE.

[@Greenwood4727]

the Script is So So tight apparently they didnt have much rehearsal shows how SKILLED these actors are, If you look closely at the evidence thats being burned you notice the motorist in an army uniform in a jeep.. subtle but its there

[@AubreySciFi]

There have been no remakes of this movie so far thankfully, as its a classic, but there was a British TV game show based on the same board game that ran for four seasons after this in the early 90's called "Cluedo" which is a heck of a fun watch as well, and can be found here on KZbin. Each episode featured prerecorded story bits set in the mansion and it's surroundings. Which we're shown to the audience and the contestants of the show. The contestants then had to figure out who did the murder based on the video evidence and then the actors were brought in to the studio as their characters from the game and the contestants could ask them a question to help figure out who was guilty and they would answer in character. It was a fun game show. And worth a watch as it is easily found here on KZbin. Oh, I should note that the characters in the game show do not match up with the way they're portrayed in the film. And Wadsworth and Yvette do not appear at all as they're not in the game. In the show all the characters are connected to the mansion in some way. A maid, a relative, a family friend, the lady of the manor, etc. Each of the four seasons featured a new cast playing the characters so that kept things fresh as new actors brought new elements to the classic game chatacters.

[@HuntingViolets]

In the game, you find out the killer, weapon, and room. Sometimes we'd put more than one killer in (or weapon or room) for fun. Clue: Master Detective has additional suspects, rooms, and weapons. The game called Whodunit also has motives.

[@88wildcat]

I've seen this movie and watched more reactions to it more times than I can count and I finally noticed a mistake. When the motorist is on the phone he is standing in front of a mirror that shows the fireplace in the room. When it rotates to reveal the secret passage it would be obvious to him. There is no way anyone could have came out of it and sneaked up on the motorist from behind without the motorist seeing ithem in the mirror.

[@bmatt2626]

I wholly appreciate the wicked laughter at the singing telegram.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha!

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: Yvette the maid was played by scream queen Colleen Camp. She played Bruce Lee's girlfriend in "Game of Death".

[@HuntingViolets]

The old joke is, "Do you like Kipling?" "I don't know; I've never kippled."

[@garycoates4987]

My favorite things about this movie are Lee Ving from the band Fear is Mr Body and Jane Wiedlin from the GoGos is the singing telegram girl

[@danishhald]

“Cheese and rice” is in my every day vernacular. It cracks my wife up.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Haha amazing! 🧀🍚 thanks for watching!

[@charlesbarnes6912]

Movie aside mam... I can't believe u never plaid the game!!!! Big family game night fun

[@Gravydog316]

I love Clue so much haha ☺ i was Yvette in our high school play

[@otisroseboro5613]

I'm watching this movie right now,love seeing your reaction to this classic movie sweetheart

[@krissmith800]

A group here on KZbin called Shipwrecked Comedy does kind of a version of this called Poe Party (the title is longer, but that is the gist of it) where each guest is a famous author. There is Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Bronte, Ernest Hemingway, George Eliot, etc. Of course it is supposed to be funny, so there is that.

[@EuroCultMix]

The interior set was purchased for reuse on the Dynasty spin-off The Colbys

[@angeleyesgreen1586]

Love love love this movie. I have to watch it a few times a year, just for fun. Tim Curry is my favorite actor. This movie was my introduction to him. This Fern Gully, Rocky Horror Picture Show, etc. He's just amazing

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Such a talented actor! I loved this so much! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video 🎬

[@75astro]

My favorite movie! Thanks for watching had fun!

[@vincegamer]

Martin Mull is an absolute genius. you probably recognized him from some of his 100+ TV appearances. my favorite of his films is the mockumentary " the history of white people in America"

[@nikolanikolic1366]

Can I just say that really like your commentary and the movies that you decide to do!

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

Thank you so much!

[@ronaldjeffrey8712]

When this was released in theaters there were several different endings with several different killers depending on where you saw it

[@angelavalentino5146]

Another movie that has the same feel is “Oscar” stars Tim Curry, Marisa Tomei, and Sylvester Stallone. Ver funny

[@rafaelrosario5331]

When released in the theaters there were the 3 different endings....but you only got one.....they publicized that 3 endings existed in hope of getting repeat business.....when the VHS was released all three endings were included.

[@CaptainFrost32]

The DVD gave you an option to randomize which ending would show up.

[@AtomicAgePictures]

In the 1950s, if it became known the you had friends, or associated with people who were communists, or even socialists, you could loose your job, be evicted from your house or apartment, and in some cases goto jail.

[@itt23r]

To answer your request for movies made after popular board games, one in particular comes to mind. Have you seen the movie "Twister"? As to the actors in the movie that you may have known from other movies. The police chief, played by Howard Hesseman, was most famous for his role of burned out radio DJ, Johnny Fever on the classic 80s TV sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati. Christopher Lloyd, (Professor Plum) you already know probably from the "Back to the Future" franchise, but his springboard to stardom was the character he played (Reverend Jim) in another great '80s TV sitcom, "Taxi". If you have seen a lot of Mel Brooks movies you probably already had the pleasure of seeing the comedy styling of actress, Madeline Kahn (Mrs. White). Most notably she played Lily Von Schtupp in "Blazing Saddles" but you may also remember her as the wife/bride in "Young Frankenstein.". Martin Mull (Colonel Mustard) was a regular on the 90s sitcom "Roseanne" but he is probably best known for his role in two cutting edge Norman Lear 80s TV shows, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and its spinoff "Fernwood Tonight" which also starred the late great comic actor, Fred Willard, as his sidekick.. You may have also seen Michael McKean (Mr Green) in "This is Spinal Tap" or "Best in Show" or in any number of other comedies. But the role that got him started was Lenny in the '70s sitcom "Laverne and Shirley". Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock) and Colleen Camp (Yvette) were mostly character actors and not known much for comedy. I think Eileen's most memorable role may be the Goldie Hahn movie "Private Benjamin". As for Colleen she had a small part in the '80s epic "Apocalypse Now", but she is maybe best known for the starring role she had in the '60s movie "They all Laughed". That movie is most remembered though as one of the few that starred Sharon Tate before she was killed. And to round this out Miss Scarlet was played by Leslie Ann Warren, who was a critically acclaimed lead actress in a lot of 60s and 70s films (mostly dramas), but none that I'd guess you've ever heard of.

[@shainewhite2781]

In 2019, Jason Bateman was going to star and direct the movie. In 2020, James Bobbin was considered to direct the film as well, and yet to be filmed

[@Dylan_Platt]

Wonder who Bateman would've played, Wadsworth? That could've been extremely interesting

[@bghammock]

Ha ha! I absolutely love this movie. I've watched it a thousand times LOL I've also probably stolen more lines from this one movie than any other one movie out there. The movie has the feel of a live stage production, which is great!

[@dawngilpin5055]

Great reaction to one of my favorite movies (I'm usually here for your Buffyverse reactions but had to watch this). I'd love to see you react to the 1982 movie Deathtrap. I think you'd really enjoy it and so would we!

[@Elerad]

As a mystery, it doesn't really work. There aren't clues you can pick up on because of the three different endings. However, as a comedy this thing is a bloody marvel. The screwball-style, rapid-fire dialogue is wonderful, and Tim Curry's ridiculous levels of energy are something to behold.

[@futuramayeah]

i forget exactly how you play the game, but you do guess at the end who the murderer is, and somehow you get clues throughout the whole game

[@johnw8578]

A very similar movie along this vein is MURDER BY DEATH -- it is a great movie from the 70s with Alec Guiness, Peter Sellers, and someone that looks a lot like Truman Capote. :) Please add it to your list, especially if you liked CLUE.

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Clue was directed by Jonathan Lynn, who also directed the comedies My Cousin Vinny and The Whole Nine Yards.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

I haven’t seen either of those 😬

[@44excalibur]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen I highly recommend My Cousin Vinny! It stars Joe Pesci, hot off his Oscar win for Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas, and Marisa Tomei, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in My Cousin Vinny.

[@shainewhite2781]

Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😁

[@raymondgilbert1341]

I recall when this came out what ending you saw depended on which theater you saw it in.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

That’s such a cool way to watch it!

[@williamwatashe8258]

Remember having the game but eventually lost cards and pieces along the way movie is the best

[@bmatt2626]

Martin Mull (Col. Mustard) had a parody, late night talk show in the 70s called Fernwood Tonight/America Tonight. I don't recommend it for the channel, but it's some pretty frickin weird TV if you're ever bored.

[@sassysuzy4u]

If you love Tim Curry as much as I do, you have to watch Pass the Ammo.... if you have already watched it, you should watch it again. Hahaha one of my absolute favourites.

[@3DJapan]

These are all the same characters, rooms, and weapons from the board game. So just like the game you can try to guess who did it, where, and with what weapon.

[@danielallen3454]

Tim Curry remains a criminally underrated actor.

[@ReelReviewsWithJen]

He’s amazing!

[@danielallen3454]

@@ReelReviewsWithJen I mean "Legend' alone . . .

[@Soveliss74]

If you get a closer look at the evidence before it's burnt, you see the colonel in a car with the motorist

[@44excalibur]

Fun Fact: Carrie Fisher was originally contracted to portray Miss Scarlet, but withdrew to enter treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.

[@Raven5150]

How the board game is played is there are suspect, weopon, and room cars shuffle each one sepperatly and draw a random card from each deck and put it face down in an envelope so no player knows what's inside, the rest of the cards are dealt face down to each player, you have a sheet with all possible options on it, and mark off all the cards you have, and on your turn you move around the board and eventually ask other players 1 of all 3 options, and someone is supposed to show you 1 of those options, once you mark off enough options to make an accusation thenyou. Check the envelope if your right yiu win, if your wrong you are elemenated from the game.

[@thetomgibson]

It was a cool idea when it was released in theaters. If you wanted to see all three endings you had to go to A, B, and C. I waited for it to show up on cable and by then all three were combined. I’m curious if one of the three choices had more attendance than others.

[@alva1370]

Oscar, 1991 Tim Curry movie. From what I remember it's similar to this.

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Martin Maul also played the awful restaurant boss in Roseanne

[@baronhomer1]

Rat race is a movie similar to this, not a murder mystery but a big cast of people all trying to achieve something.it's a comedy as well.great movie.