Watching Clue 1985 for the First Time! // THE SMARTEST WRITING EVER!

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

It still breaks my heart that Lesley Ann Warren (Miss Scarlet) was never a bigger star. She could've easily been another Susan Sarandon.

[@moramorandobianchi7093]

I actually thought it was Susan Sarandon the first time I watched it. I had to stop in the middle to go check it

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@moramorandobianchi7093 Yes, they ironically look fairly similar _and_ they're also both the same age.

[@v1de0gamr23]

I loved Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria

[@jimhaggard7436]

She was great in this, especially as she was a last minute replacement for Carrie Fisher, who was originally cast as Miss Scarlet.

[@MysteryMommy1]

She was great in Victor/Victoria, too

[@Jadeleath]

Most of the actors in Clue are comedy legends and many of them had acted together before. Their smooth, 'on point' way of merging from one to the next was pure talent. Even the actress that played the cook was a comedic actress, more well known for being one of the nurses in MASH.

[@TheKelJacob]

Kellye Nakahara! I always remembered her name because her first name is spelled the same way as mine. Unfortunately, she died not long ago.

[@Ivy94F]

Omg, I KNEW she looked familiar!!! LOL!

[@mojon8n]

And the singing telegram was Jane Weiland from the Go Gos! Someone probably already posted this but haven’t scrolled through the comments yet. Haha

[@benjaminroberson1967]

Please watch any of the first six "Road" pictures, with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Lamour was a very by the script without deviation, while Bob and Bing would treat scripts like guidelines and improvise large sections causing Lamour to become lost in the script. As they produced more Road Pictures she did learn to add her own unscripted jabs at her costars. The seventh and final Road film lost much of the momentum and even feels like it went backwards because of some behind the scenes drama involving the replacement of Lamour as the lead actress. Another Bob Hope film to watch is called the "Ghost Breakers".

[@djb10]

The "i killed Yvette, I hated her sooooo much......" part, Madelyn Khan adlib'd that entire scene. Lol

[@andrewmcdonald183]

My favorite line from the movie,"I'm a butler, I buttle."

[@Speculativedude]

That one is good, but I prefer, "Will you stop that?!" "NO!"

[@nicholaspeters9919]

My favorite gag is: “What’s this? Another door?”

[@hengineer]

"is that what we ate?" And "I am a singing telegram" -BLAM-

[@andrewmcdonald183]

@@hengineer those are also good ones.

[@DannyCosmos]

the best line is"flames on the side of my head!"

[@spiderfingers86]

"I hated her so much! The flames...on...on the side of my face..."

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

‘The flames!!!!’ Never not funny but I don’t think it would be neatly as funny from anyone but Madelyn Kahn.

[@andrewkelley434]

@@j.j.h.atemycereal It would never of happened, because it was all improvised by Kahn :) She had both Tim Curry and Martin Mull basically on the floor laughing after they said cut, per Tim Curry.

[@johncampbell756]

@@andrewkelley434 I came here to point out that adlib. :)

[@johnnie2638]

I loved Madaline Kahn. She was so funny & gone far too soon.

[@chrismetafora6565]

That scene was totally improved. They just let her run.

[@OtakuAnime01]

Clue is easily one of Tim Curry’s best and underrated roles. His comedic style is perfect for this movie. The slapstick comedy and one liners are all well used throughout the movie.

[@MichFedorchak]

FYI, the 3 ends, in the theaters, the movie only played with one ending, and different theaters would show one of the 3 different ends, the joke being after people saw it, and talked about it with friends, they would only then find out they saw different ends, causing confusion.

[@CorrectFossa]

That’s also likely why the original critics scores were so all over the place, they all watched different movies

[@johnglue1744]

That happened to me. A friend saw it in a different town with his grandma then when he and I spoke about it we were confused for a while.

[@pcwkid76]

Although I never saw CLUE I remember seeing the theater listings in the paper. They were marked "A" "B" and "C" So you could decide what ending you saw and then if you went back you could choose a different theater and a different ending.

[@Greenwood4727]

i prefered the mrs peacock ending personally

[@kentonkruger8333]

But it was advertised that it had different endings. The tag line in the commercials was something like "Who did it depends on where you see it".

[@meredithchandler73]

Clue is one of the best movies of all time and it never gets old. And after you see what an amazing ensemble film it is, you understand why the credits are just in alphabetical order. Everyone really gets to shine and everyone has quotable lines.

[@fredskull1618]

This movie pairs so well with Knives Out in a double feature. Ryan Reynolds wants to remake Clue and I am not sure how I feel about that.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I agree loved Knives out !!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I’m usually against remakes but i see how it brings great films to new generations, and I do think Ryan Reynolds understands comedy -i tend to trust his eye

[@fredskull1618]

@@ShanelleRiccio I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I’m a Ryan Reynolds fan too.

[@JuandeFucaU]

@@fredskull1618 sorry but I just gotta agree with both of you..... skeptical about remakes of good movies but..... it is Ryan Reynolds..... hometown boy and I fan girl kinda ugly and might even question my sexuality eh. looks like Shan was drooling thinking of him too..... CLEAN UP ON AISLE 4! (that dude is really rolling in cash now btw..... $610 million he made selling his Aviation Gin Company last year..... top 3 fav Hollywood power couples.)

[@zzar0humanity]

As long as its its own mystery rather than a shot for shot itll probably be pretty great.

[@alexkaen1701]

You should definitely have a Tim Curry move marathon. He's great in pretty much everything. "I'm going to the last place Capitalism has yet to corrupt...SPACE!"

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I think I will totally do a Tim Curry marathon! I'm so in

[@bridgettstephens6927]

@@ShanelleRiccio a few suggestions not yet mentioned for a Tim Curry marathon: Over the Top (tv.series), Blue Money, Pass the Ammo, Sorted, Spamalot (Broadway production), Jackie's Back, Muppets Treasure Island, Video Stars, Criminal Minds (tv series), Adams Family, Congo, McHale's Navy, Three Musketeers; just to name a few🤗

[@nomiau]

There's a similar movie to this called "murder by death" (1976) with an all-star cast, worth a watch!

[@herbyragan7801]

You beet me to it. Was going to mention “Murder By Death” and “The Cheap Detective” both written by Neil Simon.

[@chrispittman8854]

@@herbyragan7801 "Beet?" A clever "Schrute Farms" reference or a "weed error..." like most of mine... Well, at LEAST you used your "GOD DAMN PRONOUNS!" As clever as this one is, "Murder By Death" is one notch up.

[@sennin7139]

also And then there was none or 10 little indians

[@arjan_speelman]

Definitely a great watch if you enjoy Clue.

[@herbyragan7801]

@@chrispittman8854 well, I’m a vegan 😉

[@NehemiahRyan]

Madeline Kahn was a treasure. Her work is amazing. Can't recommend her enough!

[@ShawnRavenfire]

There was an episode of "Psych" where several of the cast members from Clue guest starred, and they redid several of the jokes from the movie.

[@cindylou3205]

Loved that episode!

[@SilverInkblot]

I need to know what episode this is right now pkzkthx

[@ShawnRavenfire]

@@SilverInkblot "100 Clues"

[@kennedy4200]

It was Psych's 100th episode, hence the name "100 Clues"

[@ephennell4ever]

That sounds so cool!

[@nataliedunn5239]

I loved this film growing up. My mum recorded it on vhs for us and me and my sister watched it on repeat to the point where we could say every line from the entire film and re-enact it. Watching it as a grown up really gave me a new appreciation of it, of the cleverness and wittiness as well as the silliness of the whole thing. I adore this film and never, ever tire of watching it!

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

I can’t understand how anyone could NOT like this movie, for all the reasons you mentioned. Check out “Noises Off” for a similar vibe.

[@Steve_Stowers]

You're right, it does. And, come to think of it, so does Oscar (1991), which also has Tim Curry.

[@jcoptimus]

Noises Off is a great movie. The cast is amazing. Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Marilu Henner, and others. Highly recommended for anyone who hasn't seen it.

[@WoncoTheSane]

Noises Off is sooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooood! Watch watch watch!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Excellent call! I was going tos uggest the same!

[@AutoPilate]

Noises Off doesn't get as much love as it deserves. Apparently critics aren't fond of it, but it is solid, IMO.

[@ggr4010]

These actors are old school comedic masters....timing flawless...........nobody does it like this any more

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Agreed!

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

The French maid never goes out of fashion, Colleen Camp just takes it to a new level of sexiness.

[@Christine1309]

@Thurman Merman or she is a normal aging woman. Struggling with a slowing metabolism, reduced hormones and the truth of age without medical interventions. Not typical in hollywood I realize

[@MrLorenzovanmatterho]

@Thurman Merman Not everyone can be Lynda Carter, Carrie Fisher said that when she played Princess Leia in the gold bikini she had no idea she was making a solemn promise to the whole world to always look that fantastic.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@Thurman Merman She's 67, she looks normal for her age. The interesting thing though is she got engaged to a guy that is 34 in November 2020. He's the son of Derry Moore, the 12th Earl of Drogheda.

[@ephennell4ever]

"a new level" ... ooh, yeah!

[@TheNraveles]

And to think this movie BOMBED when it first came out. Like it was a massive bomb. The script is a masterpiece of comedy in my opinion. It’s SO good and the casting was perfect too.

[@katecaithness9285]

For me, this cast makes the movie. Michael McKean (Mr. Green) is one of the most underrated actors of all time. He's best known for Lenny from "Laverne and Shirley", "Spinal Tap", and more recently, the Witcher in "Good Omens". I first saw this movie in the late 80's, on a rented video tape, and was already a fan of Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and Madeline Khan at that time. Even back then, the "french maid" was a cliche, so I'm not sure where that originated, unless it's just a stereotype of british mansions to have a french maid.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Also he makes Better Call Saul excellent

[@pebblesanddirt]

He was on Saturday Night Live for a time in the 90s also

[@JuandeFucaU]

gotta add Michael McKean was also the State Trooper in Planes, Trains, etc that Shan just watched a little while ago too. I think I liked him best on Martin Short's Jimminy Glick show but that might only be because I've seen Spinal Tap and all the Chris Guest flics about 65 million times each. helluva imdb huh..... the man's got a resume with everyone's name on it.

[@ThreadBomb]

I'll just point out that there is no "British mansion" in this movie. It's set in America.

[@31Mike]

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this or not, but when this was in theaters, you only saw a single ending as opposed to all of the different scenarios. You had to go see the movie three times in order to see all three endings. Of course, on rental tapes and DVD's you get to see all of the endings.

[@3DJapan]

The singing telegram girl was Jane Wiedlinn from the band The Go-gos. She was also in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Joan of Arc.

[@jcoptimus]

Noah's wife?

[@jenniferpearce1052]

Had a hit album of her own too.

[@leehanson1416]

@@jcoptimus Noah's wife was Colleen Camp, the "French" maid in this movie.

[@adgato75]

I met Jane Wiedlin once. She was an ... ahem , adventurous lady.

[@jonathanross149]

Lesley Ann Warren's outfit is amazing. Even the overcoat at the beginning.

[@timhonigs6859]

Old favorite. Tim Curry was perfect in this.

[@DawnElicia]

Clue is my all time favorite movie. I saw it growing up but not in theaters until recently. When I was younger whenever someone came over to the house I would make them watch the movie and play the board game. Clue is the reason I fell in love with Tim Curry and he’s my all time favorite actor.

[@InedibleMattman]

Have you ever seen Blazing Saddles? Madeline Kahn was in that, and she nailed it. She used to do all sorts of Mel Brooks films, and she kicks ass in all of them. She's hilarious!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Have never seen! And will definitely do it -- that's a BIG one for movie reactors!

[@elizabeths50]

She is also in Young Frankenstein. She is comedy gold, for sure. Gone too soon

[@Charistoph]

Blazing Saddles is a movie that could not be remade today, at all. Definitely a classic and should not even be attempted to remake.

[@NafNav32]

"Oh, a wed wose, how womantic. Have a seat, shewwif?" 🤣

[@tcsam73]

@@ShanelleRiccio She's also in Yellow Beard. It's another ensemble comedy with cast members from Mel Brooks movies, Monty Python and it has Cheech and Chong playing against type. Tommy Chong plays a Spanish ship captain and Cheech plays his first officer. It's a brilliant comedy.

[@DocLunarwind]

Tim Curry's best role? Darkness in Legend, no one will EVER convince me otherwise.

[@demboys18]

Ahhh...the classic party movie. Always wanted to attend or host a CLUE themed dress-up party with friends.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Same! I always wanted to throw one

[@johnglue1744]

I saw it in the theater when it came out. I have always loved it. The Psych Clue episode is also funny.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Me too!

[@postmodernrecycler]

We did this years ago. We copied the costumes down to the fabrics and accessories (I was Mrs. Peacock/Eileen Brennan). We had "Cantonese" food delivered and served it fancy dinner party style. Our friends were renting a Victorian brownstone townhouse at the time, so we used their place and hid clues and weapons in all of the rooms and had an all night scavenger hunt. Later we went to a nearby bar in our costumes and got strange looks from all the patrons.

[@willemverheij3412]

Murder games where apparently commonly played in earlier times. In Harpo Marx's book he talks about how he played a game like that with his Algonquin buddies in either the 20's or the 30's. He was the murderer and wrote 'You're dead.' on the toilets-paper roll in the least used bathroom of the mansion. Took the one playing the detective hours to find the victim, they had to delay dinner for it. Not sure anymore who the victim was, but she didn't mind it. She spend the time on the bathroom floor plotting out her next novel. Once found however, they instantly knew Harpo did it since he had several spelling errors in writing those two words and he was the only non-writer of the group and also an elementary school drop out.

[@an81angel]

Clue is My favorite Mystery/Thriller/Comedy of all time. If you like this movie, you may also get a kick out of another film called "Murder By Death". Clue is based on the board game, while MbyD is based on just about every popular Murder Mystery fictional Detective/Slueth. (Columbo/Spade, Marple, Poirot, Chan, Nick-n-Nora, + bonus scene sherlock/watson)

[@NolanVoid]

Good call, Murder by Death is such a great movie.

[@jcoptimus]

Tim Curry was also in "Legend" with Tom Cruise. Tim played a "devilish" character.

[@Greenwood4727]

TIM IS a legend Literally :)

[@gloriebluestein9721]

Tim curry was in many things

[@Greenwood4727]

@@gloriebluestein9721 yeah we who love Tim know but the fact that the Legendary TIM playing in a movie called Legend and is the most memorable character (robert picardo as meg mucklebones yes the dr in sgtar trek voyager) i mean tom cruise is in it and he is totally over shadowed by curry...

[@caseyh8386]

Omg I loved Legend growing up. Even though it gave me some bizarre nightmares as a kid 😂 x

[@spiderfingers86]

I loved him as Pennywise

[@jsapcakrrow]

I LOVE this movie! I watch it multiple times every year. And if I happen to run across it on TV I will end up watching it or at least catching parts of it, since I know the movie by heart I can come in at anytime & know whats going on. I grew up watching all these actors in TV & movies. When I hear anyone say "to make a long story short" I always respond "Too Late" LOL..Glad you really liked this movie!

[@habitsrabbit]

This is definitely one of my favorite comedy movies. I've watched it way too many times.. I would also love to do a reading lol. You should check out my favorite John Carpenter movie "Big trouble in little china" it stars Kurt Russell and it's very enjoyable imo.

[@elizabeths50]

Big Trouble In Little China is perfection. Gold among movies. One of my most favorite comedy movies.

[@amyjordan195]

Jane Wiedlin was also Joan of Arc in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

[@ihatetheheat4524]

I love this movie, watched it all the time with my mom when I was younger

[@ShanelleRiccio]

so much fun!! I can't believe how good!

[@hammond1994]

You were the most amusing part of this video. I saw this movie when it came out 36 years ago. It was a hoot. The cast were all old time comedy pros. Most of them were old friends. It was good to see you enjoy it.

[@acturek]

My family loved "who-dunnits" so I grew up loving this film from a young age, It's a perfect rainy day film. Great analysis, must have seen this film hundreds of times and never noticed the broken chandelier not being present in later shots.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Ah thanks so much for watching :) I'm glad you like the analysis -- some don't love that I pick apart the movies in that way, but it's my absolute favorite way to enjoy a movie. I'm so happy that anyone gets anything out of it! :)

[@onewhitetiggr]

I’m pretty sure they cleaned up the chandelier which is why the butler has a broom when they answer the door when the cop shows up

[@theaterbear]

CLUE is one of my all time favorites. If you want something similar with another incredible ensemble cast check out NOISES OFF! based on the stage play. The film is truly hysterical especially if you’ve ever performed in a troubled stage play. The physical comedy (especially from John Ritter) is insane.

[@elpuerco6059]

This the only way to watch this movie: for the first time.😂

[@ShanelleRiccio]

true! Though in editing, I was picking up on stuff I totally missed! So I might skim back again! or watch with a friend perhaps lol

[@mikemckinzie7696]

If you haven't seen much of Madeline Kahn, I would recommend Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles...

[@andrewkelley434]

6:58 fun fact...he didn't burn his hand. That's how smokers put out their matches back when we used them...they wave it out since they can't blow it out :)

[@ThreadBomb]

Well, they could blow it out, but waving it out is easier.

[@keriezy]

@@ThreadBomb are you a smoker? That's just not how it's done. That first inhale gets held not wasted on a match!

[@GIJoe2080]

I would totally do a reading for this. Shanelle, I saw this as a kid. After revisiting as an adult, I have come to the point where I now watch it multiple times a year EVERY year. It's just too easy to sit down to. Especially around Halloween.

[@DanJackson1977]

Mr Body is actually a punk rock legend.. Lee Ving from the band FEAR. The cute singing telegram girl was one of The GoGos.

[@nancyomalley9959]

Jane Wiedlin

[@celsovera91]

Fear was that one punk rock band that got banned from SNL in the 80s because they incited a mosh pit while they were performing. Funny thing they were actually invited by John Belushi as he was a big fan of fear

[@FireMinstrel]

She was also Joan of Arc in "Bill & Ted".

[@AJRabies]

@@celsovera91 Love Fear!

[@jonathanross149]

I would want to play Col. Mustard. This cast has so many comedy acting heavy hitters. btw, Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren act together years later in the final season of Community. They play Britta's parents.

[@elzar760]

A low critic score usually encourages me that a movie might be good.

[@rjd6214]

I always assumed when Tim Curry says to Madeline Kahn, “You were jealous that your husband was shtupping Yvette,” that it was a callback to her role as Lilly Von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles.

[@JinxedPixie88]

Well 'shtupp" is the Yiddish word for 'fuck' (as in to have sex), so it's also a way around censors.

[@181charlie]

Randomly found you and you SOOOO speak my language! I mean in terms of production specifics. I also love the fact that you have an understanding of cinematic history. So many jokes & references fly over the heads of so many reactors because they wouldn't realize that something is in the Abbott & Costello style, much less who they even were. I am so subscribed!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Yahoo so happy to have ya!!! I'm trying, I do miss stuff (tons of cameos in Blues Brothers 😂) but I want to add my own thing to the reactor landscape on here

[@kennedy4200]

I saw this in theaters when it came out. Went to two different theaters, so I could see two of the endings. They gave patrons a 3x5 piece of paper with all the suspects and weapons printed on it, so you could document who killed Mr Boddy in the version you watched.

[@lordofentropy]

One of my favorite movies of all time. I've watched it literally 1000+ times in the 35+ years since it came out. My parents got it on VHS as soon as it was available and I watched it all the time from then on. It's a comfort movie for me, I'll have it on in the background or while I go to sleep. And despite having watched it all those times. Every once in a while a new detail will come up that I missed before. And it's still funny every single time.

[@turquoisesupreme3453]

A script reading of Clue on zoom would be so much fun! I would either read Mr. Green or Professor Plum

[@7rollface]

1976's Murder By Death has a similar vibe to this, although it's sending up specific murder mystery detectives - Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Nick and Nora Charles, Sam Spade, and Charlie Chan. Beware, though, because it's definitely a product of its time. The Charlie Chan analogue, Sidney Wang, is played by Peter Sellers in yellowface.

[@NolanVoid]

Yeah, they made that movie when people had more of a sense of humour. The Wang character was a send up of white people playing chinese characters.

[@johnw8578]

You should do MURDER BY DEATH -- a great comedic who-dunnit movie.

[@AllThatJazz707]

This is one of my favorite Tim Curry performances next to Muppet Treasure Island.

[@Speculativedude]

Not gonna lie I've never heard anyone refer to Christopher Lloyd as "Chris Lloyd" before.

[@TimpossibleOne]

Kids/young people see Christopher Lloyd and say, "that's Doc from Back to the Future" or "that's Uncle Fester". While I'm over here saying, "hey, it's Rev. Jim from Taxi"

[@LordHoth_90]

Ah yes, I miss shows like Taxi

[@0029cost]

Don’t forget about Angels in the Outfield!

[@ShyChi8791]

Oh man, I forgot about Jim!

[@farfrompoo]

We had the Clue game for as far back as I can remember. I guess my parents played it with friends before I was born. I have a vague memory of them trying to play it with me, but I just wasn't getting it (I was younger than 10). As it stands, I have yet to play it. I wanted to see the movie when it came out. I thought the concept of different endings at different theaters was great. My parents wouldn't take me. I ended up seeing it a few years later, on cable. I loved it! I was still quite young, and didn't know most of the actors, at the time. I knew Eileen Brennan and Michael McKean, since my mom watched Private Benjamin and Laverne & Shirley. I got a kick out of Howard Hessman, at the end, since I was a big fan of WKRP in Cincinnati (another show I knew because of my mom).

[@Miss_Myth]

This is honestly one of the greatest movies ever made. 🥰 I would LOVE to play Mrs. White in a reading of this! I quote her "I hated her, SOOooo much..." line ALL the time. Also have to agree with everyone saying watch Young Frankenstein! One of the other greatest movies ever made, and some of my favorite performances from Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder, Cloris Leachman and Marty Feldman. 🥰😍🤩

[@erainmartinez8175]

Good old slapstick in the face 13:08

[@whiterabbit1824]

When it comes to the chandelier being moved if you look closely you'll see that Wadsworth (when talking to the cop) is holding a corn broom after having swept and supposedly having moved the chandelier. I mean he is the butler he likes to keep everything tidy.

[@itafac]

I'm so down to do a reading of this script! The dialog is Aaron Sorkin-level banter-if Aaron did slapstick comedy. Absolutely genius.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I agree! Sorkin-esque!

[@Scopper81]

@@ShanelleRiccio If dialogue is your thing, I recommend Glengarry Glen Ross.

[@HonRevPTB]

The singing telegram girl was Jane Weidlin from The GoGos!!!

[@AutoPilate]

Noises Off has already been recommended so I'll just add Soapdish and Bullets Over Broadway.

[@RoccondilRinon]

Little wonder that the dialogue and timing is so snappy: the co-writer/director Jonathan Lyn had previously co-created “Yes, Minister”.

[@jasoncordova5416]

Trivia: this was one of the first videos priced to own ($20) at a time when most were priced for video stores to buy and rent out ($100+). As a result, this was widely purchased by people who hadn't bothered to see it in theaters, becoming a cult classic and helping change how movies are sold.

[@3DJapan]

I remember my video rental store (where I later worked) having a catalog of their movies and the prices next to them all were over $100. I guess they just used pages from the catalog they themselves bought from.

[@LordShockadelic]

The VHS was $79.95, priced for rental. It was re-released a while later at the $19.95 price point.

[@jasoncordova5416]

Thanks for the info! :)

[@LordShockadelic]

@@jasoncordova5416 You're welcome! The reason I know this is because I wanted a copy when it was released, but it was too expensive. My local video store would make deals with customers where they would get extra copies to rent and, after 3 months, they would sell the extra copies for $35. That's what I paid for my copy. A year later, new copies were selling for $20. Oh, well. It was a thrill to own it at the time. 😊

[@JuandeFucaU]

@@LordShockadelic ahhh, the old days when video stores didn't even rent videos yet huh... (why do we remember this stuff better than our phone #'s now?) our city's first video store would sell for $100-$150+ and buy back at about half price..... my first video was Psycho on Beta..... watched it half a dozen times, and had seen it before on TV..... traded it for 2001:A Space Odyssey.... and kept that one, still have it. I never bought a copy of Clue but I did see it at a Drive-In and I recall seeing all 3 endings, maybe because it was close to, or maybe after, video release time when we saw it.

[@leescience]

Love this I watched when I was little because I loved the clue game ... I think I pulled the DVD out of the blockbuster bargain bin to date myself .. LoL

[@PaulWinkle]

I thought I've watched every good movie from the 80s, this one I totally missed, thanx for that. Everyone who likes movies like this have to check out "Knives Out" too

[@crashb723]

doesn’t come up too often... but evvvvverytime someone says “to make a long story short...” ...i have to physically stop myself from saying “too late...” 😂

[@DavidB-2268]

The thing with the endings you need to remember is that when this was released, they had three different prints that were each distributed to different theatres, often in the same city. So depending on which theatre you or your friends went to, you each might think someone else did it. When they did the home video release is when they combined them all.

[@moonygirl76]

Yes. And It also got you to go back and see it three times because at the time, video release took FOREVER. They called it "Clue A" "Clue B" and "Clue C" I believe. There's also a really fun farce that I saw around this time (though I think it was older) called "Murder by Death" which was a play on many famous literary detectives. Great cast.

[@DavidB-2268]

@@moonygirl76 I mentioned MbD in another comment. It was a 1976 release

[@krisbrown6692]

Came here to say the same.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Oh that’s cool! I never considered that element, that friends in the same town could think someone else had done it!!

[@frankrodriguez2999]

@@moonygirl76 yes murder by death was another fun movie. Now I wonder if it still holds up as well as Clue does. I haven't seen it in a couple decades

[@BobSurunkel]

I know you reacted to this movie a while ago now but I'm just catching up with your channel. If you loved Clue, you really have to watch Neil Simon's Murder by Death from 1976. It was the one that kicked off the "mansion murder" movies and had an all star cat playing movie detectives. HYSTERICAL!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

The telegram girl was played by Ms. Jane Weidlin, known for her music with the band, "The Go-Gos."

[@garysmith3037]

I think she played Joan of Arc in Bill and Ted.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@garysmith3037 Right you are, gov!

[@nancyomalley9959]

There was a series of Fairy tale movies called Cannon Fairy Tales. Jane Wiedlin played the White Fairy in their Sleeping Beauty movie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hae4onZnrJhmaac

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@nancyomalley9959 Cool! That's new to me!

[@zachariousmccool5768]

My fav haunted mansion movie is "The Others" Love this movie. Its such a good adaptation

[@flnthrn2]

I saw this in '85. One of my favorites. Please check out "Johnny Dangerously" from 1984. (His name is an adverb and Marilu Henner has got "those". He likes "those").

[@TheBernito2]

Sylvester Stallone in Oscar (1991) had that kind of pacing an energy, and was based on a French stage play by Claude Magnier

[@r.thomas9648]

Owned this flick for years. NEVER knew it was basically in real time. That's cool of them, and astute of you!

[@jessemata6714]

I love clue, And Tim Curry is so awesome, a play or Broadway show would be cool to see

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Something in the works already :)

[@jessemata6714]

@@ShanelleRiccio nice can't wait

[@phantomkitten73]

"What's this, another door?" This has always been my favorite cult classic, my favorite mystery, and my favorite comedy.

[@POPPOPFIZZLE]

I highly recommend "Noises Off". You'll love it. Your appreciation of dialogue and timing will serve you well with that one.

[@futuramayeah]

in my family growing up, Monopoly and Clue were baiscally the only board games we played

[@TimpossibleOne]

You may have missed it but Wadsworth swept up the first fallen chandelier. That's why it was cleaned up in later shots.

[@Naylte]

03:21 I visited a National Trust property in Northumberland a few years back that looked like that. 10:42 He also cocked up a double-agent by refusing to accept them as anything more than flypaper. 16:10 If you liked this movie, maybe you'd like to check out 'Murder by Death'.

[@odgykins]

Tell me why I thought the title said Clueless and she started talking about the score getting a low critic score and I was like.....”really???” Lmao

[@Rellj16]

If you love Tim Curry, than 1985's Legend is for you! He plays the Iconic Lord of Darkness. He is phenomenal and the movie is a classic. Fantasy SciFi awesomeness.

[@grrayfox2300]

If you look closer, you can see the mansion floor looks like the floor tiles on the game board

[@walther007]

If you want to see an amazing Tim Curry performance. Watch "Legend".

[@Myrdden71]

The time difference between what Wadworth said about the police coming and the actual arrival time can probably be explained by the cop having to stop and check on the car that ran off the road. :)

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

I've had some friends say that once you see Back To The Future, you can't watch CL in anything else without just seeing him as Doc Brown. I had that same experience with CL, except seeing him as Jim Ignatowski.

[@unominous4759]

What... does... a... yel... low... light... mean?

[@darkamora5123]

@@unominous4759 GO SLOWER.

[@BenDowdy]

Big-boo-TAY!!!

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

I don't think I think Doc Brown when I watch The Addams Family.

[@rjenyawd]

Personally, I think "Angels in the Outfield" and "Pagemaster."

[@MyNameIsBucket]

Hah, the Red Scare sure was a dark time in our history, eh? Good thing we never went through anything like that again.

[@griffca4814]

In order to not spoil the movie they filmed a different ending for each of the characters being the murderer. They wrote and filmed the rest of the movie in such a way that all endings are valid and there is no wrong ending that doesn't make sense.

[@walkingwounded3824]

So glad you liked it! This was a great reaction, you're so fun! Thanks Shanelle!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

aw thanks for watching!

[@RyanSmith-yu5ln]

This is Spinal Tap should be added to your watch list. Seriously. And I saw Clue when it was first released on vhs back in "ye olden tymes."

[@alishagrossman4080]

Such a great movie! Classic!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

yes! so happy I got to watch finally!

[@alishagrossman4080]

@@ShanelleRiccio have you seen Young Frankenstein?

[@MysteryMommy1]

The singing telegram was one of the members of the Go-Go’s

[@chelseacuzzocrea6956]

I love these reviews!!! Honestly keep going I love how in depth these are-I’ve never actually seen this all the way through. I really want a Netflix show review: The Umbrella Academy, Slasher, 13 reasons why etc

[@ShanelleRiccio]

thank you!! and I think a tv show could be great for the channel since I could crank out episodes faster - Very interested in The Umbrella Academy - thanks for these :)

[@TheAlan136]

Clue is one of my favorite movies. Every one in the cast just kills their role. Tim Curry is such a treasure.

[@CaddyJim]

An iconic *80's* movie no one's really reacted to would be *(short-circuit)*

[@davidr1050]

-- A Zoom reading of the script sounds fun.. Make it happen !

[@nancyomalley9959]

You also have to see Home Alone 2-tim Curry is in that too!

[@Greenwood4727]

and theres a a cameo that we shall NOT talk about LOL

[@nancyomalley9959]

@@Greenwood4727 Who? You brought it up-don't leave us hanging!

[@Greenwood4727]

@@nancyomalley9959 Trump.. YEes Trump is in home alone 2 its a small cameo

[@nancyomalley9959]

@@Greenwood4727 Oh that-I got confused with "Clue"

[@TC_Smitty]

Have you seen Lege..nd..ah. someone already mentioned Legend. Either way, if you haven't seen it, I totally recommend it. Cheers

[@smoothplayjohnnyj.9978]

Great fun! My cousin and I watch it when it came out in '85. Our theatre DID show all 3 endings. Thanks for all your reactions, Shanelle. I love your name!

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I think i'd feel unfilled if I didn't get all three! I thought that choice was fun. And I appreciate you coming by! I'll tell my mom she did good on the name 😂😂

[@jonevan580]

Such a camp cult classic. One of my all time faves.

[@rachelconsoli8428]

Legit one of my favorite movies ever. It’s sooooo fun, the cast is incredible, the writing is stellar, and it’s a genuinely great whodunnit. Also based off a board game, it’s just so great.

[@TheTrmetzgar]

The singing telegram girl was the member of the GO GO's "Jane:" that left the group. She was also in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. She played Joan of Arc. And yes she is very cute.

[@MuzzikLvr]

Loved your reaction video. I am a huge Tim Curry fan and am one of the few who saw CLUE in the theatres. Twice actually...endings (A & C). I am so thrilled that it became a cult classic thanks to cable and home video. There's a cool documentary about the making of it here on youtube. Shanelle, another film I think you'll like is OSCAR. It is directed by John Landis, and stars (in alphabetical order) Tim Curry, Sylvester Stalone, and Marisa Tomei.