Flames... flames... on the side of my face! About Clue (1985)
September 2, 2016 7:27 AM Subscribe
Did you grow up watching the now-cult-classic movie Clue?
Were you obsessed with it? Did you memorize the dialogue? Dress up as characters?
If you're like me, you grew up watching this masterpiece ensemble film in the 80s. If you're like me, you had NO IDEA what things like Red Herrings, Socialists or "in flagrante delicto" meant... so why were we all obsessed with this movie?
In this Oral History of Clue from Buzzfeed, Michael McKean suspects it's because it's a movie about "grown up things" without being too scandalous for children to watch. Surely this is part of the appeal, but it can't be all, can it?
Here are my questions:
1. Did you grow up watching this movie?
2. Did you ever see it in the theatre with ONLY ONE ending? If so, what was the audience reaction?
3. Do you remember any media coverage when Clue came out?
4. Why did you love it, personally?
5. Who would you want to play the characters were they to remake the film?
6. Any other cool Clue facts or trivia or anecdotes you want to share?
7. Does anyone know why there hasn't been a DVD version with audio commentary?
**thank you to for getting me thinking about Clue this morning!
If you're like me, you grew up watching this masterpiece ensemble film in the 80s. If you're like me, you had NO IDEA what things like Red Herrings, Socialists or "in flagrante delicto" meant... so why were we all obsessed with this movie?
In this Oral History of Clue from Buzzfeed, Michael McKean suspects it's because it's a movie about "grown up things" without being too scandalous for children to watch. Surely this is part of the appeal, but it can't be all, can it?
Here are my questions:
1. Did you grow up watching this movie?
2. Did you ever see it in the theatre with ONLY ONE ending? If so, what was the audience reaction?
3. Do you remember any media coverage when Clue came out?
4. Why did you love it, personally?
5. Who would you want to play the characters were they to remake the film?
6. Any other cool Clue facts or trivia or anecdotes you want to share?
7. Does anyone know why there hasn't been a DVD version with audio commentary?
**thank you to for getting me thinking about Clue this morning!
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