One of my absolute favorite cinephile niches is the movie that utterly mustn’t work nonetheless tips terribly exhausting. There are just some films that qualify for inclusion on this very select group, and like half of them are Lord & Miller joints. We’re talking the “Jump Street” movies, “The Lego Movie,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and the film we’re talking about in the mean time, 1985’s “Clue.”
“Clue” is an ’80s adaptation of a straightforward whodunnit board sport the place the participant has to find out who the killer is, the place they did it, and with what weapon. Made inside the Reagan interval the place firm tie-ins have been turning into king, “Clue” had every correct to simply exist as a branded IP cash-in. Instead, creator/director Jonathan Lynn gave us a comedy fundamental, overflowing with tongue-in-cheek satire, whip-smart rapid-fire dialogue, and one among many greatest comedic casts ever assembled.
The good Tim Curry leads the strong as Wadsworth the butler, organizing a vibrant bunch that options Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum, Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock, Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White, Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard, Michael McKean as Mr. Green, and Lesley Anne Warren as Ms. Scarlett.