Clue

Episode 242: Clue

Theme: Board Game Month
Hosts: Oz and Curtis

It’s Week 2 of Board Game Month here at Let's Talk About Flicks, and this week, we’re tackling the ultimate whodunit.

Imagine if Guess Who met Knives Out, threw in a dash of Wayne’s World, and had an oddly specific parallel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. (Seriously, how many movies start with your car breaking down on a rainy night before you walk into a mansion hosted by Tim Curry? If we had a nickel...) This week, Oz and Curtis are checking into Hill House to talk about the 1985 cult classic comedy masterclass, Clue.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn (in his directorial debut!) and written by John Landis, this movie brings the classic Milton Bradley board game to life with an absolute menagerie of 80s comedy legends. We’ve got Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKeon, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and of course, Tim Curry running around at breakneck speed.

It completely flopped at the box office in 1985, but it has easily earned its place in our top rewatchable movies of all time.

The hosts break down:

• The Intros: From Wadsworth dealing with some incredibly odiferous dog poo to Mrs. White’s dramatic coat-reveal.
• The Accents & The Cleavage: Shouting out the supporting cast, including Colleen Camp as Yvette and Lee Ving as the ill-fated Mr. Boddy.
• Simpsons-Level Coincidences: How our Masters of the Universe episode from three years ago clearly inspired Hollywood's latest box office... attempt.
• The Mechanics of Comedy: Why Clue works so well without relying on massive, modern set-pieces, but instead relies on flawless deliveries, slapstick, and physical humor.
• The Body Count: How Mr. Boddy manages to die multiple times, why you should never try to go tandem up a single-file staircase during a murder investigation, and what happens when you shoot a door lock.

Final Verdict:

Oz — 10 Push-up Bras
Curtis — 1+2+1+1