Comedy ·Thriller ·Crime ·Mystery · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 34m

Clue

Clue poster
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Cast
Tim Curry as Wadsworth Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum Michael McKean as Mr. Green Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard
Crew
Victor J. Kemper — Director of Photography David Bretherton — Editor Richard Haines — Editor John Morris — Original Music Composer Jonathan Lynn — Screenplay John Landis — Story
Tagline

It's not just a game anymore.

Synopsis

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

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Mood & Themes
blackmailbutlerboard gamemansionwhodunitmaidold houseone by onesecret passagewaymurder mysterymurder weapondinner guest
Key Collaborators
Jonathan Lynn Director Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography David Bretherton Editor Richard Haines Editor John Morris Original Music Composer Jonathan Lynn Screenplay John Landis Story Jonathan Lynn Story Debra Hill Producer John Robert Lloyd Production Design Michael Kaplan Costume Design
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