This is one of my all-time favorite movies! Believe it or not, I actually use Clue as inspiration for my writing. Some of the comedy is so subtle that I'm still picking up on little tid bits 17 years later. For instance, Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd) states, "No, I work for a branch of UNO, WHO, the World Health Organization." Since he pronouces UNO as "You Know", Professor Plum works for "You Know Who". But there's more blatant humor that has kept me rolling all these years:

Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn), "I believe men should be like Kleenex: soft, strong, and disposable."

Col. Mustard (Martin Mull), "Yep, two corpses. Everything's fine."

Prof. Plum, "But is the FBI in the habit of cleaning up after multiple murder?" Wadsworth (Tim Curry), "Of course. Why do you think it's run by a man called Hoover?"

The movie plays as both a mystery and a comedy, the two genres mixing extremely well in this spoof. One wishes the night to go on, with either more possible endings or another mystery entirely (hint: sequel). However, the three endings provided are extremely entertaining, the final displaying a wonderfully dramatic twist that keeps rolling with humor in transition. Mr. Green (Michael McKean), "I was going to expose you." Wadsworth, "I know, so I choose to expose myself." Col. Mustard, "Please, there are ladies present."

Who killed Mr. Boddy? Better yet, who did Mr. Boddy kill?

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