Clue

Clue is a 1985 American black comedy mystery film based on the board game of the same name. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, who co-wrote the script with John Landis, and produced by Debra Hill, it stars the ensemble cast of Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Inspired by the nature of the board game, the film's initial release featured various different endings, with one of three possibilities sent to each theater. Home media releases include all three endings presented sequentially. The film initially received mixed reviews and did poorly at the box office, grossing $14.6 million in the United States against its budget of $15 million, but later developed a considerable cult following. Plot In 1954, six strangers are invited to a secluded New England mansion. Greeted by Wadsworth the butler and Yvette the maid, each guest receives a pseudonym to maintain confidentiality: "Colonel Mustard", "Mrs. White", "Mrs. Peacock", "Mr. Green", "Professor Plum", and "Miss Scarlet". They are soon joined by Mr. Boddy, who has been blackmailing everyone for some time. Wadsworth notified the police, who will arrive in 45 minutes, but Boddy threatens to expose everyone if he is arrested. He then gives them six weapons — a candlestick, a dagger, a lead pipe, a revolver, rope, and a wrench - and demands someone kill Wadsworth, who possesses the front door key and whose death will ensure no one will learn their secrets, before turning out the lights. A gunshot rings out before Peacock turns the lights back on, revealing Boddy seemingly dead with no indication as to how at first glance.