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207. Clue (1985) | How A Beloved Board Game Was Turned Into A Cult Classic With Three Endings | Behind The Scenes Of Clue | Clue Movie Review

207. Clue (1985) | How A Beloved Board Game Was Turned Into A Cult Classic With Three Endings | Behind The Scenes Of Clue | Clue Movie Review

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Cashing in on well-known intellectual properties is by no means a new thing in Hollywood. Look all the way back to 1985, when Clue opened to disappointing box office with a confusing marketing gimmick of having three different endings. You could go see Clue A, Clue B, or Clue C. This was a bad idea, but today, all three endings are included in the film and follow, one after the other, and it's beautiful. If all IP cash-grabs were as great as the Clue movie, we'd have no problem with them! A loving tribute to classic screwball comedies with a brilliant cast that perfectly matches the material, all of it anchored by an extraordinary performance by the late, great Tim Curry. In the history segment, we take you through the gestation of this movie, from original director John Landis to final director Jonathan Lynn (of My Cousin Vinny and The Whole Nine Yards), to the casting of Carrie Fisher as Miss Scarlet before her dropping out to go to rehab, to the misguided marketing strategy to the disappointing box office and critical performance, to Clue's rediscovery on home video. Then in the movie discussion, we struggle to explain and keep track of everything that happens in this movie, so we instead debate whether what happens in a movie matters, and what does it mean to matter anyway? Watch this Clue podcast in full on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1weekrental Next week (Sept. 25, 2026): A Very Brady Sequel (1996)! Time stamps: 00:13:05 — History segment: A brief history of Cluedo the board game; development of Clue movie under original director John Landis; Jonathan Lynn is hired as writer and later as director; casting the movie; the movie's ill-fated "three endings" gambit; cult film legacy of Clue00:54:50 — Movie discussion + Clue film analysis01:38:15 — Star ratings + final review of Clue CLUE (1985) was directed by Jonathan Lynn. Starring Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp, Lee Ving, Bill henderson, and Jane Wiedlin as the Singing Telegram Girl. Sources: "The Crazy Story Of How "Clue" Went From Forgotten Flop To Cult Triumph" by Adam B. Vary | BuzzFeed News (2015) - https://bzfd.it/4Ac5WLt Review of Clue by Roger Ebert | The Chicago Sun-Times (1985) - https://bit.ly/4xqyAWM Transcript: https://1weekrentalpod.com/2026/09/clue/#transcript Artwork by Laci Roth. Matt has two monthly spin-off podcasts: PodJob: A James Bond Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4jRL2K1), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4a8jM6E), and YouTube (https://youtube.com/@podjob007).The Sign Post Up Ahead: A Twilight Zone Recap Podcast | Check it out on Apple Podcast (https://bit.ly/4gXjtiR), Spotify (https://bit.ly/4gTE8Ev), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignPostUpAhead) Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC). Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM"Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg"The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ Follow 1-Week Rental, a movie podcast: Twitter: @1weekrental | @MattStokes9 | @LRothConceptsFacebook: @1weekrentalInstagram: @1weekrentalTikTok: @1weekrental | @mattstokes9Letterboxd: @loadbearinglaci | @mattstokes9Bluesky: @1weekrental.bsky.social 1-Week Rental used to be Load Bearing Beams.
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