History Trivia / Clue

* VindicatedByCable: HBO and broadcasts of this relatively inoffensive movie allowed ''Clue'' to become a cult hit, even with an AudienceParticipation midnight show, as detailed in a [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/something-terrible-has-happened-here-the-crazy-story-of-how long article]] by Buzzfeed.

* LoopingLines: ''Many'' instances. For example, in one scene, the police rush the mansion and Creator/MartinMull's Colonel Mustard throws his hands up in surrender, exclaiming "I'm only a guest!" However, his lip movements don't match the words being said, and in fact one TV spot for the film featured the unaltered scene; Mull ''actually'' said "I'm only a dinner guest!", with ''very'' different tonal inflections.

*** The fourth ending survived long enough to make it into the novelization, with a few... ''changes''. Wadsworth was driven insane by the death of his wife and becomes obsessed with a need for purity and perfection. Upon learning about the immoral schemes of the six guests, he brought them all to the house, gave them all weapons, then invited their associates, knowing that the guests were so reprehensible that they would be unable to resist committing murder if they thought they could get away with it (in this ending even Mr. Green commits a murder). When each of the guests has killed their victim, Wadsworth then reveals that the brandy they were served at dinner was a slow-acting poison, which should be kicking in...oh, nowish. The guests drop dead. Wadsworth leaves by car, only to discover the guard dogs in the backseat. They attack him and he runs his car off the road. It is left unclear if the dog or the crash killed him[[note]](though author Creator/MichaelMcDowell loved writing grotesque, bizarre deaths and "eaten alive by dogs" is well within his wheelhouse)[[/note]].

* TheWikiRule: [[https://cluecluedo.fandom.com/wiki/Clue_Wiki The Clue Wiki]].

*** The fourth ending survived long enough to make it into the novelization, with a few... ''changes''. Wadsworth was driven insane by the death of his wife and becomes obsessed with a need for purity and perfection. Upon learning about the immoral schemes of the six guests, he brought them all to the house, gave them all weapons, then invited their associates, knowing that the guests were so reprehensible that they would be unable to resist committing murder if they thought they could get away with it (in this ending even Mr. Green commits a murder). When each of the guests has killed their victim, Wadsworth then reveals that the brandy they were served at dinner was a slow-acting poison, which should be kicking in...oh, nowish. The guests drop dead. Wadsworth leaves by car, only to discover the guard dogs in the backseat. They attack him and he runs his car off the road. It is left unclear if the dog or the crash killed him[[note]](though author Michael [=McDowell=] loved writing grotesque, bizarre deaths and "eaten alive by dogs" is well within his wheelhouse)[[/note]].

** A [[http://www.cluedofan.com/movie/movie_fourth_ending.htm fourth ending]] was filmed, but cut at the last minute. The events of the movie play out as usual, and the ending starts out completely identical to the second ending, with Wadsworth accusing Mrs. Peacock of murdering everyone... but then Peacock begins seriously protesting and denying the accusation. Oh, and Professor Plum is in cahoots with her, according to Wadsworth. Plum objects, saying that he doesn't have the gun and leading to the "turn out your pockets, empty your purses" sequence. Wadworth produces the gun, explaining that in his lifelong quest for perfection, he has always failed: he tried to be the perfect husband, only to have his wife kill herself; he tried to be the perfect butler, only to find himself employed to a blackmailer. Therefore instead, he decided to commit the perfect murder by killing an entire blackmailing ring and leaving no witnesses. When the guests point out that ''they're'' witnesses, Wadsworth informs them that the brandy they were served at dinner was a slow-acting poison and that he plans to lock them in the house and leave them to die. The Evangelist returns and wrestles Wadsworth to the ground. Wadsworth confesses by beginning to reenact the murders ''again,'' while the Evangelist is too confused to stop him. When he reaches the point where he greets Colonel Mustard, Wadsworth leaps outside, slams the door behind him, and locks it, trapping the others inside as he escapes in a police car. The Feds break through the Conservatory window (and presumably seek medical help for the poisoned guests). The film cuts to Wadsworth driving away, smirking at his success, only to hear growling from the backseat. He turns to see the guard dogs, who leap at him just before the film fades out. One of the reasons this ending was ultimately rejected, other than various logistic issues, was because it was such a dark, DownerEnding for a comedy: no one wants to spend 90 minutes laughing along with these wacky characters only for all of them to die in the last five minutes.

** A [[http://www.cluedofan.com/movie/movie_fourth_ending.htm fourth ending]] was filmed, but cut at the last minute. The events of the movie play out as usual, only at the climax, after reenacting all the murders, Wadsworth announces that Professor Plum is the killer. Plum objects, saying that he doesn't have the gun and leading to the "turn out your pockets, empty your purses" sequence. Wadworth produces the gun, explaining that in his lifelong quest for perfection, he has always failed: he tried to be the perfect husband, only to have his wife kill herself; he tried to be the perfect butler, only to find himself employed to a blackmailer. Therefore instead, he decided to commit the perfect murder by killing an entire blackmailing ring and leaving no witnesses. When the guests point out that ''they're'' witnesses, Wadsworth informs them that the brandy they were served at dinner was a slow-acting poison and that he plans to lock them in the house and leave them to die. The Evangelist returns and wrestles Wadsworth to the ground. Wadsworth confesses by beginning to reenact the murders ''again,'' while the Evangelist is too confused to stop him. When he reaches the point where he greets Colonel Mustard, Wadsworth leaps outside, slams the door behind him, and locks it, trapping the others inside as he escapes in a police car. The Feds break through the Conservatory window (and presumably seek medical help for the poisoned guests). The film cuts to Wadsworth driving away, smirking at his success, only to hear growling from the backseat. He turns to see the guard dogs, who leap at him just before the film fades out. One of the reasons this ending was ultimately rejected, other than various logistic issues, was because it was such a dark, DownerEnding for a comedy: no one wants to spend 90 minutes laughing along with these wacky characters only for all of them to die in the last five minutes.

* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Quite understandably, the ending where [[spoiler:Miss Scarlet is the primary murderer is Leslie Ann Warren’s personal favorite of the three.]]

* UncreditedRole: Howard Hesseman as the evangelist who comes to the door toward the end... [[spoiler:and turns out to be the chief of police.]]

%%* AllStarCast: Well, yeah.

* QuoteSource:
** MultipleEndings

* VanillaEdition: The DVD and Blu-ray releases have no bonus features outside of the theatrical trailer. Jonathan Lynn was interested in recording a commentary for the Blu-ray, but Paramount Home Entertainment didn't have enough money for bonus features. [[Creator/KevinSmith A fan]] heard about this, and recorded a commentary for the film with Lynn and [[https://soundcloud.com/smodcast/377-clue-the-directors-commentary-track uploaded it to SoundCloud]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: The "Miss Scarlet" in the 1972 edition of the game is Kedakai Turner, widow of ''Series/InsideTheActorsStudio'''s James Lipton.

** A [[http://www.cluedofan.com/movie/movie_fourth_ending.htm fourth ending]] was filmed, but cut at the last minute. The events of the movie play out as usual, only at the climax, after reenacting all the murders, Wadsworth announces that Professor Plum is the killer. Plum objects, saying that he doesn't have the gun and leading to the "turn out your pockets, empty your purses" sequence. Wadworth produces the gun, explaining that in his lifelong quest for perfection, he has always failed: he tried to be the perfect husband, only to have his wife kill herself; he tried to be the perfect butler, only to find himself employed to a blackmailer. Therefore instead, he decided to commit the perfect murder by killing an entire blackmailing ring and leaving no witnesses. When the guests point out that ''they're'' witnesses, Wadsworth informs them that the brandy they were served at dinner was a slow-acting poison and that he plans to lock them in the house and leave them to die. The Evangelist returns and wrestles Wadsworth to the ground. Wadsworth confesses by beginning to reenact the murders ''again,'' while the Evangelist is too confused to stop him. When he reaches the point where he greets Colonel Mustard, Wadsworth leaps outside, slams the door behind him, and locks it, trapping the others inside as he escapes in a police car. The Feds break through the Conservatory window (and presumably seek medical help for the poisoned guests). The film cuts to Wadsworth driving away, smirking at his success, only to hear growling from the backseat. He turns to see the guard dogs, who leap at him just before the film fades out.

* [[SpiritualSequel Spiritual Prequel]]: The Creator/CheapassGames board game ''TabletopGame/KillDrLucky'' is a loose prequel to this game, with everyone in the game trying to wear down the titular character's insanely good luck so they can kill him.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In the British version, the revolver as a weapon became this after the Firearms (Amendment) Act of 1997 which banned handguns in the United Kingdom.

* VindicatedByCable: HBO and broadcasts of this relatively inoffensive movie allowed ''Clue'' to stop being an OldShame for the cast and crew and become a cult hit, even with an AudienceParticipation midnight show, as detailed in a [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/something-terrible-has-happened-here-the-crazy-story-of-how long article]] by Buzzfeed.

* RetroactiveRecognition: The "Miss Scarlet" in the 1972 edition of the game is Kedakai Turner, widow of ''Inside the Actors Studio'''s James Lipton.

** In Brazil, the movie received ''Os 7 Suspeitos'' (''The 7 Suspects'').

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: In Brazil, the movie received ''Os 7 Suspeitos'' (''The 7 Suspects'').

* {{Defictionalization}}: ''Series/GameOfThrones'' did eventually receive an actual Clue adaptation. The game components are less ridiculous with a double sided board and twelve suspects. The game is two to six players however.