Clue (1985 Box Office Flop)

Clue (1985 Box Office Flop)

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March 4, 2026 · 52 min · Season 24 · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode discusses the 1985 film Clue, its box office failure, and features contemporary reviews.

The third episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features the year’s biggest flop, Jonathan Lynn’s Clue . Written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Tim Curry, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Brennan, Michael McKean and Lesley Ann Warren, Clue is based on the perennially popular board game. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/clue-1985 ), Janet Maslin in The New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/13/movies/screen-clue-from-game-to-film.html ), and Paul Attanasio in The Washington Post ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/12/13/movies/ae6b6e7b-602b-4540-8cd7-b50620a3670d/?utm_term=.08a5369d85ec ). Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/ , on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/ You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/ , on Facebook at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Harris, Josh Bell

Topics covered

  • 1985 movies
  • box office flops
  • film analysis
  • Clue movie
  • board game adaptations

Keywords

  • Clue
  • 1985
  • box office flop
  • film reviews
  • Tim Curry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roger Ebert, The New York Times, The Washington Post

Books & works: Clue

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