Revealing mistake: When the cook's body is lowered to the kitchen floor, you can see her move her outstretched arm closer to her head.
Clue (1985)
Plot summary
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Tim Curry, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull
The six people from the game "Clue" (Colonel Mustard, Mrs White, Mrs Peacock, Mr Green, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum) are invited to dinner at a big house, and are met by the butler, Wadsworth.
Wadsworth explains to the guests that they are individually being blackmailed by Mr Boddy, who is also present. Mr Boddy then hands out weapons (the 6 weapons from the game: candlestick, rope, lead pipe, wrench, gun, dagger), and invites the guests to kill Wadsworth to avoid being exposed.
Instead, someone kills Mr Boddy. During the evening, various other people (the cook, the maid, and several vistors) are mysteriously killed one at a time.
It turns out that all the other victims were Mr Boddy's accomplices, and Wadsworth had gathered them all together to give evidence against Mr Boddy's blackmailing. Wadsworth explains how each murder was done. Who did each murder is another question - the movie has three different endings, each with different killers.
More mistakes in Clue
Wadsworth: I can explain everything...
Cop: You don't have to.
Wadsworth: I don't?
Cop: No, there's nothing illegal about any of this.
Wadsworth: Are you sure?
Cop: Of course, this is America.
Wadsworth: I see...
Cop: It's a free country, don't you know that?
Wadsworth: I didn't know it was THAT free.
Trivia: Professor Plum reveals that he works for UNO, the United Nations Organization, in a branch called WHO, the World Health Organization. As such, he works for UNOWHO (You Know Who).
Question: When Yvette goes to meet Miss Scarlet/Mrs. White when the electricity is off, she loses her French accent. Does this mean she was faking the accent the entire time? If so, why?
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Answer: Yes, the accent was fake. She wasn't a French maid, she was a prostitute who used to work for Miss Scarlett. She was hired by Mr. Boddy.