Part of Midnight Movies
Sat, Aug 17 at Midnight: Introduction from Jason Shawhan, senior film critic for the Nashville Scene. Cold Brew Boba available before the film | BUY TICKETS
When six strangers are invited to a secluded New England mansion, given pseudonyms, a weapon, and the opportunity, a would-be blackmailer (Lee Ving of iconic L.A. punk band Fear) winds up unalived and everyone’s a suspect! Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with a gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler? It’s all a roll of the dice in this riotously wicked adaptation of the classic whodunit board game.
Featuring a legendary cast at the top of their respective games (Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Lesley Ann Warren, and the recently departed Martin Mull) and a jetblack script by director Jonathan Lynn and John Landis, CLUE flopped at the box office and was panned by critics upon its initial release. The ensuing years have been kinder, and what we’re left with is an absolute gem of the genre which foretold and set the standard for today’s surfeit of ensemble comedic mysteries.
“One doesn’t expect it to be as clever, as well-executed, or as serious in its ridiculousness as it is. And yet, here we are, nearly 40 years later, still doing the math on the bullets and mimicking Mrs. White’s flames.” —Douglas Davidson, Elements of Madness “Society was shocked at the time that a film would be made from something so base as a board game, and yet now — when such a concept feels nearly played-out — it’s amazing how fresh and vibrant CLUE feels, with every member of the cast knocking it out of the park.” —Jason Shawhan, Nashville Scene
