The bestCluequotes have ensured that the movie remains a beloved classic. Based on the Parker Brothers game of the same name,Cluewas dismissed by fans and critics alike when it hit theaters in 1985. Despite an all-star comedy cast and a darkly funny script, it never made back its budget and critics mostly dismissed it. Another complaint was that the movie had three different endings, and they played at random theaters across the country. However, as the years rolled on, people began to reappraise the film, and it has since become a beloved cult classic.
Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lambert, Michael McKean, Martin Lull, Leslie Ann Warren, and Eileen Brennan led the cast as the characters from the game, plus one sarcastic butler, who ends upinvolved in a locked room murder mystery. However,Cluespoofed the genre it resided in, and it was the jokes about murder mysteries and some fantastic comedic performances by the cast that helped the film rise as the years passed. Much of the success is largely thanks to the script, with instantly memorable quotes.
35"Yvette, Would You Attend To The Colonel And Give Him Anything He Requires… Within Reason"
Wadsworth
When Wadsworth, the butler, begins to welcome the night’s guests, the first he brings in is Colonel Mustard (a pseudonym) and he takes him straight to the study and introduces him to the maid, Yvette, with this quote.Later inClue, Yvette’s past comes to the surface, and this line ends up making more sense, although it still remains a rude one for Wadsworth to deliver to the young lady.
34"Sit! No, Not You Sir"
From the start ofClue, it is clear that Wadsworth is more than just a butler, and he has everything under control and is in charge of the situation. When the meek Mr. Green arrives at the mansion for the night, the dogs outside are getting a little too close and Wadsworth yells, “Sit!” The funny part about this is that Green immediately sits down without a pause and Wadsworth has to patiently explain he wasn’t talking to him.
33"Ours Not To Reason Why; Ours But To Do And Die"
When Wadsworth has everyone gathered together at the dinner table after they have all arrived, he is quizzed about his part in this event. He assures them that he is just a butler, and explains this is a dinner party for them, not him. He then delivers this quote, which stuns Professor Plum.It is a hint of the deaths to comeand is a quote from the poemThe Charge of the Light Brigadeby Alfred Lord Tennyson. It means following orders, even if facing death.
32"I Think Most Men Need A Little Practice, Don’t You Mrs. Peacock?"
Miss Scarlet
From the moment she arrives, Miss Scarlet mostly bites her tongue when the men at the party objectify the women, touch them without consent, and make comments about a woman’s self-worth. Mrs. Peacock is trying to force the conversation at dinner, and Professor Plum explains he is a doctor but is not practicing.
This leads Scarlet to deliver this zinger and direct it at Peacock, who has started to get on people’s nerves as well.
This leads Scarlet to deliver this zinger and direct it at Peacock, who has started to get on people’s nerves as well.It shows Scarlet is willing to say anything no matter how uncomfortableit makes those around her.
31"I’m Supposed To Be Polite."
Once again, Wadsworth is not someone to be trifled with. While he has shown to be someone who can control the dogs and has made sure everyone knows that he runs this house, when Mr. Boddy shows up, he refuses to let the man put him down. When Boddy asks what Wadsworth is supposed to do, this was his answer, although he also adds, “Though when talking to you, I find that the task is almost beyond me.” It quickly shows that Wadsworth is the one person here Wadsworth does not respect or even like.
30"I’ve Never Done Anything Wrong"
Mrs. Peacock
When Wadsworth tells everyone that they were invited here because someone has been blackmailing them all for years, Mrs. Peacock is the first to speak up. While everyone else looks on, knowing it is true, Mrs. Peacock goes on for so long about how ridiculous it is and how she could never be blackmailed. It made her look guiltier than everyone else combined.
29"Oh, I’m Being Blackmailed All Right, But I Did What I’m Being Blackmailed For"
After Wadsworth told everyone that they were being blackmailed for certain things, he started to tell everyone what they were accused of. All the guests began to deny everything, but Scarlet bucked the trend and delivered this perfectCluequote.It showed that, out of everyone in this room at the dinner party,she was the only one with the guts to admit what she did - and she seemed proud of it.
28"You Don’t Need Any Help From Me Sir"
After Scarlet admits to working as a madame in Washington, D.C., the guests at the party put two and two together from an earlier conversation and realize that Mustard frequented the establishment. When Mustard starts to argue and claim his innocence, Wadsworth gets in his face about it, which causes Mustard to say he is trying to make him look stupid. Wadsworth’s comeback is not only brilliant, but it went over Mustard’s head, making the insult sting even harder.
27"Why Would He Want To Kill You In Public?"
Miss Scarlet had some of the bestCluequotes since she was willing to say anything to anyone without a filter. However, she also had moments where she seemed as clueless as others. When Miss White admitted that before her husband’s death, he had threatened to kill her in public, it caused Scarlet to ask this question. The best part was Wadsworth instantly explaining the wordplay and Scarlet just shrugging her shoulders and going on as she kept needling Miss White.
26"He Wasn’t A Very Good Illusionist"
Miss White
Miss White explained how her husband was killed and beheaded in their home (although she was not home when it happened), Wadsworth mentioned it wasn’t her first husband to disappear. Miss White then quipped it was her first husband’s job since he was an illusionist. When Wadsworth said he never reappeared, she delivered this fantastic line in a deadpan manner. At this point, Miss White proved she was not someone to be trifled with while remaining stone-faced.
