It’s time yet again to Social Distance the heck out of this epidemic and watch a movie together while still staying in three different states: North Carolina, Florida, and California. Next up for the Tri-State Watch Party, it’s 1985’s Clue.
The Netflix Watch Party app ended up being a little complicated, so we just set a time to hit “play” and then chatted through instant messenger. Click the jump to read some highlights from the conversation.
The Players: Elizabeth, Hannah, Kathryn, Nathan, and the parents (Parents represented here by Marian, because Dad would chisel a message in a stone tablet before typing anything on a phone.)
Elizabeth
I see Amazon has 2 “Clue” movies, I’m assuming we want the 1985 one?
Hannah
Yep
Nathan
Had no idea they’d done a remake.
We’re ready when y’all are.
Elizabeth
Ready here!
Hannah
We’re ready
Kathryn
Hitting play!
Elizabeth
Hitting play!
Kathryn
Darn it, ad.
Nathan
We got an ad!
Hannah
Ads
Elizabeth
skip it!
Kathryn
Skipped!
Playing the film now
No idea what to expect on this…
Elizabeth
The goofy synthesizer score gives me an idea of what to expect.
Nathan
This was from the mid-80’s, after all.
Hannah
I miss casio keyboards
Elizabeth
Wow, this one came out the same year as Back to the Future.
Nathan
Here’s a recommendation for some other week: This is Spinal Tap.
Kathryn
I approve of that!
Nathan
Cool old car.
Hannah
Oh I .have. watched that with Mom recently
Kathryn
There’s a meme out there that says it says what kind of person you are depending on what role you recognize Tim Curry by.
Nathan
Elizabeth
That’s the go to for me too
Hannah
I’m pretty sure this was it for me (and the Rocky Horror stuff surpassed it)
Kathryn
Yep, me too.
Which is odd because the first thing I saw him in was that Tom Cruise movie “Legend.”.
Nathan
Wasn’t she in MASH?
Elizabeth
That may be why she looked familiar
Nathan
Nurse Kelly?
She just passed away recently.
Kathryn
And we have a running gag…
Hannah
Hee
Elizabeth
That maid is gonna fall right outta that dress
Hannah
Haha
Kathryn
A little slapstick for an appetizer.
Hannah
HILL HOUSE
Nathan
Hill House!
Kathryn
Is there a purposeful connection somewhere?
Hannah
Probably
Nathan
He’s so young!
Hannah
Michael McKean as a young Aaron Sorkin
Nathan
WHO. Timely.
Kathryn
Quite
Elizabeth
I have never seen that Lee Ving actor in my life
Nathan
Me either.
Hannah
I don’t know that actor. He won’t be around long
Elizabeth
Hee
Hannah
It just dawned on me how crazy it is that Back to the Future came out this year
Re: Christopher Lloyd
Nathan
Christopher Lloyd was a busy guy!
Elizabeth
Right?
Hannah
That’s like a Batman/ Beetlejuice transition right there
So much smoking. And touching.
In the words of the Fug Girls, some of these dresses need a hoik
Nathan
Different time!
Thank God.
Elizabeth
Mr Boddy looks like a Baldwin Brother who’s face is too small for his head.
Hannah
Hahaha
I bet he was in My Cousin Vinny too (same director)
He also looks like Jimmy Clark
Elizabeth
And Robert deNiro?
Hannah
Yesss
Kathryn
Love that simultaneous gasp
Elizabeth
I love all the ACTING going on
Hannah
French anti-defamation league on line one…
Elizabeth
Hee
Get that woman a sweater!
Is it me or is this directed more like a stage play?
Nathan
Sure feels like it.
Hannah
Yes the staging
And no closeups
(Or few)
Kathryn
Not even someone being GAY got as much of a reaction as being a SOCIALIST.
Elizabeth
ALSO timely
Hee “too late”
Hannah
I do not remember McCarthyism playing a factor in this movie
Kathryn
It’s actually reminding me of an episode of Scooby Doo now.
Nathan
Exit Nurse Kelly!
Elizabeth
“How many husbands have you had?” “Mine or other women’s?”
Hannah
This script is like a play, too. They’d have to pause for laughter
Elizabeth
That’s EXACTLY what the long pauses sound like!
Hannah
THAT WAS SUCH A DELIGHTFULLY CHEAP JOKE
Elizabeth
Hee
Kathryn
Huh. Miss Scarlet was apparently the mother in the “Janie’s got a gun” Video.
Elizabeth
Huh. I’m going to call her “Not Susan Sarandon” because that’s who I thought she was.
Hannah
Heh like Rocky Horror?
Elizabeth
Exactly!
Nathan
Elizabeth
Hee
Don’t waste the whiskey!
Hannah
Pause for a sec?
Mom’s peeing
Kathryn
Paused!
Kathryn
Me too…
Elizabeth
Can I have a time stamp check to make sure I’m with the group?
Nathan
44:17
Elizabeth
Perfecto
Hannah
Wow! We’re at 44:16
Nathan
Awesome!
Hannah
Ready?
Nathan
If you are.
Elizabeth
Ready!
Hannah
Yep
Nathan
Go!
Elizabeth
“Not Angela Lansbury” is very excitable.
Nathan
Elizabeth
The timing on that exchange with the maid was hilarious
Kathryn
I was thinking that matchstick business was gonna be clunky
Elizabeth
And the ice caps melted while they figured out the lengths.
Return of the Casio!
Hannah
I would buy this soundtrack
Kathryn
Has anyone actually played the board game of this?
Nathan
Nope.
Elizabeth
Years ago, with Theresa and Denise I think
Hannah
I think I played a couple times in elementary school
Mom says she played as a kid. I didn’t realize it was that old
Elizabeth
Wouldn’t the butler know where the light switches are?
Kathryn
Kitchen and dining room only?
Elizabeth
Hmmm
Kathryn
Whoops, did someone have a second key.
Wordsworth was separated from Miss White when that went down, wasn’t he?
Elizabeth
Yep?
Nathan
Slapstick!
Elizabeth
ALL the slapstick
Fallen chandelier in the entrance JUST LIKE HILL HOUSE
Wait, how did Wordsworth get the key back, I thought he didn’t have it?
Kathryn
Key to the front door, not the key to the weapons cabinet.
Elizabeth
Which door was he trying to break through?
Kathryn
Ha! That smile from Miss Scarlet was perfect
The lobby door?
Elizabeth
Ew!!
Hannah
Eww is right
Hahaha
Kathryn
Some of this does have a Noises Off feel
Hannah
Yeah it’s definitely a filmed farce
Nathan
Wonder how many times she popped out of that maids outfit during filming?
Elizabeth
I was JUST wondering that
Elizabeth
WHAT
Kathryn
AHAHAHHA
Elizabeth
WHAT IS HAPPENING
Hannah
Hahaha
Elizabeth
Okay things are getting a little silly in here
Nathan
A little?
Kathryn
Bodies are piling up.
And now we get a bucketful of exposition.
Elizabeth
Thank god they got Curry for this role
Nathan
And a complete recap of the film.
Kathryn
Is it REALLY necessary to recap the movie while we’re IN the movie.
Hannah
This is why I loved Tim Curry
I don’t remember anything else but I remember this
Elizabeth
Hahaha
Kathryn
I think Curry’s character is trying to kill somebody by heart attack
Elizabeth
“So can I.” Hee
Hannah
Heh
Kathryn
I feel like NONE of this could possibly stand up to scrutiny
Hannah
Oh no… but it would be fun to spend time picking it apart
I see Leland’s obsession and I approve
Elizabeth
Hee
Kathryn
I want to see if someone’s done an animation over a house plan.
Hannah
If they had multiple endings then it would have to be inscrutable
Elizabeth
Hey it’s that guy!
Nathan
Dr Johnny Fever!
Hannah
This is no less fair than Murder on the Orient Express
Elizabeth
True
Kathryn
Which I’ve also never seen.
“Whoever has the gun is the murder.” ONE of the murderers.
Elizabeth
Ugh, math
applause!
“I don’t give a damn.” Oh VERY good
Hannah
Haha
Elizabeth
Here we go
Kathryn
Ooo, alternate endings!
Hannah
Haha yes indeed
Elizabeth
Hahah monkey’s brains WHAT?
Kathryn
Wait…
Nathan
Elizabeth
Hee
Kathryn
MY BRAIN HURTS
Elizabeth
Hahahah
Hoover
OH VERY GOOD
Kathryn
Ahahaha
Elizabeth
Hahaha
Alternate ending #2!
Hannah
I’m so tired…
Elizabeth
Hee
Kathryn
What the heck is happening…
WHOA
Elizabeth
PLOT TWIST
Kathryn
So all of them are murderers?
Elizabeth
“Very funny”
Ha, wow
That was flipping fascinating
Hannah
That’s the bullshit Agatha Christie pulled too
Elizabeth
Right??
Kathryn
I need to read ALL the trivia about this.
Elizabeth
I’ll report back on what Leland says about all this
Nathan
Some supplemental viewing:
Long, but entertaining.
Kathryn
Heh. First interesting bit of silly trivia found. “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).”
Elizabeth
har
Hannah
Sorry I blacked out. What just happened?
Elizabeth
heh
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