Clue

1985 comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn
Movie film Q558795
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Clue

Summary

Clue is a film[1]. Clue ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,992 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clue's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Clue's director is recorded as Jonathan Lynn[4].
  • Clue's screenwriter is recorded as John Landis[5].
  • Clue's screenwriter is recorded as Jonathan Lynn[6].
  • Clue's composer is recorded as John Morris[7].
  • Clue's publisher is recorded as CBS[8].
  • Clue's genre is recorded as mystery film[9].
  • Clue's genre is recorded as comedy thriller[10].
  • Clue's genre is recorded as parody film[11].
  • Clue's genre is recorded as crime film[12].
  • Clue's based on is recorded as Cluedo[13].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Tim Curry[14].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Christopher Lloyd[15].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Madeline Kahn[16].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Lesley Ann Warren[17].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Eileen Brennan[18].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Martin Mull[19].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Michael McKean[20].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Colleen Camp[21].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Lee Ving[22].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Howard Hesseman[23].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Kellye Nakahara[24].
  • Clue's cast member is recorded as Bill Henderson[25].
  • Clue's producer is recorded as Debra Hill[26].
  • Clue's producer is recorded as Peter Guber[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Clue's publisher is recorded as CBS[8]. Producers include Debra Hill[26], Peter Guber[27], and John Landis[28]. Clue's director is recorded as Jonathan Lynn[4]. Screenwriters include John Landis[5] and Jonathan Lynn[6]. Cast members include Tim Curry[14], Christopher Lloyd[15], Madeline Kahn[16], Lesley Ann Warren[17], Eileen Brennan[18], and Martin Mull[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1986-05-08T00:00:00Z[30], and +1985-12-13T00:00:00Z[31]. Clue's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include mystery film[9], comedy thriller[10], parody film[11], and crime film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 66%[33], 6.1/10[34], and 41/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cluedo inspired Clue[36]. Clue's after a work by is recorded as Anthony E. Pratt[37].

Why It Matters

Clue ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,992 views/month).[2] Clue has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Clue is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . paramountplus.com. Retrieved . paramountplus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . paramountplus.com. Retrieved . paramountplus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . vdfkino.de. Retrieved . vdfkino.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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