Each Actor Had to sign a Notary saying they couldn't reveal any endings
Prof. Plum indicates at dinner that he works for the World Health Organization, part of the United Nations Organization. This means he works for UNO WHO.
The painting behind Mr Boddy's chair depicts Mr Boddy in a butler's uniform.
Only two characters are wearing their designated colors:-Colonel Mustard wears a mustard-colored suit and Professor Plum wears a purple vest and bow tie. The others are wearing different colors- Scarlet wears a green dress, White wears a black ensemble, Peacock (traditionally a blue pawn in the board game) wears a light orange color (although, she has peacock feathers in her hair), and Green is wearing blue
There was actually a fourth ending scripted and shot, in which Wadsworth committed all the murders out of a twisted need for perfection in his life. He reveals that he poisoned everyone with a slow-acting toxin in their drinks. It ended with Wadsworth being killed by dogs as he attempted to escape by car from the house. The rather grim nature of the ending is probably why it was never released. It was never shown because the film makers thought the ending would have been too obvious - it only survives in the novelization and the storybook, which features but a single photo from that ending (the Chief punching Wadsworth in the stomach).
Out of the three endings shown in the film, the first ending is the only ending that actually works
The line, "Communism was just a red herring," is said in all three endings (twice by Wadsworth and once by Miss Scarlet).
The first movie based on a board game.
The parquet floor in the Hall resembles the 'Clue' game board
The mansion in the movie, "Hill House", was named after the producer of the movie, 'Debra Hill'
There are a few departures from the original board game(s) in the movie - In the movie, Mrs. White is another guest, in the board game, she is the maid; the Hall has been transformed into part of the playing board and has been replaced by the front doors; and the little corridors between the rooms (i.e. between the Billiard Room and the Library in the game) have been eliminated as have many doorways into the rooms. This was probably was done so that the rooms didn't have to stand alone, which seems so unnecessary for the movie.
3 different endings exist for this movie, each with a different person being the killer. In theaters, only one of the endings was shown. Television and rental versions include all of the endings
The trailer features scenes that were deleted from the theatrical release including:
Mr. Green being slapped across the face by Colonel Mustard in the Study.
Prof Plum looking down Yvette's cleavage in the Dining Room.
Wadsworth standing at the door looking at the dead Singing Telegram: In the trailer, the line is "this is getting quite serious", in the theatrical version, the line is "this is getting serious".
A pile up of Peacock, Plum, Wadsworth & White in front of the cellar door is shown in the trailer... in the movie, the plie up occurs with only Yvette, Green, White & Wadsworth on the second floor landing. In the theatrical release, Plum and Peacock are never shown coming out of the cellar.
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