The Characters of Clue 1985

Clue 1985 is a classic whodunnit based on the lovable (and hate-able) Clue, a murder mystery board game. Clue, the game, revolves around 7 characters ( 1 victim and 6 suspects. )

Miss Scarlet, she is the Femme Fatal; Fox-sly with Raven-wit. She is, as cunning young women stereotypically are, slick and attractive.

Colonel Mustard, a distinguished military man, with a heart of pure bravery with a might like no other.

Mr. Green, the mysterious intellectual, uses his Holmes-like wit to solve any crime faced.

Mrs. Peacock is elegant and refined. She originally wore a tiara to bolster her royalty-based appearance. 

Professor Plum, now an archeologist (adjusted in the 1990s), was originally the youngish nerdy type, assumed to be a university professor of one of the many sciences.

Mrs. White was originally a nurse, then a cook, then a maid. Because her character never really stuck, she was later replaced with Dr. Orchid, a biologist and the adopted daughter of the mansion owner. I don't like Orchid, I preferred Nurse White.

Mr. Boddy is a characterless victim. He is prey to a knife, a wrench, a noose, a candlestick, a metal pipe, or a revolver.

The game doesn't have a lot of lore, but it's necessary to understand the game to understand the movie.

Clue 1985 centers around 9 different characters, with 4 other characters finding their way into the mix. 7 of these characters were being blackmailed quite heavily.

Miss Scarlet is a dark, sarcastic young woman who uses her beauty to manipulate the world around her. She is being blackmailed for her occupation as the hostess for an escort-based hotel in Washington.

Colonel Mustard, the aloof military veteran with anxiety issues. He puffs his chest out to a fight and is quick to lead a group when needed. He is being blackmailed for being a war profiteer.

Mr. Green is clumsy but of modest intellect, recognizing faces and memorizing information presented to him. He works a state job but is being blackmailed for his closeted identity as a homosexual. This information has been held over his head for fear of being fired.

Mrs. Peacock is the wife of a Senator. She is the oldest of the suspects but still holds the royal personality from the board games. She is accused of slipping top-secret information to enemies of the state and is being blackmailed for it.

Professor Plum holds no qualms about being extremely overly sexual in public, going so far as to act provocatively towards the women of the group. He had relations with a female patient of his and lost his license to practice medicine because of it. 

Ms. White, the pale, "miserable" widow. She is being blackmailed for the alleged murder of her husband(s). Whether she did it or not depends on one of three possible endings the movie offers. Unlike the boardgames, she has never been a chef, or a maid. 

Wadsworth is the butler, head of the kitchen and dining room but taking charge across the entire house once the suspects begin searching for clues. He has the evidence of Mr. Boddy's blackmail and intends on reporting it to the police with the suspects as witnesses at his side.

Mr. Boddy is the blackmailer. He provides each of the suspects a separate weapon to kill Wadsworth, so their secrets stay hidden. Evidently, they did not.

Yvette is the stereotypical "attractive French maid." She is one of the 5 people giving blackmail information to Mr. Boddy. She provided information on Miss Scarlet's escort business, as she worked as one of her escorts.

The Chef was once Mrs. Peacock's and provided Mr. Boddy information on her deeds against the state.

The Motorist was Colonel Mustards driver during the war, unwittingly assisting him in transporting his stolen war profit. When he learned of the colonel's business, he sold that information to Boddy.

The Officer was under Miss Scarlet's payroll, being bribed to keep her business running. Despite this, he was still able to provide information on other suspects as well, such as Ms. White's husbands and Mr. Green's homosexuality.

The Singing Telegram was the patient Professor Plum had slept with. It's pretty obvious why she would want to give that information to someone, that guy is still a professor.

By the three endings provided, we learn of their emotional and moral blocks, their associations, lies, and schemes. Each different person is both satanic and holy in their own ways, with the only true tell to whether they are the worst or best of the group being whether or not they murdered each victim. There are 3 different endings, meaning no murder is the canon murder. They can't be rated, so I won't rate them.

Okay whatever I'm done info dumping.