Description

Tony Wirt and host Emily J. Edwards have a delightful conversation about the movie CLUE and its impact on them, including childhood experiences, the art of mystery writing, Tim Curry's performance, rurality and claustrophobia, and humor and grammar jokes. CLUE subverts genre expectations and the "rules" of mystery writing as set up by classic authors such as Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, and Dorothy L. Sayers. It's bot a perfect and imperfect mystery movie!

Takeaways

• Clue's impact on childhood experiences
• The genius of Clue's writing and cast
• Clue's subversive elements challenge traditional gender dynamics and societal norms
• The conversation highlights the importance of fair play and reader expectations in the mystery genre

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• https://www.instagram.com/wirter
• https://www.tonywirt.com/

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Love for Clue
• 06:02 The Genius of Clue
• 13:30 The Essence of Clue and Gothic Horror
• 20:00 Tim Curry's Performance
• 26:43 Humor and Grammar Jokes in Clue
• 32:12 Gender Representation
• 37:17 Snappy Dialogue
• 43:25 Enjoying the Ride