Editing Clue (film) (section)

===Filming===
''Clue'' was filmed on [[sound stage]]s 17 and 18 at the [[Paramount Pictures]] film studios in Hollywood.<ref name="Fayetteville Mafia Press">{{cite book |last1=Hatch |first1=John |title="What Do You Mean, Murder?" Clue and the Making of a Cult Classic |date=November 7, 2023 |publisher=Fayetteville Mafia Press |isbn=978-1949024609}}</ref> The set design is credited to Les Gobruegge, Gene Nollmanwas, and William B. Majorand, with set decoration by Thomas L. Roysden.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088930/fullcredits#cast | title=Full cast and crew for Clue (1985) | access-date=2007-08-15 | website=[[IMDb]] | archive-date=January 5, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105231213/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088930/fullcredits#cast | url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=February 2023}} To decorate the interior sets, authentic 18th- and 19th-century furnishings were rented from private collectors, including the estate of [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_clue.htm| title=Clue (1985) Movie Filming Locations | access-date=February 15, 2023| website=The 80s Movies Rewind| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017193553/https://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_clue.htm| archive-date=October 17, 2021| url-status=live}}</ref> After completion, the set was bought by the producers of ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', who used it as the fictional hotel The Carlton.

All interior scenes were filmed at the Paramount lot, except the ballroom scene. The ballroom and two driveway exteriors were filmed on location at a mansion in [[South Pasadena, California]]. This site was destroyed in a fire on October 5, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://theartofmurder.com/table/stage/mansionphoto/mansionphoto.html| title=Photos from Filming Location – 2003| access-date=February 15, 2023| website=The Art of Murder| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810135637/https://theartofmurder.com/table/stage/mansionphoto/mansionphoto.html| archive-date=August 10, 2022| url-status=live}}</ref> The driveway and fountain were recreated on the Paramount lot and used for most shots, including the guests' arrivals. Exterior shots of the South Pasadena mansion were enhanced with [[matte painting]]s to make the house appear much larger; these were executed by matte artist Syd Dutton in consultation with [[Albert Whitlock]].{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

Jonathan Lynn screened ''[[His Girl Friday]]'' for the cast as inspiration for how to deliver their lines.<ref name=":0" /> Madeline Kahn improvised her monologue about "flames."<ref name="2015-12-10 Buzzfeed" />