It was no mystery to movie-goers when this 1985 movie about a board game flopped at the box office. But time has been kind to “Clue,” and you can discover more fun facts about the cult classic here.

THE '80S
John Hughes' original teen movie is officially twice as old as its protagonist. Here are some facts about 'Sixteen Candles.'
How Valerie Vomit, Julius Sneezer, and the rest of the gang enraged parents, offended everyone, and made more money off of boogers than Kleenex.
If you were tuned in to a television anytime between 1978 and 1986, you were likely exposed to the phenomenon that was NBC’s 'Diff’rent Strokes.'
On March 10, 1982, a certain facet of people were bracing for a series of global disasters—earthquakes, tidal waves, and violent storms—that they believed would be caused by an alignment of all nine planets.
The only thing we can't definitively answer about this beloved '80s sitcom is who's the boss. (Though Alyssa Milano has a guess.)
By February 1986, John Hughes had established himself as the king of teen movies with hits like 'Sixteen Candles,' 'Weird Science,' and 'The Breakfast Club.' Then came 'Pretty in Pink.'
When Atari released their video game adaptation of 'E.T. The Extraterrestrial' in 1982, they thought it would buoy their brand and help them compete with the growing home computer market.
Audiences loved the cult teen comedy. John Cusack? Not so much. Here are some facts about 'Better Off Dead.'
On Friday, February 20, 1981, Andy Kaufman sat down in a fake restaurant, delivered scripted lines, paused, and then shook himself out of character.
The muppet Skeeter's disappearance is a conspiracy that stretches to the top floors of entertainment.
Michael Hoban designed costumes for Elvis, but it was a trip to the bowling alley that really refined his style.
For more than 40 years, "Weird Al" Yankovic has been putting his own, spoofy twist on chart-toppers to come up with tunes like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Amish Paradise.”
"Everybody wanted to know about what kind of makeup I was taking up," Sally Ride said about the questions she was asked ahead of her historic flight into space. "They didn’t care about how well-prepared I was to operate the arm or deploy communications sa
The story behind how an adorable orphan and a rusty old appliance conspired to traumatize a nation.
David Bowie will always be remembered as a seminal figure in the worlds of music, fashion, and film. But he was also a voracious reader who often read a book a day.
David Beckerman decided he was done peddling plaid golf pants. The 1966 University of New Haven graduate had been a salesman at a Duckster sporting goods store when he realized that the bland clothing on the racks held little interest for casual sports fa
With his newfound success following the back-to-back smash hits of 'Jaws' in 1975 and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' in 1977, director Steven Spielberg wanted to tell a smaller, more personal story for his next film: 'E.T.'
Based on the British sitcom 'Man About the House,' 'Three's Company' starred physical comedy champion John Ritter in his breakout role as Jack Tripper, a culinary student who crashes a party and wakes up in Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy Snow’s (Su
No scene in late 1980s cinema is more iconic than Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) holding a boombox over his head with the song “In Your Eyes” blasting in an attempt to win his girlfriend back.
Just over a year ago, Macworld magazine stopped printing new issues. Its run was epic, starting in 1984 with the launch of the Mac and running for more than 30 years.
Whether you think of it as a statement on female empowerment or simply a fun workplace comedy, the 1980 hit '9 to 5'—which featured Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as a trio of secretaries who turn the tables on their "sexist, egotistical, lying