Murder by Death
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Sep 14, 2026
Jeff MarkinHOST
That would be a good time to watch a film like this.
Cheryl LightfootHOST
It really puts me in mind of movies like Clue or Murder by Death, where it's more of a spoof than an actual straight up murder mystery.
Jeff MarkinHOST
Right.
Jeff MarkinHOST
But those were outright comedies and satire parodies, whereas this one, I think, tries to be more of a dark comedy.
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Cheryl LightfootHOST
This movie really reminded me of when I was about eight years old or so, my family took a trip to Cleveland.
Cheryl LightfootHOST
We lived in North Central Indiana and my dad was a big fan of the Cleveland Indians.
Cheryl LightfootHOST
So one summer holiday, just to keep us kids from getting too bored, we went to see Murder by Death in the theater when it came out.
Cheryl LightfootHOST
And I thought that movie was hysterical and I've loved it ever since.
DomHOST
You know, Rian Johnson's probably seen this movie a gazillion times.
JamieHOST
And the great thing is, it also reminds me of a film from 76 called Murder by Death.
JamieHOST
Uh-huh.
JamieHOST
And Eileen Brennan is in that film as well.
JamieHOST
Oh, Peter Falk.
DomHOST
Yep, Peter Falk.
DomHOST
Murder by Death is good.
JamieHOST
26? What kind of a circus was it?
Matt BarberHOST
don't think that's the case i think the i think this comes from a kind of a run of kind of comedy, crime, classic crime movies.
Matt BarberHOST
Like, is it Murder by Death, the one where all the famous...
Matt BarberHOST
Oh, David Niven, Maggie Smith.
Matt BarberHOST
Yes, and the one Anthony Perkins did, the Sheila one that Anthony Perkins did.
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Matt BarberHOST
And I like that kind of that kind of I like that genre.
Matt BarberHOST
And I like the kind of pastiches of crime that I've seen.
Matt BarberHOST
I liked, you know, I like Murder by Death and I like the Ustinov.
Matt BarberHOST
Poirot's quite a bit.
Monster ZeroHOST
1936, to the amazingly awesome Eileen Brennan.
Monster ZeroHOST
who appeared in the TV movie The Night That Panicked America, as well as Jeepers Creepers, The Hollow, Murder by Death, and episodes of Tales from the Crypt and Gravedale Height.
Monster ZeroHOST
Not to mention Clue.
Monster ZeroHOST
A gateway horror film.
Brian DeemerHOST
It's yeah.
Shane KellyHOST
And if you like that and you've never seen it, I do recommend murder by death, which is another seventies comedy.
Shane KellyHOST
Very similar.
Shane KellyHOST
oh it's hilarious okay oh i
MikeHOST
Um, just really silly stuff.
MikeHOST
And then for Clue, the, the one that, like, the obvious one that I thought of immediately, I don't know if you guys have seen, is Murder by Death.
Ryan ShoemakerHOST
That is from the '70s, I think.
MikeHOST
Yes.
Jason SimosGUEST
Bill, what are some of
William MaynardGUEST
your favorites? Well, a lot of them have been named, but I love Murder by Death for a later role.
William MaynardGUEST
Oh, yeah.
William MaynardGUEST
That's a really good one.
Tyler AdamsHOST
It was really bad, wasn't it? Yeah.
Jeremy LimbGUEST
I mean, he's always done a bit of it, but there's this, there's Fu Manchu, there's Murder by Death.
Paul LitchfieldGUEST
yes exactly all around
Jeremy LimbGUEST
this you can still tell at
Theresa BuchheisterHOST
And everyone else, everyone else, obviously, but those two are like heroes.
Doug WeaverHOST
I would say if I had in that genre, in that specific genre of, I would probably take Murder by Death before I would take Clue.
Theresa BuchheisterHOST
But
Doug WeaverHOST
I do like Clue a lot.
Doug WeaverHOST
It's just that I read all those mysteries that Murder by Death has.
Theresa BuchheisterHOST
And so the connection to you
Doug WeaverHOST
is