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Clean Slate

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Clean Slate

PG-13

Released May 6, 1994

1h 47m

Comedy

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After receiving a head injury on a case, private eye Maurice Pogue (Dana Carvey) suffers from a form of amnesia in which his short-term memory is wiped clean every time he falls asleep. Besides experiencing some obvious problems in his profession, Pogue is also the key witness in an important case against a mobster (Michael Gambon) accused of murder. Now, relying only on a cassette recorder to fill him in on a daily basis, Pogue has to not only testify at the trial, but also crack a big case.

Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

May 6, 1994

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2005

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

A lame, painfully unfunny comedy.

Rated: 0/5

Jul 28, 2005

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Rated: 2/5

Nov 19, 2004

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Rob Blackwelder

SPLICEDWire

Rated: 2/5

Jul 29, 2004

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Steve D

Should be fun but the script is so lazy no laughs will be found.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

My 10 year old self loved this movie. It's a shame I can't find it anywhere to watch again. Retrospectively I can admit that it had flaws and wasn't great. But I was entertained and I'm sure I would be again. Quit hatin and kees me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Doesn't realize its potential despite a good premise and an always likable Carvey. Still good for a few good laughs.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Another bad Dana Carvey movie, but not as bad as the last one I saw which was Master of Disguise. The movie has like 2 laughs and offers absolutely nothing memorable at all and I will probably forget what happened in the film by tomorrow. It is also like the comedy version of Memento without hardly any laughs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

The jokes are predictable, but it's not entirely horrible. Just mostly forgettable. It's surprising to see a Carvey role where he does almost no impersonations.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A unique story about a private detective named Maurice pogue who when he goes to sleep at night he loses his memory due to an exlosion while solving a case. With the woman who supposedly died in the explosion he must find a rare coin that is worth a lot money and try to escape the bad guys that caused the explosion that wants pogue wiped out before he can testify against them in court. Dana carvey is usually pretty funny and he is in some areas of this movie. I did not think it was that great of a movie but still somewhat enjoyed it. It kept me interested through most of it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

After receiving a head injury on a case, private eye Maurice Pogue (Dana Carvey) suffers from a form of amnesia in which his short-term memory is wiped clean every time he falls asleep. Besides experiencing some obvious problems in his profession, Pogue is also the key witness in an important case against a mobster (Michael Gambon) accused of murder. Now, relying only on a cassette recorder to fill him in on a daily basis, Pogue has to not only testify at the trial, but also crack a big case.

Director: Mick Jackson
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck
Screenwriter: Robert King
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround