Clean Slate

PG-13

Released May 6, 1994

1 hr. 47 min.

Comedy

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19%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

36%

5,000+ Ratings

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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.

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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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h a

You gotta see clean slate. It's really good

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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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alex k

I Like James Earl Jones.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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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Mick Jackson

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Dana Carvey

Maurice L. Pogue

Valeria Golino

Sarah Novak

James Earl Jones

John Dolby

Kevin Pollak

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Rated: 1/5

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James Berardinelli

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Rated: 2/4

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Rated: D+

May 6, 1994

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Rated: 2/5

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Chuck O'Leary

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A lame, painfully unfunny comedy.

Rated: 0/5

Jul 28, 2005

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Robin Clifford

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 19, 2004

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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
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
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround