# The 1985 movie role Carrie Fisher wanted to play from rehab: “Yes, that sounds good”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1985-movie-role-carrie-fisher-wanted-to-play-from-rehab-yes-that-sounds-good/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:24:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1985-movie-role-carrie-fisher-wanted-to-play-from-rehab/
- Topics: Business, Companies

## Key points

- Carrie Fisher missed *Clue* while in rehab.
- Insurers ruled out her proposed filming arrangement.
- Lesley Ann Warren replaced her as Miss Scarlet.

## Summary

Carrie Fisher was due to play Miss Scarlet in the 1985 mystery film *Clue*, but a near-fatal overdose and rehabilitation meant she could not take part. The story highlights how her cocaine addiction disrupted her work and threatened her health, while showing the practical limits that treatment and film insurance placed on production.

Fisher initially thought she could leave rehab to film during the day and return at night, and director Jonathan Lynn and producer Debra Hill agreed. The insurance company ruled this out, so Lesley Ann Warren took the role. *Clue* cost $15 million and used different endings in different cinemas; Fisher later returned to acclaimed work, including *Hannah and Her Sisters*.

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