Clean Slate (1994): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Clean Slate is a 1994 mystery comedy directed by Mick Jackson, starring Dana Carvey as Maurice L. Pogue, Angela Paton and Valeria Golino. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes and earned $7.4 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 47m (107 min)
- Director
- Mick Jackson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Clean Slate About?
The premise of Clean Slate without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Pogue, a private investigator, suffers total amnesia each morning, waking up with a blank slate. While he’s deep in a high‑stakes investigation and a budding romance begins to blossom, his daily memory loss turns every new day into a fresh, perilous mystery he must piece together before nightfall.
Clean Slate Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- voice over narration
- investigation
- kidnapping
- femme fatale
- paranoia
- district attorney
- amnesia
- trial
- los angeles california
- witness to a murder
- dog
- private detective
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- seduction
- court
- venice beach california
- motorized wheelchair
- crying baby
- retirement home
- parking meter
- intimidation
- anterograde amnesia
- surprise birthday party
- fashion show
- blind musician
- mother son relationship
- baby
- deception
- premarital sex
- birthday party
- hitman
- assassin
- handcuffs
- landlord
- false identity
- telling a joke
- antique
- exploding car
- knocked unconscious
- mural
- men's bathroom
- tape recorder
- testimony
- coin
- wheelchair
- revolver
- police car
- disarming someone
- birthday
- blind man
- natural history museum
Clean Slate Cast & Characters
Dana Carvey leads the cast as Maurice L. Pogue, with Angela Paton as Shirley Pogue and Valeria Golino as Sarah Novak / Beth Holly. Directed by Mick Jackson; 40 actors are credited in all.
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Director Mick Jackson
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Dana Carvey as Maurice L. Pogue - Angela Paton as Shirley Pogue
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Valeria Golino as Sarah Novak / Beth Holly -
James Earl Jones as John Dolby
Also Starring in Clean Slate
· 36 more- Michael Murphy Dr. Doover
- Michael Gambon Cornell
- Barkley Baby
- Kevin Pollak Rosenheim
- Bryan Cranston Club Official
- Olivia d'Abo Judy
- Bob Odenkirk Cop
- Gailard Sartain Judge Block
- Christopher Meloni Bodyguard #2
- Jayne Brook Paula
- Ian Abercrombie Leader
- Timothy Scott Stanley
- Reg E. Cathey 1st Cop
- Vyto Ruginis Hendrix
- Michael Monks Lt. Willis
- Gary Bullock Bailiff
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- Brad Blaisdell Alley Cop
- Robert Wisdom Mort
- Phil Leeds Landlord
- Kevin West Store Clerk
- Mark Bringelson Bodyguard #1
- Ken Kerman Cop
- Myra Turley Nurse
- Brian Haley Patient
- Mike Jolly 2nd Cop
- Brian Reddy Young Man
- Jeff King Journalist
- Adam Boster Skateboarder
- Peter Crook Kipper
- Jean Adams Wrong Mom
- Val Barri Mary
- DH Lewis Stenographer
- Dean Wood Cop
- Blanche Brill Elderly Customer
- Steven Maines Backstage Dresser
- Mark McQuown Waiter
More from Mick Jackson
More films directed by Mick Jackson, best-rated first: Threads, L.A. Story, Denial and Volcano.
Clean Slate Plot Summary
What happens in Clean Slate from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Maurice Pogue wakes up to a troubling truth: he suffers from retrograde amnesia, forgetting everything that happened the day before. A self-made recording reveals that he is a Los Angeles–based private investigator, and that the memory loss followed a case-related injury. He resolves to hide this condition because, in his own story, he is the key witness against the man responsible. The recording mentions a mysterious woman, Sarah Novak, who has been living under the alias Beth Holly in San Francisco and has traveled to LA because she is being blackmailed.
Full summary
The whole story of Clean Slate, scene by scene
Clean Slate Box Office
Clean Slate grossed $7.4 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$7.4M
- US & Canada
- $7.4M
Clean Slate Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Clean Slate.
How Well Do You Know Clean Slate?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What profession does Maurice Pogue hold?
Cars in Clean Slate
21 cars on screen, including the 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 W121.010 and the 1947 Chevrolet Advance-Design 3100.
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1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 W121.010 Main role -
1947 Chevrolet Advance-Design 3100 Important role -
1987 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role -
1993 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role
Clean Slate Also Known As
14 alternative titles, including “Black Out” and “Стерлось из памяти”.
- Also known as
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- Black Out
- Стерлось из памяти
- Blackout - Und täglich grüßen die Ganoven
- Borrón y cuenta nueva
- Blackout - Ein Detektiv sucht sich selbst
- Стёрлось из памяти
- Trou de mémoire
- Бездоганна репутація
- На чистo
- Amnesia investigativa
- Tiszta őrület
- 탐정 포그와 애완견 애꾸
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- Totální okno
- 从头再来
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Clean Slate FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Clean Slate, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Clean Slate?
Clean Slate runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Clean Slate released?
Clean Slate was released on May 6, 1994.
Who directed Clean Slate?
Clean Slate was directed by Mick Jackson.
More films by Mick Jackson Who is in the cast of Clean Slate?
Clean Slate stars Dana Carvey as Maurice L. Pogue, Angela Paton as Shirley Pogue and Valeria Golino as Sarah Novak / Beth Holly, among 40 credited actors.
How much did Clean Slate make at the box office?
Clean Slate grossed $7.4 million worldwide.
Does Clean Slate have a post-credit scene?
No. Clean Slate has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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