What are the key story phases in Clean Slate?

The story of Clean Slate progresses through these phases: The Amnesiac's Dilemma, The Living Imposter, The Con Unravels, Trial and Reckoning.

How does Clean Slate end?

In the final act ("Trial and Reckoning"): The scam is exposed when Pogue follows the imposter to Dr. Doover. Cornell's men kidnap Beth, but Pogue and Beth escape to the courthouse where Pogue regains his memory and testifies.

Clean Slate (1994) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Clean Slate
Genre: comedy, mystery
Released: 1994
Rating: 5.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A detective with daily amnesia navigates deception, memory loss, and a criminal conspiracy to secure justice.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Amnesiac's Dilemma

The Living Imposter

The Con Unravels

Trial and Reckoning

Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking up with a 'blank slate'. Since he is in the middle of a hot investigation and has a developing romance, this is less than convenient.

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Key Cast

Dana Carvey — Maurice L. Pogue
Valeria Golino — Sarah Novak / Beth Holly
James Earl Jones — John Dolby
Kevin Pollak — Rosenheim
Michael Gambon — Cornell

Rating: 5.8/10 (74 votes)