diff --git a/src/any.rs b/src/any.rs
index d03ea744..afbfc956 100644
--- a/src/any.rs
+++ b/src/any.rs
@@ -789,13 +789,13 @@ impl Dynamic {
         self.try_cast::<T>().unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Dereference the `Dynamic`.
+    /// Flatten the `Dynamic` and clone it.
     ///
     /// If the `Dynamic` is not a shared value, it returns a cloned copy.
     ///
     /// If the `Dynamic` is a shared value, it a cloned copy of the shared value.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn get_inner_clone(&self) -> Self {
+    pub fn flatten_clone(&self) -> Self {
         match &self.0 {
             #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
             Union::Shared(cell) => {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ impl Dynamic {
 
                 #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
                 return shared_try_take(cell)
-                    .map_or_else(|c| c.read().unwrap().clone(), RwLock::into_inner);
+                    .map_or_else(|c| c.read().unwrap().clone(), |v| v.into_inner().unwrap());
             }
             _ => self,
         }
diff --git a/src/fn_call.rs b/src/fn_call.rs
index 16fbbd9a..65e2b8cb 100644
--- a/src/fn_call.rs
+++ b/src/fn_call.rs
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ impl Engine {
                         .map_err(|err| err.new_position(pos))?;
 
                     args = if target.is_shared() {
-                        arg_values.insert(0, target.get_inner_clone());
+                        arg_values.insert(0, target.flatten_clone());
                         arg_values.iter_mut().collect()
                     } else {
                         // Turn it into a method call only if the object is not shared
diff --git a/src/fn_native.rs b/src/fn_native.rs
index a98294de..4d2cf19b 100644
--- a/src/fn_native.rs
+++ b/src/fn_native.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn shared_make_mut<T: Clone>(value: &mut Shared<T>) -> &mut T {
 }
 
 /// Consume a `Shared` resource if is unique (i.e. not shared).
-pub fn shared_try_take<T: Clone>(value: Shared<T>) -> Result<T, Shared<T>> {
+pub fn shared_try_take<T>(value: Shared<T>) -> Result<T, Shared<T>> {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "sync"))]
     return Rc::try_unwrap(value);
     #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn shared_try_take<T: Clone>(value: Shared<T>) -> Result<T, Shared<T>> {
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// Panics if the resource is shared (i.e. has other outstanding references).
-pub fn shared_take<T: Clone>(value: Shared<T>) -> T {
+pub fn shared_take<T>(value: Shared<T>) -> T {
     shared_try_take(value).map_err(|_| ()).unwrap()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 8b3bf3ea..cc0b91c8 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1634,6 +1634,12 @@ fn parse_primary(
         Token::FloatConstant(x) => Expr::FloatConstant(Box::new(FloatWrapper(x, settings.pos))),
         Token::CharConstant(c) => Expr::CharConstant(Box::new((c, settings.pos))),
         Token::StringConstant(s) => Expr::StringConstant(Box::new((s.into(), settings.pos))),
+
+        // Function call
+        Token::Identifier(s) if *next_token == Token::LeftParen || *next_token == Token::Bang => {
+            Expr::Variable(Box::new(((s, settings.pos), None, 0, None)))
+        }
+        // Normal variable access
         Token::Identifier(s) => {
             let index = state.access_var(&s, settings.pos);
             Expr::Variable(Box::new(((s, settings.pos), None, 0, index)))
diff --git a/src/scope.rs b/src/scope.rs
index afc55e72..1e489f0a 100644
--- a/src/scope.rs
+++ b/src/scope.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ impl<'a> Scope<'a> {
     /// ```
     pub fn get_value<T: Variant + Clone>(&self, name: &str) -> Option<T> {
         self.get_entry(name)
-            .and_then(|Entry { value, .. }| value.get_inner_clone().try_cast())
+            .and_then(|Entry { value, .. }| value.flatten_clone().try_cast())
     }
 
     /// Update the value of the named entry.
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ impl<'a> Scope<'a> {
     /// ```
     pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&str, Dynamic)> {
         self.iter_raw()
-            .map(|(name, value)| (name, value.get_inner_clone()))
+            .map(|(name, value)| (name, value.flatten_clone()))
     }
 
     /// Get an iterator to entries in the Scope.
diff --git a/tests/closures.rs b/tests/closures.rs
index 3fc1cbd5..d7684540 100644
--- a/tests/closures.rs
+++ b/tests/closures.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #![cfg(not(feature = "no_function"))]
-use rhai::{Dynamic, Engine, EvalAltResult, FnPtr, Module, INT};
+use rhai::{Dynamic, Engine, EvalAltResult, FnPtr, Module, RegisterFn, INT};
 use std::any::TypeId;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_fn_ptr_curry_call() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
-    let mut module = Module::new();
+    let mut engine = Engine::new();
 
-    module.set_raw_fn(
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    engine.register_raw_fn(
         "call_with_arg",
         &[TypeId::of::<FnPtr>(), TypeId::of::<INT>()],
         |engine: &Engine, lib: &Module, args: &mut [&mut Dynamic]| {
@@ -15,9 +16,6 @@ fn test_fn_ptr_curry_call() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         },
     );
 
-    let mut engine = Engine::new();
-    engine.load_package(module);
-
     #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
     assert_eq!(
         engine.eval::<INT>(
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ fn test_fn_ptr_curry_call() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
 #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
 #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
 fn test_closures() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
-    let engine = Engine::new();
+    let mut engine = Engine::new();
 
     assert_eq!(
         engine.eval::<INT>(
@@ -77,6 +75,19 @@ fn test_closures() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         "#
     )?);
 
+    engine.register_fn("plus_one", |x: INT| x + 1);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<INT>(
+            r#"
+                let a = 41;
+                let f = || plus_one(a);
+                f.call()
+            "#
+        )?,
+        42
+    );
+
     Ok(())
 }