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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   961 votes
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Director:
Writers:
James Goldman (play)
James Goldman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 February 1972 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Tagline:
When they reach out for each other... they touch every heart... with warmth, charm and laughter!
Plot:
They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day New York City... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
Delightful and quirky flick more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... Justin Playfair

Joanne Woodward ... Dr. Mildred Watson

Jack Gilford ... Wilbur Peabody
Lester Rawlins ... Blevins Playfair
Al Lewis ... Messenger
Rue McClanahan ... Daisy Playfair
Ron Weyand ... Dr. Strauss
Oliver Clark ... Mr. Small
Theresa Merritt ... Peggy
Jenny Egan ... Miss Finch
Jane Hoffman ... 2nd Telephone Operator
Michael McGuire ... Telephone Guard

Eugene Roche ... Policeman
James Tolkan ... Mr. Brown
Kitty Winn ... Grace
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title refers to Miguel de Cervantes' novel "Don Quixote." Quixote tilted at windmills because "they might be giants." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Scott and Woodward are riding in a taxi, from his angle the cab is stopped; from her angle the cab is moving. more
Quotes:
Justin Playfair: Dear friends, would those of you who know what this is all about please raise your hands? I think if God is dead he laughed himself to death. Because, you see, we live in Eden. Genesis has got it all wrong. We never left the Garden. Look about you. This is paradise... more
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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Delightful and quirky flick, 15 May 2000
10/10
Author: Frank Habets (fhabets@yahoo.com) from Ottawa, Ontario

This movie sports many moments of pure magic. This film was my first introduction to George C. Scott, and to my mind, this was his best role ever, even surpassing the work he did in Dr. Strangelove and The Hospital.

And that soundtrack! An excellent score, indeed!

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