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21 February 1972 (Sweden)
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When they reach out for each other... they touch every heart... with warmth, charm and laughter!
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They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day New York City...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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great movie
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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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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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This film provided US Alternative rock outfit 'They Might be Giants' with their name.
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Continuity: When Scott and Woodward are riding in a taxi, from his angle the cab is stopped; from her angle the cab is moving.
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Dr. Mildred Watson:
You're just like Don Quixote. You think that everything is always something else.
Justin Playfair: Well, he had a point. 'Course he carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be, well... All the best minds used to think the world was flat. But what if it isn't? It might be round. And bread mold might be medicine. If we never looked at things and thought of what might be, why we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes.
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Justin Playfair: Well, he had a point. 'Course he carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be, well... All the best minds used to think the world was flat. But what if it isn't? It might be round. And bread mold might be medicine. If we never looked at things and thought of what might be, why we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes.
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References Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
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This is a really great movie that was a huge flop when it came out and this should be a cult hit but isn't for some reason. George C. Scott plays a man who thinks he is Sherlock Holmes and his brother tries to have him committed so he can receive his money. Joanne Woodward is the psychiatrist who tries to help him but things don't go as planned and Woodward winds up helping Scott with his case. Woodward's name also happens to be Watson and Scott drags her along to find Moriarity. Woodward has no life outside her work and they wind up falling in love. Scott's brother really wants his money and hires a hit man to kill Scott but he doesn't realize that.