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Without a Clue (1988)
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21 October 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
The flip side of Sherlock Holmes. morePlot:
A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective - Dr Watson. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Witty movie with great performances moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Caine | ... | Sherlock Holmes | |
| Ben Kingsley | ... | Dr. John Watson | |
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | Inspector Lestrade | |
| Lysette Anthony | ... | Impostor Leslie Giles | |
| Paul Freeman | ... | Professor James Moriarty | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | Lord Smithwick | |
| Pat Keen | ... | Mrs. Hudson | |
| Peter Cook | ... | Norman Greenhough | |
| Tim Killick | ... | Sebastian | |
| Matthew Savage | ... | Wiggins | |
| John Warner | ... | Peter Giles | |
| Matthew Sim | ... | Real Leslie Giles | |
| Harold Innocent | ... | Lord Mayor Gerald Fitzwalter Johnson | |
| George Sweeney | ... | John Clay | |
| Murray Ewan | ... | Archie |
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107 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PGFun Stuff
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The opening sequence of the movie is inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes story "The Red-Headed League." In the story, Sherlock Holmes captures John Clay and his accomplice, Archie. John Clay even calls out at one point, "Jump, Archie, and I'll swing for it!" moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Lord Smythwick and Inspector Lestrade are leaving Holme's apartment, Holmes has partly closed the door with the Inspector partly turned towards Holmes. The next scene has the door fully opened with the Inspector facing Holmes. Then Holmes closes the door in the Inspectors face. moreQuotes:
Holmes: The Shadow of Death. The gripping drama was the last play presented at the Orpheum. It closed after only one night, but not without garnering some praise. Harris in the Daily Telegram said, 'In an otherwise dismal evening, Reginald Kincaid provided some welcome laughs.'Wiggins: You said it was a gripping drama!
Holmes: It's unimportant now, isn't it?
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Every once in a while you see a movie that most everyone overlooks but it still strikes a cord with you. Without A Clue is a such a movie. It starts with a clever premise, Watson is the brains behind the bumbling Holmes, and while the actual criminal investiation in the movie isn't exactly a big stretch in deductive reasoning, what makes this movie worthwhile are the solid performances of Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. The professional reviews linked with this movie would have you believe this movie isn't worth the bother, but that's not true. Caine and Kingsley seem to be having the time of their lives in this movie. (Granted Kingsley has the less flashy role but he still fills it with a great deal of subtley that the likes of Roger Ebert and his ilk must have missed) The quote page has some great excerpts from this funny movie, but there's so much more to it than just that. This one ranks as a guilty pleasure of mine, maybe not one that sits in everyone else's video collection, but it definitely holds a place in mine.