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Young Sherlock Holmes

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
21K
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POPULARITY
5,286
1,705
Sophie Ward, Alan Cox, and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
AdventureFantasyMystery
When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
21K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,286
1,705
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
      • Chris Columbus(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Rowe
      • Alan Cox
      • Sophie Ward
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
      • Chris Columbus(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nicholas Rowe
      • Alan Cox
      • Sophie Ward
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    • 112User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Sophie Ward and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
    Alan Cox and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
    Sophie Ward in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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    Sophie Ward and Alan Cox in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
    Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
    Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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    Nigel Stock in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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    Nicholas Rowe
    Nicholas Rowe
    • Sherlock Holmes
    Alan Cox
    Alan Cox
    • John Watson
    Sophie Ward
    Sophie Ward
    • Elizabeth Hardy
    Anthony Higgins
    Anthony Higgins
    • Professor Rathe
    Susan Fleetwood
    Susan Fleetwood
    • Mrs. Dribb
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Chester Cragwitch
    Nigel Stock
    Nigel Stock
    • Rupert T. Waxflatter
    Roger Ashton-Griffiths
    Roger Ashton-Griffiths
    • Det. Sgt. Lestrade
    Earl Rhodes
    Earl Rhodes
    • Dudley
    Brian Oulton
    Brian Oulton
    • Master Snelgrove
    Patrick Newell
    Patrick Newell
    • Bentley Bobster
    Donald Eccles
    Donald Eccles
    • The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt
    Matthew Ryan
    • Dudley's Friend
    Matthew Blakstad
    • Dudley's Friend
    Jonathan Lacey
    • Dudley's Friend
    Walter Sparrow
    Walter Sparrow
    • Ethan Engel
    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Khasek - Lower Nile Tavern Owner
    Roger Brierley
    • Mr. Holmes
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
      • Chris Columbus(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      (At around twenty-three minutes in) This is the first theatrical movie to have a completely CGI (computer-generated image) character: the knight emerging from the stained glass window to attack the priest. Industrial Light & Magic animated the scene, overseen by John Lasseter in a very early movie credit for Pixar.
    • Goofs
      (at around 15 mins) Just before the flying machine crashes into the tree on its first flight, cables that the machine is hanging from are visible.
    • Quotes

      [final lines: a man gets out of a horse-drawn sledge and goes into a hotel]

      Hotel Receptionist: Can I help you?

      Ehtar: [only now do we see that it is Ehtar] I'd like a room, please.

      Hotel Receptionist: Please, sign here.

      [Ehtar signs "Moriarty" before looking her in the eye and raising an eyebrow]

    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits roll, there is a note that the film was an affectionate speculation on Sherlock Holmes' youth, and not based specifically on any of Arthur Conan Doyle's works: "Although Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not write about the very youthful years of Sherlock Holmes and did establish the initial meeting between Holmes and Dr. Watson as adults, this affectionate speculation about what might have happened has been made with respectful admiration and in tribute to the author and his enduring works."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Young Sherlock Holmes/Fool for Love/Rocky IV/The Official Story (1985)

    User reviews112

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    7/10
    A likable fiction where Sherlock Holmes along with John Watson are involved in his first great case
    This amusing movie set in a perfect Victorian atmosphere (1870, England) speculates about what might have happened if Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) and Doctor Watson (Alex Cox) had met during their student times in London . Holmes falls in love with a beautiful youngster (Sophie Ward) , living with her uncle , a retired professor named Waxflatter (Nigel Stock) . Then , it happens several murders and Holmes helps Inspector Lestrade (Roger Ashton-Griffiths) to resolve it . Later on , young Sherlock performing feats of derring-do in London , including a spectacular flight and dangerous duels . Although Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not write about the youthful years of Sherlock Holmes , as he established the initial meeting between Holmes and Watson as adults . This affectionate speculation on what might have happened has been made with respect and admiration , knowing references to Sherlock's later existence and in tribute to the author in his enduring Works .

    This stirring , fast-paced film is packed with noisy action , adventures , thrills , tension and results to be quite entertaining . It's a genuine ripping yarn with much suspense , intrigue and outstanding surprises . Nicholas Rowe is nice as obstinate and intelligent young Holmes as well as Alex Cox as timid and easy frightened John Watson . Some images are very creepy and eerie and developed in ¨Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom¨ style , for that reason is rated PG-13 for violence and crude scenes . Spectacular special effects by Kit West and Pixar Animation Studios making 'the glass man sequence' and puppets by David Allen . Furthermore visual effects supervisor by Dennis Muren with some of the firsts , images made by means of computer generator . As this one is considered to be the first feature film to have a completely CGI (computer graphics image) character : the knight coming out of the stained glass window . And intervention by Industrial Light & Magic (company run by George Lucas) animated the scene , overseen by John Lasseter in a very early film credit for Pixar . As the "Stained Glass Knight" took Industrial Light & Magic artists 4 months to create . Atmospheric score fitting to action by Bruce Broughton and London symphonic Orchestra . Well written by Chris Columbus and lavishly produced by Steven Spielberg with his usual collaborators , Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy . The picture was well directed by Barry Levinson . Youth and little boys are likely to enjoy this fun film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear
    • Filming locations
      • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,739,575
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,538,234
      • Dec 8, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,739,575
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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