Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)

Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times with a tale that he had invented a method of suspended animation that he had used on himself. Awakened by an earthquake, he is helped by Amy ... See full summary »

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers:

Kenneth Johnson, Arthur Conan Doyle (creator: Sherlock Holmes) (as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Stars:

Anthony Higgins, Debrah Farentino, Mark Adair-Rios

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Higgins	...	Sherlock Holmes
Debrah Farentino	...	Amy Winslow
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Zapper (as Mark Adair Rios)
Joy Coghill	...	Mrs.Hudson
Julian Christopher	...	Lt.Griffin
Ken Pogue	...	James Moriarty Booth
Eli Gabay	...	Lt. Ortega
Jerry Wasserman	...	Lt. Civita
Kerry Sandomirsky	...	Mrs. Ortega
Frabricio Santin	...	Pavon
Jorge Varas	...	Slick
Jason Diablo	...	Rancho
Gerry Therrien	...	Ronald Hunt
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Resuscitation Nurse (as Catherine Lough)
Peter Kelamis	...	Respiratory Therapist

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes is awakened in modern times with a tale that he had invented a method of suspended animation that he had used on himself. Awakened by an earthquake, he is helped by Amy Winslow, who lives at 1994 Baker Street in San Francisco. There he is joined by a new group of Baker Street Irregulars led by Zapper. His battles lead him to the evil Moriarty clan led by James Moriarty Booth.

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Plot Keywords:

sherlock holmes | bookstore | homeless man | doctor | female doctor | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

1994 Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Returns

Filming Locations:

North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kenneth Johnson Productions,Paragon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Higgins, who plays the main protagonist in this movie, played Professor Rathe--the film's main antagonist-- in Young Sherlock Holmes. Towards the end of the movies, Rathe survives his icy demise and at the end of Young Sherlock Holmes' film credit, Rathe checks into an inn as the infamous Moriarty.

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Goofs

When explaining to Doctor Winslow that his famous fictional exploits were based on fact, Sherlock Holmes tells her that his cases were "...rendered into over-dramatic narrative by an Irishman, named Conan Doyle." Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was in fact Scottish.

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: Elementary, my dear... Winslow.

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Connections

Remake of The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)

User Reviews

Sherlock was great

I would like to see a sequel. The situation of Sherlock being alive in the 1990's has tremendous potential and Anthony Higgins doesn't hurt either.