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:

Comedy | Crime | 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

Kim Delaney was a finalist for the role of Amy Winslow, but Debrah Farentino had a deal with the network, so she was chosen for the role.

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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

Oh, what fun!

This has the style and class of an episode of Murder She Wrote (one victim dies when his VW Beetle is filled with beetles!) but is utterly and insanely enjoyable - more bad puns than you can handle. Thank goodness it never made a series as this 90 min pilot is plenty enough to entertain, more would just hurt.

The script is pretty bad, yet romps along with incredible energy. The plot is grade A rubbish, but don't let that distract you from the enthusiasm the actors put in, bless them. Anthony Higgins as Holmes, frozen for 80 years in a device of his own devising and woken up in 1994, is brilliant - so over-the-top it is pure panto.

I don't like the adage "so bad it's good" but this is so camp and groan-worthy I think it may melt any heart into submission.