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Young Sherlock Holmes

  • 19851985
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
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6.8/10
22K
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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
22K
YOUR RATING
    • Barry Levinson
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
    • Chris Columbus(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Rowe
    • Alan Cox
    • Sophie Ward
    • Barry Levinson
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(characters)
    • Chris Columbus(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nicholas Rowe
    • Alan Cox
    • Sophie Ward
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    • 113User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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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
      • Barry Levinson
      • 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 reviews113

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    Young Sherlock Holmes
    Intriguing story, not based on a Doyle idea, about the meeting of Sherlock Holmes and his good friend Watson. Even as youngsters, they unravel mysteries together and find themselves in constant mayhem and peril. Rowe is an outstanding young Sherlock, while Cox is an exceptional younger Watson. Barry Levinson directed this fun look at the master detective in his younger years.
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    • Jun 18, 1999

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1985 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
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