Young Sherlock Holmes

1985
PG-13
1h 49m

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Sophie Ward, Alan Cox, and Nicholas Rowe in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Teen Adventure Adventure Fantasy Mystery Thriller

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.

Director
- Barry Levinson
Writers
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Chris Columbus
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6.8/10

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Director
- Barry Levinson
Writers
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Chris Columbus
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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
Sherlock Holmes: A great detective relies on perception, intelligence, and imagination.
Lestrade: [amused] Where'd you get that rubbish from?
Sherlock Holmes: It's framed on the wall behind you.

Crazy credits
Throughout the end credits, the action follows a horsedrawn sleigh en route to an unknown destination. In last shot, the audience becomes privy to the surprise identity of the passenger, a key figure in Sherlockiana.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Young Sherlock Holmes/Fool for Love/Rocky IV/The Official Story (1985)

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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.