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Bookmark this pageYoung Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Director: Barry Levinson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Levinson (with a script by Chris Columbus of Gremlins and The Goonies) uses an apocryphal version of the early life of Holmes as the peg for an adventure which romps with the schoolboy Holmes and Watson through a London predictably shrouded in fog. Less predictably, it is populated by shrieking Egyptian fanatics who use a hallucinatory drug to kill their victims. This plot device is the cue for a series of virtuoso special effects sequences: hat-stands come malevolently to life, a roast pheasant bites back, and the youthful, portly Watson undergos torture by patisserie. It's all a long way from Conan Doyle. But while lacking the clarity and breathtaking speed which Spielberg brings to this type of material, it's agreeable enough entertainment.Author: RR
Cast & crew
Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Mark Johnson
Cast: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood, Freddie Jones, Nigel Stock full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 109 mins
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