Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Arthur Conan Doyle (characters)
Chris Columbus (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 December 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Mystery

Tagline:

Before a lifetime of adventure, they had the adventure of a lifetime.

Plot:

When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.

Plot Keywords:

Murder Investigation | Private Detective | Amateur | Student | Investigation

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast

Nicholas Rowe	...	Sherlock Holmes
Alan Cox	...	John Watson
Sophie Ward	...	Elizabeth Hardy
Anthony Higgins	...	Professor Rathe
Susan Fleetwood	...	Mrs. Dribb
Freddie Jones	...	Cragwitch
Nigel Stock	...	Waxflatter
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Lestrade
Earl Rhodes	...	Dudley
Brian Oulton	...	Master Snelgrove
Patrick Newell	...	Bentley Bobster
Donald Eccles	...	The Reverend Duncan Nesbitt
Matthew Ryan	...	Dudley's Friend
Matthew Blakstad	...	Dudley's Friend
Jonathan Lacey	...	Dudley's Friend

Also Known As:

Pyramid of Fear
Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, UK

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

When young Sherlock Holmes and John Watson first meet, Holmes incorrectly guesses that Watson's first initial stands for "James". This is a reference to one of the contradictions in the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories: in most of the stories, Watson's first name is John, but in one story, his wife inexplicably calls him "James". Watson's middle initial is "H". This stands for "Hamish", which is the Scottish variation of "James". Perhaps this is a private term of endearment used by his wife.

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of Watson relative to Holmes before the gun is fired.

Quotes:

Older Watson: Holmes explained that the fabric was Egyptian in origin and contained so many warp threads and weft threads, things that to this day I still don't understand. He found that the cloth was stained with paraffin, paraffin manufactured exclusively at Froggit and Froggit, located in the Wapping area of London, a dark and dangerous place, and I turned to Holmes and I told him so in no uncertain terms.

Movie Connections:

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Very Good Movie

Young Sherlock Holmes was one of the best movies I saw when I was a kid and it amazes me up to this day.London was pictured perfectly by Barry Levinson with the help of course of Stephen Goldblatt (the cinematographer). The spcial effect by ILM was brilliant and they were the milestone of the special effects of today.The music of Bruce Broughton is one of the best of the 80's. The acting is good for this kind of film, not bad but not brilliant either. The script written by Chris Colombus (director of Harry Potter Films) is very good and it keeps you guessing up until the end. Watch this movie and you won't be dissapointed. (Wait after the end credits roll to see one last scene...)