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Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Theatrical
Oct 21, 1988
Box Office
$8.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1989
Director
Writers
Larry Strawther, Gary Murphy
Producers
Marc Stirdivant, Ben Moses
Music
Studio
Orion Pictures, ITC Entertainment
Cast
Full credits →M
Michael Caine
Sherlock Holmes
B
Ben Kingsley
Dr. John Watson
J
Jeffrey Jones
Inspector Lestrade
L
Lysette Anthony
Impostor Leslie Giles
N
Nigel Davenport
Lord Smithwick
P
Peter Cook
Greenhough
G
Gregor Fisher
Bobby at Warehouse
P
Paul Freeman
Prof. James Moriarty
G
George Sweeney
John Clay
J
John Tordoff
Mr. Andrews
M
Matthew Sim
Real Lesley
P
Pat Keen
Mrs. Hudson
M
Matthew Savage
Wiggins
T
Tim Killick
Sebastian
J
John Warner
Peter Giles
H
Harold Innocent
Mayor Johnson
M
Murray Ewan
Archie
S
Stephen Tiller
Reporter #1
M
Michael O'Hagan
Reporter #2
I
Ivor Roberts
Reporter #3
