Without a Clue (1988)

PG05/05/1988Comedy, Crime1h 47m
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The flip side of Sherlock Holmes

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Michael Caine

    Sherlock Holmes

  2. Cast 1

    Ben Kingsley

    Dr. John Watson

  3. Cast 1

    Jeffrey Jones

    Inspector Lestrade

  4. Cast 1

    Lysette Anthony

    Impostor Leslie Giles

  5. Cast 1

    Nigel Davenport

    Lord Smithwick

  6. Cast 1

    Peter Cook

    Greenhough

  7. Gregor Fisher

    Bobby at Warehouse

  8. Cast 1

    Paul Freeman

    Prof. James Moriarty

  9. Cast 1

    George Sweeney

    John Clay

I’d love to have seen a Rathbone\Bruce example of role reversing! This one sees us with an entirely hopeless “Holmes” (Michael Caine) acclaimed as a sleuth by just about everyone except the true brains of the operation. That’s “Dr. Watson” (Ben Kingsley) who is the long-suffering cerebral power behind the throne. Finally exasperated by the drunken antics of “Holmes”, “Watson” determines to start writing about the “Crime Doctor” instead. Not only do the publishers not fancy that idea, but neither do the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Nigel Davenport) nor “Insp. Lestrade” (Jeffrey Jones) when they...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $8,539,181.00

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