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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792859932
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0792859936
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 02, 2004
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 5982
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 1988
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Product Description:
Suppose for a moment that Dr. Watson was the real brains behind Sherlock Holmes? The result is anything but elementary! Academy Award® winners* Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley deliver stellar performances as a delightful duo an 1890s Odd Couple (Los Angeles Times) in this madcap mystery that s the most hilarious Sherlock Holmes adventure of them all ( Sneak Previews )! Dr. John Watson (Kingsley) is secretly a crime-solving genius. But to protect his reputation as a physician he hires bumbling boozy out-of-work actor Reginald Kincaid (Caine) to play the part of his fictional creation Sherlock Holmes. The charade works until Watson mysteriously disappears forcing the baffled seriously inept Holmes to crack the biggest case of Watson s career on his own!System Requirements: Running Time 107 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616902962 Manufacturer No: 1006073
Amazon.com:
Without a Clue is an underrated comedy featuring stellar teamwork by two great actors, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. This Sherlock Holmes pastiche with a twist stars Kingsley as physician, writer, and self-effacing super-sleuth Dr. John Watson, who channels his genius for deduction into lucrative stories about Holmes. Watson wants the world to believe the fictional private eye actually exists, posing a problem when a steady stream of troubled souls come seeking Holmes's help. The doctor's prescription: hire a two-bit, drunken, skirt-chasing actor (Caine) to portray the Great Detective, an arrangement that causes Watson consternation whenever 'Holmes' tries to improvise his way through a case. Wonderful comic timing and tension make Without a Clue a delight; Caine, particularly, gets a lot of mileage out of the faux Holmes's grand efforts to appear a genius. Henry Mancini's score adds a touch of old Hollywood gloss, and Thom Eberhardt (Night of the Comet) directs. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Unfunny
The problem here is that the script is simply unamusing. Despite the fine costuming and acting, the director could only do so much with witless dialog. This is a major disappointment for those seeking comedy and an offense to all serious Sherlock Holmes fans.
Rating:  - Michael Caine is brilliantly thick
Reginald Kincaide was an out of work actor hired by Dr. Watson to play his fictitious detective Sherlock Holmes, from there the humor ensues. As any actor will tell you, comedy is hard, and the cast of this well written script is up to the task. This is one of those marvelous British comedies that only they seem to be able to do. If you liked "Johnny English" or "Keeping Mum" you'll like this film. It's one of my absolute favorites. If you love Sherlock Holmes and don't mind poking fun at him, you'll also appreciate this movie (BTW Basil Rathbone is Sherlock for me.)
Rating:  - A Delightful Spoof of Sherlock Holmes!
Holmes a drunken actor bumbling through the part he was hired to play? Watson the "crime doctor", a mastermind of the art of deduction? That's just the beginning in this droll, witty comedy. (Sir) Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine (Sir Maurice Micklewhite) are wonderful together as Watson and Holmes/Kincaid in this entertaining farce. Though it never quite rises above four stars, this is still a movie well worth seeing for its entertainment value: good script, good supporting cast, beautiful locations, sets and costumes. An excellent evening's diversion!
Rating: - Great Entertainment
This movie combines two of the greatest talents, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine in a romp with good old-fashioned charm. It doesn't tax the brain and shows off the wit and cleverness of two very talented actors in a Holmes spoof. Great fun!
Rating: - Without a Clue
I knew I liked this spoof of Sherlock Holmes already, but I wanted to own a copy of it. It is great fun. It arrived in a timely fashion.
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