Without a Clue (film)
Directed by Thom Eberhardt
Produced
by Marc Stirdivant
Written by Larry Strawther
Garry Murphy
Context
The
film is one of several spoofs that have been made of the canonical Sherlock Holmes.
This particular spoof has two notable features. Firstly the main characters have
been reversed, with a bumbling Holmes and genius detective Watson replacing the
usual bumbling Watson and genius detective Holmes. Secondly, in the film Watson
tires of his fictional creation, Holmes, and tries unsuccessfully to terminate
his role, but is forced to bring him back by popular demand. This mirrors the
real life situation of the author Conan Doyle (also a physician) who tired of
his fictional creation Holmes and tried unsuccessfully to kill him off.
Plot
The film's premise is that Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by Dr. John Watson (Ben Kingsley) to enable him to solve crimes incognito. To satisfy public demand to see Holmes in person, he hires an alcoholic unemployed actor Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine) to play him. But when "Holmes" begins hogging the spotlight, a jealous Watson fires him, only to have to call him back when the British Government wants Holmes and no one else to solve a mystery involving stolen Bank of England £5 banknote printing plates and a missing printing supervisor, Peter Giles.
Inspector Lestrade (Jeffrey Jones) is jealous of
Holmes' apparent sleuthing skills, and takes every opportunity to spy on Holmes
and Watson and to steal their ideas. Just when Watson and "Holmes" discover
that Professor Moriarty is the mastermind behind the scheme, Watson is apparently
killed in an attempt to capture Moriarty, forcing "Holmes" to solve
the case on his own.
Cast
Michael Caine - Sherlock Holmes
Ben Kingsley - Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones - Inspector Lestrade
Lysette Anthony
- Impostor Leslie Giles
Paul Freeman - Professor James Moriarty
Nigel
Davenport - Lord Smithwick
Pat Keen - Mrs. Hudson
Peter Cook - Norman
Greenhough
Tim Killick - Sebastian
Matthew Savage - Wiggins
John
Warner - Peter Giles
Matthew Sim - Real Leslie Giles
Harold Innocent - Lord Mayor Gerald Fitzwalter Johnson
George Sweeney - John
Clay
Murray Ewan - Archie
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