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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) try to break a noble family's killer-dog curse.

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Tony Rayns Time Out 02/09/2006
Truly one of the crummiest movies ever made. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Empire Magazine 02/19/2003
1/5
A bizarre teaming of Warhol Factory director Paul Morrissey with a cast of top-rate British comedians, this founders badly. Go to Full Review Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) 08/06/2019
The humor is superficial and tawdry, and tries to copy Mel Brooks' style, but fails to do so. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times 03/26/2018
1/5
Morrissey is a notoriously unpredictable director, but in this case it's the shoddy screenplay, co-written by Morrissey, Cook and Moore, that is to blame. Go to Full Review TV Guide 03/26/2018
1/5
This tasteless spoof of the famous Sherlock Holmes tale stars Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Holmes and Watson in a seemingly endless string of unfunny jokes told at the expense of Doyle's characters. Go to Full Review Uncut Magazine [UK] 03/26/2018
1/10
It's basically 'Carry On Sherlock', and it does the memory of all concerned no favours. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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James M 06/11/2024 What is going on. This is one of the great Comedy movies... our family love this to bits... possibly the best cast available at the time and filled with cracking one liners... the complimentary grape... lovely... and a little cold lamb... ahhhh Brilliant stuff! 👏 See more 04/04/2022 I think I may be the only person in the world who loves this film. See more 01/30/2017 This is the worst movie ever made. It is the only one I have ever walked out of in a theatre. 0 stars. See more 06/14/2016 While it is not what one would expect from such great comedians as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, it is also not quite so bad as others make it out to be either. There are definitely funny parts, and witty dialogue, although there are also parts that make me shake my head and go "Was that really neccessary?" Or "Well that was over the top." It could have been a better written, considering the writers, but I did find it amusing enough that I rewatch it occassionally. So all in all is it a bad movie? Not entirely. Is it worth watching? If you like campy spoof type movies, then yes. See more Frances H 08/03/2013 Not as good as Bedazzled or The Wrong Box (a personal favorite of mine based on a book Robert Louis Stevenson wrote with his stepson), but I still found it funny and amusing. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore should have made more movies! See more 08/03/2011 Dudley moore is so funny See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paul Morrissey

Director

Peter Cook

Sherlock Holmes

Dudley Moore

Doctor Watson

Denholm Elliott

Stapleton

Joan Greenwood

Beryl Stapleton

Terry-Thomas

Dr. Mortimer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) try to break a noble family's killer-dog curse.
Director
Paul Morrissey
Producer
John Goldstone
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2021
Runtime
1h 18m