The Hound of the Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

1h 18m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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

Tony Rayns

Time Out

Truly one of the crummiest movies ever made.

Feb 9, 2006

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

A bizarre teaming of Warhol Factory director Paul Morrissey with a cast of top-rate British comedians, this founders badly.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 19, 2003

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Fernando Trueba

El Pais (Spain)

The humor is superficial and tawdry, and tries to copy Mel Brooks' style, but fails to do so. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 6, 2019

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

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.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 26, 2018

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TV Guide

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.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 26, 2018

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Uncut Magazine [UK]

It's basically 'Carry On Sherlock', and it does the memory of all concerned no favours.

Rated: 1/10

Mar 26, 2018

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James M

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! 👏

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Audience Member

I think I may be the only person in the world who loves this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

This is the worst movie ever made. It is the only one I have ever walked out of in a theatre. 0 stars.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Frances H

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!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/13

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Audience Member

Dudley moore is so funny

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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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