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Without a Clue (1988)
Actor
Movie Details
Director Thom Eberhardt
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 107 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
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
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 439
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Format Video
Region Region 1
UPC (Barcode) 023568087337
Release Date 6/22/1994
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1