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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543232865
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 2233286
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Running Time: 91 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 1975
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Editorial Review:
The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.System Requirements:Running Time: 91 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 024543232865 Manufacturer No: 2233286
After co-writing and starring in Mel Brooks' smash hit Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder graduated to his own directing debut with another spoofy take on a cultural icon. The 1975 Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother gives Wilder some great trademark meltdowns, even if the movie doesn't sustain its initial comic energy. Wilder plays Sigerson Holmes, third (and bitterly resentful) brother to the more fabled Sherlock and Mycroft. Two Young Frankenstein co-stars help bring the game afoot: Madeline Kahn, as an opera singer with a problem in distinguishing truth from lies, and Marty Feldman, as a Scotland Yard man with "photographic hearing." The long early sequence that introduces all three characters to each other--and culminates in a lunatic song-and-dance number, "The Kangaroo Hop"--is truly funny, and Dom DeLuise summons up some broad yoks as a singer with a bad toupee. The British are represented by Leo McKern and Roy Kinnear, as well as a mysterious cameo by Albert Finney. (Mel Brooks isn't around, but you can spot his unmistakable pipes in a moment of voiceover.) Things become routine fairly quickly, and the last half-hour is something of a slog, so you'll have to be a Gene Wilder fan to love this one. Still, the rapport of Wilder and Kahn is something to behold: two expert comedians who always suggested an undercurrent of melancholy beneath their clowning. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Holmes boy
Very funny. Gene Wilder is up to form as usual. It turns out his older brother is actually smarter, but is kind enough to make his brother think he's the smarter one. Dom De Luise is funny as ever. A must see just for kicks.
Rating:  - The Adventure of sherlock Holme's Smarter Brother
I didn't purchase this product for myself. I ordered it for a friend of mine. He says that it is a typical Gene Wilder movie. If you like Blazing Saddles , you'll probably enjoy this one.
Rating: - Sherlocks Smarter Brother
Took forever to locate this DVD. Thanks to Amazon, I found it and found the price to be right and the DVD good quality. This is a very funny movie. It's "old", but holds up well.
Rating: - Finally on DVD
This is a well written comedy that should have been out on DVD long ago. Marty Feldmand, Gene wilder and Madeline Kahn always worked well together. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will find this amusing.
Rating:  - Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Still great after all these years!! And the DVD was in excellent condition, just as promised.
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