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Overview

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Director:
Anthony Harvey
Writers:
James Goldman (play)
James Goldman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 February 1972 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Mystery | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
When they reach out for each other... they touch every heart... with warmth, charm and laughter!
Plot:
They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day New York City... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
If you've never seen this it's worth looking for more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... Justin Playfair

Joanne Woodward ... Dr. Mildred Watson

Jack Gilford ... Wilbur Peabody
Lester Rawlins ... Blevins Playfair
Al Lewis ... Messenger
Rue McClanahan ... Daisy Playfair
Ron Weyand ... Dr. Strauss
Oliver Clark ... Mr. Small
Theresa Merritt ... Peggy
Jenny Egan ... Miss Finch
Jane Hoffman ... 2nd Telephone Operator
Michael McGuire ... Telephone Guard

Eugene Roche ... Policeman
James Tolkan ... Mr. Brown
Kitty Winn ... Grace
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
F. Murray Abraham's movie debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Scott and Woodward are riding in a taxi, from his angle the cab is stopped; from her angle the cab is moving. more
Quotes:
Dr. Mildred Watson: You're just like Don Quixote. You think that everything is always something else.
Justin Playfair: Well, he had a point. 'Course he carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be, well... All the best minds used to think the world was flat. But what if it isn't? It might be round. And bread mold might be medicine. If we never looked at things and thought of what might be, why we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes.
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Movie Connections:
References Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
If you've never seen this it's worth looking for, 6 March 2006
7/10
Author: johno-21 from United States

This is one of those films that is so quirky that you love watching it. Certainly not a big budget film despite having two great actors in George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward but it is a fun film. Director Anthony Harvey had an odd career. He only directed nine theatrical feature films and in only his second film he hit a home run with 1968's The Lion in Winter getting seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for himself. He didn't win in those two categories but that film did win three Oscars. He didn't direct another film for three years until he came out with They Might be Giants which was such a small film and such a departure from his previous big historical epic. George C. Scott turns in an excellent performance here as does Woodward. This isn't a great film but it's fun and interesting and the supermarket scene is a riot. I've seen this a couple of times and would definitely like to see it again sometime. I would give this a 7.5 on a scale of 10.

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