The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Rodney Gibbons

Writers:

Joe Wiesenfeld (written by) and
Arthur Conan Doyle (book)

Release Date:

28 October 2000 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Every dog has its day.

Plot:

The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years...

Plot Keywords:

Manor | 19th Century | Curse | Private Eye | Sherlock Holmes

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Matt Frewer	...	Sherlock Holmes
Kenneth Welsh	...	Dr. Watson
Jason London	...	Sir Henry
Emma Campbell	...	Beryl
Gordon Masten	...	Dr. Mortimer
Robin Wilcock	...	Stapleton
Arthur Holden	...	Mr. Barrymore
Leni Parker	...	Mrs. Barrymore
Ben Gauthier	...	Sir Hugo (as Benoit Gauthier)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Frankland
Joe Cobden	...	Perkins
Jason Cavalier	...	Seldon
Linda Smith	...	Mrs. Laura Lyons
Barry Baldaro	...	Sir Charles (as Barrie Baldaro)
Nathalie Girard	...	Maiden
Greg Kramer	...	Grimpen Man #1

Directed by
Rodney Gibbons

Writing credits
Joe Wiesenfeld		(written by)
Arthur Conan Doyle		book "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Produced by
Pedro Gandol	....	associate producer
Steven Hewitt	....	executive producer
Irene Litinsky	....	producer
Michael Prupas	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marc Ouellette

Cinematography by
Eric Cayla		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Vidal Béïque		(as Vidal Beique)

Casting by
Andrea Kenyon
Myriam Vézina

Production Design by
Jean-Baptiste Tard

Set Decoration by
Diane Gauthier
Josée Pilon

Costume Design by
Renée April		(as Renee April)

Makeup Department
Caroline Aquin	....	special makeup and effects
Valérie Giard	....	special makeup and effects
Erik Gosselin	....	special makeup and effects (as Érik Gosselin)
Karl Gosselin	....	special makeup and effects
Frédérik Guilbert	....	special makeup and effects
Marifrance Guy	....	special makeup and effects
Tahira Herold	....	makeup artist
Tomoko Hidaka	....	hair stylist (as Tomoko Hikada)
Martin Jutras	....	special makeup and effects
Claude Lafrance	....	assistant art director
Melissa Purino	....	key makeup artist
Benjamin Robin	....	hair stylist supervisor
Benjamin Robin	....	makeup supervisor
Patrick Tenascon	....	special makeup and effects
Sandra Feijoo	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jean-Yves Dolbec	....	unit manager
Pierre Lapointe	....	assistant unit manager
Evan Tussman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anabelle Berkani	....	third assistant director
Pedro Gandol	....	first assistant director
Laurence Mercier	....	third assistant director
Dandy Thibaudeau	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Hans Barzeele	....	scenic technician
Jean Chassé	....	props buyer
Charles Dugas	....	assistant property master
Nicolas Fering	....	scenic technician
Carrie Foster	....	art department coordinator
Luc Gagnier	....	scenic technician
Guy Gauthier	....	assistant set decorator
Claude Lafrance	....	assistant art director
Michel Landry	....	scenic technician
Claude Leclair	....	assistant set decorator
Véronique Pagnoux	....	head scenic painter
André Ratelle	....	property master

Sound Department
Richard Betanzos	....	sound re-recording mixer
Etienne Boivin	....	adr recordist
Hugo Callegari	....	boom operator
Michelle Cloutier	....	dialogue editor
Scott Donald	....	dialogue editor
Véronique Gabillaud	....	sound mixer
Michael Gurman	....	sound effects editor
Steven Gurman	....	sound consultant (as Steve Gurman)
Christiane Hubert	....	foley assistant
Paul Hubert	....	foley artist
Eric Med Lagacé	....	foley recordist (as 'Eric' 'Med' 'Lagacé')
Stan Sakellaropoulos	....	assistant dialogue editor
Glenn Tussman	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jean-François Aubin	....	special effects technician
André Laforest	....	special effects coordinator
Eric-André Paquin	....	special effects technician
Steve Simard	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Yves Béland	....	visual effects makeup artist

Stunts
Raymond Ducasse	....	stunts
François Gauthier	....	stunts
Johnny Goar	....	stunts
Horatio Leal	....	stunts
David McKeown	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Yves Denis	....	grip
Ron Diamond	....	still photographer (as Ron S. Diamond)
Mathieu-Félix Drouin	....	camera trainee
Alain Jolicoeur	....	generator operator
Judith Lagacé	....	focus puller
Raynald Lavoie	....	electrician
Nicolas Marion	....	camera operator
Denis Ménard	....	electrician
Michel Périard	....	key grip
Yvon Périard	....	grip
Martial Simard	....	electrician
Michel Steinmetzer	....	best boy
Geoffroy St-Hilaire	....	clapper loader
Michel St. Martin	....	grip (as Michel St-Martin)
Pascal St-Martin	....	grip
Paul Tremblay	....	best boy
François Warot	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Pierre Martel	....	extras casting assistant
Randi Wells	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Beasse	....	key dresser (as Sophie Béasse)
Luc J. Béland	....	creative costume consultant
Suzie Coutu	....	extras dresser
Sylvie Dagenais	....	dresser
Jacinthe Demers	....	wardrobe mistress
Martine Gagnon	....	assistant to costume designer
Pickeron C. Garneau	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Claire Garneau)
Stéphane LaRoche	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Stéphane Laroche)
Véronique Marchessault	....	assistant wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Marc Lussier	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Walter Diaz	....	driver
Jim Disensi	....	transport coordinator (as Jimmy Disensi)
Aleck Duncan	....	driver
Richard Marsan	....	driver
Gabriel Teller	....	office driver
Joseph 'Tino' Viscusi	....	transportation captain (as Joseph Tino Viscusi)
Charlie Zed	....	driver

Other crew
Annick Barbery	....	assistant unit publicist
Isabelle Bismuth	....	laboratory coordinator
Jesabelle Boileau	....	assistant craft service
René Brisson	....	set runner
Patrice Bujold	....	production assistant
Lorraine Calce	....	office coordinator: MUSE
Bertrand Calmeau	....	production assistant
Marie-France Caron	....	assistant location manager
Christiane Charpentier	....	craft service
Suzanne De Carufel	....	location manager
Harvey Diamond	....	stand-in: Kenneth Welsh
Raymond Ducasse	....	animal wrangler
Kateri Ducros	....	accountant: MUSE
Geneviève Duffault	....	laboratory coordinator (as Genevieve Dufault)
Josée Juteau	....	animal wrangler
Danielle Lavoie	....	production coordinator
Mélanie Lavoie	....	production secretary
Bruce Miller	....	assistant accountant
Nathalie Nadeau	....	receptionist
Brenda Nixon	....	assistant accountant
Betty Palik	....	unit publicist
Dany Papineau	....	stand-in: Jason London
Lili Partheniou	....	production accountant (as Lilly Partheniou)
Nathalie Picard	....	script supervisor
Ellie Presner	....	script coordinator
Danny Raie	....	paramedic
Jean-Clément Renaud	....	set production assistant
Jose Uria	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Muse Entertainment Enterprises
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (produced with the participation of) (as The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit)
• Canadian Television (CTV) (presents) (as CTV)
• Hallmark Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Canadian Television (CTV)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Twins F/X II Inc. (special makeup and effects)

Other Companies

• Bulloch Entertainment Services  payroll services
• Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO)  tax credit administration (as CAVCO)
• Liberman/Patton Casting  casting: US (as Liberman Patton Casting)
• Premium Sound 'N' Picture  audio post-production
• Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC)  film and television tax credit administration (as Sodec)
• Station 29 Post Production  online and offline facility (as Station 29)

Also Known As:

Chien des Baskerville, Le (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK

Company:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Version of Hund von Baskerville - 6. Teil: Das Haus ohne Fenster, Der (1920)

Soundtrack:

Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Opera 26 Adagio

Worth watching, but not to take seriously.

This certainly wasn't the best screen adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles that I've ever seen, but it was okay. I want to know why on earth they cast an American/Canadian actor as Holmes rather than a British one. I mean, really, it's Max Headroom, for crying out loud! And wasn't he also the jock father in Honey I Shrunk the Kids? Why would the director ever even consider him to play Holmes? He wasn't that great. He overacted even more than is expected in a TV movie. And his fake British accent was horrible.

I didn't like how they had Holmes and Watson's relationship portrayed either. The literary Holmes was cold, calculating, and even arrogant at times, yes, but he wasn't deliberately a jerk. This guy was. And the way Watson got an attitude with him afterwards (which, in all honesty, is completely understandable after this Holmes' behavior) made it hard to understand why these two men would be such great "friends" and roomies if Holmes was really such a jerk and Watson resented it so much.

And that poor dog. What did they do to its eyes to make them red like that? I hope it was just CG-ed to make them look like that, because it was obviously a real dog. And what kind of dog was that? It looked smaller than my medium-sized Chow Chow. I mean, I was expecting this big, bear-like Newfoundland mix or something and it was just this scrawny little mutt. It was kind of disappointing. Poor dog.

Other than that, and the obligatory cutting of half the story (which can be understood, as it's a Hallmark TV movie), this movie was fair. It's worth the $8 DVD what has four other Sherlock Holmes movies on it as well, good for a rainy afternoon with nothing better to do. Other than that... Eh, like I said, it was fair.