The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Thanks for the memories!
Best movie of this year hands down!
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
This is better than I remembered it to be. I did not realize that this was the follow-up films for YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN alums Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn, written and Directed by Wilder.A worthy follow-up. Funny enough - especially Marty Feldman.Worth a viewing if you haven't seen it in a while and enjoy Mel Brooks- type comedies.
This film is a total disaster. Not funny. No plot that can be followed. Not one single character who can be liked or sympathized with and the villains are too poorly presented to even be hated. Characters break suddenly into songs and dance for no reason. There is tasteless bawdiness that is so pointless and stupid that it makes Mel Brooks look like Shakespeare. The whole picture is a mess. It's one of those pictures that one wonders out loud "how did this ever get made? If you like Wilder, Kahn, and Feldman, Sherlock Holmes stories or comedy films ... skip this one.
I saw this movie as a teenager back in 1975 at the local movie theater. I loved the movie then and I still love it. It hasn't gotten the reputation of some other Wilder, Brooks, or Edwards movies of the same time period, but it really should have. Excellently done by Gene Wilder, who really has outsmarted Conan Doyle in this movie. Absolutely brilliant story plot, as well as hilarious gags. I believe this to be a must see if you like Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Cluseau, or the Mel Brooks movies of the mid 70's. If you are also a fan of the Wilder, Pryor movies, you will enjoy this as well. Very clean movie for the most part, so the whole family can truly watch.
i had never seen user reviews for "Smarter Brother" previously and i was amazed at the number of viewers who seemed to have so much to criticize in the very funny film. some people, when reviewing a film seem to treat it like an artichoke, pulling it apart until there is nothing left. if i enjoy a film and can watch it over and over is my only criteria. DID I ENJOY IT? you bet! i have seem this movie many times and i always find it enjoyable and funny. without out going into the plot and cast members, this happens to be a very funny Sherlock Holmes parody. there is a Dudley Moore/Peter Cook send-up of a classic Holmes tale also available. while that film has some funny moments, Gene Wilder's Smarter Brother is funny all the way through. to really enjoy the film, i suggest you see it and then decide just how enjoyable and funny it is. if all else fails, you can always dance the Kangaroo Hop.by the way, be on the look out for the cameo by Albert Finney. you must be fast, as he just pops in and out with no prolonged closeup.