Corrected entry: At the end of the movie, the script on the screen says that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did not specify when Holmes and Watson met. That is not true. They met for the first time in "A Study in Scarlet."
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
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Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Anthony Higgins, Sophie Ward, Alan Cox, Nicholas Rowe
Revealing mistake: When Mrs. Dribb is wrapping Elizabeth up in bandages, you can just see the outline of the bald cap she is wearing. There is a straight line just above her eyes that goes nearly right across her forehead.
Sherlock Holmes: The game is afoot!
Trivia: The story in the film is not based on any Sherlock Holmes story.
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Correction: The script at the end was added to keep with the theme of the movie. The movie was based on the premise of what would have happened if Holmes and Watson meet each other when they were teenagers. The script just helps show that this is not an "official" Arthur Conan Doyle story.
Bruce Minnick