The Hound of the Baskervilles | 
 enlarge | Director: Paul Morrissey
Actors: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood, Hugh Griffith
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 37605
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 85
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 1007444
ISBN: 0792863275
UPC: 027616915252
EAN: 9780792863274
ASIN: B00062IVJE
Theatrical Release Date: November 1980
Release Date: December 7, 2004
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Condition: brand new factory original dvd
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Product Description
Peter Cook (The Princess Bride ) and Dudley Moore(Arthur ) deliver deliciously ribald and hilariousperformances in this wonderfully irreverent slant onSherlock Holmes!System Requirements: Running Time 85 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 027616915252 Manufacturer No: 1007444
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 Sophomoric and Stupid August 1, 2007
A gag a minute. Obvious, slapstick, unimaginative, silly, sophomoric and stupid. I feel stupid for buying it.
 Light-hearted and chock full of laughs July 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In this 1980 movie, veteran British funnymen Peter Cook and Dudley Moore turn Arthur Conan Doyle's famous mystery any which way but loose! Peter Cook takes on the role of a strange and lazy Holmes, while Moore produces a gormless but energetic Dr. Watson - not to mention numerous other roles he takes throughout the movie, including Holmes's feisty mother, Ada! The laughs are unceasing, as you go from quirky scene to quirky scene. Don't take this movie too seriously, heaven knows that the nobody involved in making it did!
I am a fan of British comedies, and I must say that I found this movie to be quite good. I loved the interchange of Cook and Moore, as did many others, which is why they were teamed up on so many projects. I also liked seeing other stars that I recognized from other projects, including Denholm Elliott (Dr. Brody from the Indiana Jones movies), Joan Greenwood (from Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel and many others), Terry-Thomas (from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and too many others to count), Kenneth Williams (from the Carry On movies), Roy Kinnear (Henry Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), Penelope Keith (from far too many to count), and...well, you get the point.
This is a fun movie, light-hearted and chock full of laughs. My family and I love this movie, and we give it out heartfelt recommendations. If you like British comedies, then you will love this movie!
Sausage investigation sausage May 14, 2007
Ahh, they don't make em like this anymore, not that I'd know. This is one of the funniest blinking movies I've seen in ages.
A Very Silly Spoof of Sherlock Holmes/Gothic Mysteries April 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I remember seeing this movie on television one afternoon when I was about ten. I never forgot it, because it had that same fun feeling as Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Mel Brooks films.
The humor is broad, and Dudley Moore is just terrific in three roles. You may recognize a few of the other Brits in the film.
The only thing that really dates this movie is a blatant parody of a scene from The Exorcist.
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" goes on the shelf with other silly flicks like Private Eyes (Don Knotts/Tim Conway), Foul Play, Murder By Death, Young Frankenstein, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
"She left some cold lamb on the side for you...."
Comedy on the Wonders of mystery and suspense November 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sherlock Holmes will forever enchant those who appreciate the
wonders of mystery and suspense. The Hound of the Baskervilles
holds dear memories for me, both in English and Spanish. As a child,
I heard "El Mastin de los Baskervilles" as a radio program, back in
Cuba. When I learned English, it was one of the first books I acquired
and read. While the movie is a comedy, seeing the movie was an awesome
experience for me, and now owning the DVD... is simply a dream come true.
The acting is rather funny. The interpretation... a bit silly, but enjoyable.
The episode is one of the best ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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