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They Might Be Giants is a 1971 American comedy mystery film based on the 1961 play of the same name (both written by James Goldman) starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward. The play opened at Stratford East in 1961, and closed after only four weeks.
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Jun 9, 1971 · They Might Be Giants: Directed by Anthony Harvey. With George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins. In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital, a man convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.
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Oct 24, 2023. Oct 24, 2023. Advertise With Us. After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary ...
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Film Length. 10 reels. They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern day New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes (George C. Scott) is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson (Joanne Woodward) is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point.
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Dr. Watson follows Holmes across Manhattan and is, against her better judgment, drawn into the master detective's world of intrigue and danger. This sweet, goofy, and fairly romantic film asks the questions "Whose reality is right?" and "Does it really matter?" — John Gerrath <jagerrat@uoguelph.ca>.
Jun 9, 2021 · They Might Be Giants is a film that asks a lot of its audience, primarily (and ironically, considering the role that Sherlock Holmes plays) to discard their usual conceptions of narrative logic. A ...
They Might Be Giants. A wealthy New York judge who believes he is Sherlock Holmes and his psychiatrist, Dr. Watson, take to the streets of Manhattan to seek out his arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.