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Gene Wilder was having lunch with Richard Roth when it was suggested that Wilder spoof Sherlock Holmes, but Wilder expressed doubts about making fun of such an iconic character. Roth approached Wilder again a week later and inquired if Wilder had given any more thought to the idea of a Sherlock Holmes film.
What's this sub's take on Gene Wilder's attempt to do a Mel-Brooks-style spoof of the Sherlock Holmes universe? For those unfamiliar here's the trailer for the film in which Wilder himself plays Sigerson Holmes, the bitter younger brother of Sherlock.
The success of those films led Wilder to write and direct his own, including the less-than-acclaimed The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother in 1975. In this spoof, he starred as Sigerson Holmes, the youngest of the three Holmes brothers, who was eternally jealous of Sherlock's success.
With Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise. The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
- (7.4K)
- Comedy, Crime, Music
- Gene Wilder
- 1975-12-14
Parents need to know that The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother is a genial spoof with some dirty-joke humor, including some groping and two shots of male bare butts. If released today, it might get a very light PG-13 -- nothing Austin Powers smutty, though.
- Dom Deluise, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
- Gene Wilder
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
The legendary Gene Wilder stars, writes and makes his directorial debut in this wonderful and affectionately made spoof of all things Sherlock Holmes.
- (9)
- Comedy
- PG
Overview. 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. Director, Writer. Reviews.
