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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769716633
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769716636
Label: White Star
Manufacturer: White Star
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: White Star
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Running Time: 56 minutes
Sales Rank: 60346
Studio: White Star
Theatrical Release Date: 1977
Editorial Review:
Description:
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, this Sherlock Holmes only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the 'bionic' grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A post-Monty Python train wreck
This film short is so far below the quality of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers that I would expect John Cleese to buying every copy to remove all traces of the evidence. Some silliness but almost never clever, it's hard to imagine anyone liking this film short. I am writing this review for one reason only, lower your expectactions as much as you possibly can and then divide it in half. This is how far this falls below any of the Monty Python work. If you want some good post-Python work, go for ... Read More
Rating:  - A lemon tree my dear Watson!
The material and actors are great, but the soundtrack is a bit soddy, and one occationally may want to wind back a bit to get all the witty lines.
Rating:  - John Cleese takes a turn at Conan-Doyle
Anything involving a Python rates three stars just off the bat. And John Cleese is a master at the stuffy, but slightly disoriented type he played so well in A Fish Called Wanda, and as the schoolteacher in Life Of Brian. But this movie lacks stronger writing, mainly because of the other "sleuths" played by imitators, which is not funny. The well-known TV and movie detectives, from Charlie Chan to Steve McGarrett, were badly portrayed. A similar un-funny scenario was brought out in Jackie Chan's ... Read More
Rating:  - John Cleese - The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
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Rating: - Silly, But Funny!
"The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It" is an outrageous comedy which was first shown on the 18th of September in 1977. It is a spoof staring John Cleese, and it spoofs the American Government, Sherlock Holmes, other famous detectives from literature and television with just a bit of James Bond and the Six Million Dollar Man thrown in, just in case that wasn't enough. Also appearing in the film is Connie Booth, who was Cleese's wife and also appeared with him in "Fawlty Towers" ... Read More
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