| Young Sherlock Holmes | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Screenplay by | Chris Columbus |
| Based on | Characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Produced by | Mark Johnson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Edited by | Stu Linder |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $63.7 million |
Young Sherlock Holmes (also known with the title card name of Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear) is a 1985 American mystery adventure film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, based on the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film depicts a young Sherlock Holmes and John Watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school.[1]
The film is notable for being the first full-length movie to feature a completely computer-generated character, created by Lucasfilm's Graphics Group. This was a historical landmark in special effects history and influenced other CGI future films such as Pixar's Toy Story.[2][3]
At the 58th Academy Awards for films produced in 1985, the film was nominated for Best Visual Effects (Dennis Muren, Kit West, John R. Ellis, and David W. Allen).
- ^ Ebert, Roger (4 December 1985). "Young Sherlock Holmes Movie Review (1985) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ World Records, Guinness. "First film character computer-generated". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Turnock, Julie A. (14 June 2022). The Empire of Effects: Industrial Light and Magic and the Rendering of Realism. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477325322 – via Google Books.