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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })This 1975 comedy film is the directorial debut of Gene Wilder, who also wrote the screenplay and stars in the title role.Many fans will recall that Sherlock Holmes did in fact have an older brother, Mycroft, who was by all accounts indeed smarter than Sherlock, yet too lazy to accomplish what Sherlock had. This film follows his younger brother Sigerson's Day in the Limelight.Jenny Hill (Madeline Kahn), an opera singer and bride-to-be of the new Minister of Defense, is blackmailed into stealing the "Redcliff Document", which details Great Britain's defense plans. The blackmailer (Dom DeLuise) intends to sell the document to Professor Moriarty (Leo McKern), who in-turn plans on selling the document to the highest bidder. Since Holmes and Watson are on holiday, Sgt. Orville Sacker (Marty Feldman) of Scotland Yard seeks out the services of Sherlock's younger brother, Sigerson, also a detective. Sigerson (Wilder) is insanely jealous of his older brother's success, and yearns for the day to prove his own self-proclaimed superior intellect.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })The rest of the movie runs mostly on Rule of Funny. |
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Auction of Evil: Moriarty's mini-auction between Russia and France for the Redcliff Document. |
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Bluff the Eavesdropper: Sherlock and Watson are in a room when Holmes silently informs Watson that there's someone listening at the keyhole. They then have a conversation intended to fool the eavesdropper that they're leaving the country. |
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Armor-Piercing Question: Sigerson uses the "repeatedly ask a question" version on Jenny Hill twice. |
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Bottomless Magazines: Averted when Moriarty confronts Sigerson. |
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All Part of the Show: Sigerson, Sacker and Moriarty's assistant during the opera. |
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Big Damn Heroes: Subverted. Sherlock helps Sigerson save Jenny Hill from an assassin at the last minute, but stays in the shadows in order to let his brother win one all on his own. |
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