they might be giants

Director: anthony harvey

Actor: george c. scott,joanne woodward,jack gilford,lester rawlins

Data Published: Wed Jun 09 1971

Genres: Comedy,Mystery,Romance

Key Words: sherlock holmes character,female psychiatrist,new york city,psychiatrist,reference to professor moriarty

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067848/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Might_Be_Giants_(film)

Description: They Might Be Giants is a movie starring George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, and Jack Gilford. In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital a man, convinced he is Sherlock Holmes, is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.

Plot: Justin Playfair (Scott) is a millionaire who retreats into fantasy after his wife's death, imagining himself to be Sherlock Holmes, the legendary fictional detective. Complete with deerstalker hat, pipe and violin, he spends his days in a homemade criminal laboratory, constantly paranoid about plots hatched by his (Holmes's) archenemy, Professor Moriarty. When his brother (Lester Rawlins) tries to place Justin under observation in a mental institution so he can get power of attorney, Justin attracts the attention of Dr. Mildred Watson (Woodward), a psychiatrist who becomes fascinated by his case. Justin demonstrates a knack for what Holmes describes as "deduction" (technically better categorized as abductive reasoning) and walks out of the institution during the ensuing confusion. Watson comes to his home to attempt treatment. Playfair is initially dismissive of Watson's attempts to psychoanalyze him, but when he hears her name, he enthusiastically incorporates her into his life as Doctor Watson to his Holmes. The duo then begin an enigmatic quest for Moriarty, with Playfair/Holmes following all manner of bizarre and (to Watson) unintelligible clues, and the two growing closer to each other in the process.