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Young Sherlock Holmes   1985         PG-13, 109 min. Genre: Adventure / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller Director: Barry Levinson   Cast: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Freddie Jones, Nigel Stock, Michael Hordern, Susan Fleetwood, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Earl Rhodes, Brian Oulton, Patrick Newell, Donald Eccles, Walter Sparrow, Vivienne Chandler   This film uses the premise that Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) and Dr. John Watson (Alan Cox) met for the first time when they were young college students. Then the film explores what might have happened when those two characters first got together, updated with 1980s special effects and action, though different from the "old" Sherlock. Cast Nicholas Rowe Sherlock Holmes Alan Cox John Watson Sophie Ward Elizabeth Hardy Anthony Higgins Professor Rathe Freddie Jones Cragwitch Nigel Stock Waxflatter Michael Hordern Older Watson (voice) Susan Fleetwood fMrs. Dribb Roger Ashton-Griffiths Lestrade Earl Rhodes Dudley Brian Oulton Master Snelgrove Patrick Newell Bentley Bobster Donald Eccles Reverend Duncal Nesbitt Walter Sparrow Ethan Engel Vivienne Chandler Mrs. Holmes