Young Sherlock Holmes

Top 10 Fun Facts

1. The "cycling across the moon" shot in Young Sherlock Holmes was an homage to the film's Executive Producer Steven Spielberg's movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. They kept the money man happy.
2. The fake snow used during the filming of Young Sherlock Holmes ended up killing some of the grass at Oxford University. Producer Steven Spielberg reimbursed the prestigious school with money to replace the brown grass with brand new green plant life. "The grass is always greener on Spielberg's tab."
3. In Young Sherlock Holmes, Holmes incorrectly guesses Watson's first name is James. Although, according to some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books he may not have been entirely wrong because Watson's wife called her hubby "James."
4. Young Sherlock Holmes was the first feature film to feature a completely CGI (computer generated image) character. Although not as vital a character as Gollum in Lord of the Rings, the knight seen emerging from the stained glass window in the film lead the way for other characters of its kind.
5. Breaking new ground takes a lot of time. It took Industrial Light and Magic four months to create the CGI character, the "Stained Glass Knight."
6. The soundtrack to Young Sherlock Holmes was nominated for a Grammy and won a Saturn Award. Appropriate, since Sherlock Holmes is known for being an avid music lover.
7. After Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom came out, the makers of Young Sherlock Holmes decided to rename the British version of their film to Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear. I wonder who can solve a mystery faster... Indy or Sherlock?
8. During his Orient Express television special, David Copperfield used segments of the score from Young Sherlock Holmes. This is the same special where Copperfield managed to make a whole train car levitate, but I bet Sherlock Holmes wouldn't have been fooled.
9. The knight that looks like a stained-glass window was the first completely CGI character in a film. He was made by John Lasseter, who is better known for creating the first feature-length CGI animated movie: Toy Story. I wonder if Buzz, Woody, and the stained glass knight all play together in John Lasseter's computer.
10. The "H" in John H. Watson's name stands for "Hamish" which is Scottish for "James," the nickname his wife gave him. The Scottish version of "John" is "Ian." And the Scottish version of "confusing" is... I don't know.

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