Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

{{Short description|2019 Hong Kong animated film by Toe Yuen and Matthew Chow}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

|title=Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

|order=ts

|t=大偵探福爾摩斯:逃獄大追捕

|j=Daai⁶ Zing¹taam³ Fuk¹ji⁵mo¹si¹: Tou⁴juk⁶ Daai⁶ Zeoi¹bou⁶

|l=Great Detective Holmes: Escape and Big Pursuing

}}

| image = SherlockHolmesGreatEscapePoster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = {{ill|Toe Yuen|zh|袁建滔}}
Matthew Chow

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| based_on = {{based_on|The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes|{{ill|Lai Ho|zh|厲河}}}}

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| released = {{Film date|2019|07|28|Hong Kong Children's Film International Film Festiva|2019|08|01|df=y}}

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| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese{{cite web|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/great-detective-sherlock-holmes-greatest-jail-breaker-daaih-jingtaam-fukyi-mosi-touyuk-daaih-jeuibou-1227494/|title='The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes — The Greatest Jail-Breaker' ('Daaih jingtaam fukyi mosi — Touyuk daaih jeuibou'): Film Review|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2019-07-29|accessdate=2023-04-27}}

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Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape, originally titled The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes – The Greatest Jail Breaker, is a 2019 Hong Kong animated film based on the children's book series The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes. {{ill|Toe Yuen|zh|袁建滔}} and Matthew Chow{{#tag:ref|Matthew Chow: {{zh|first=t,j|t=鄒榮肇|s=邹荣肇|j=zau1 wing4 siu6|p=Zōu Róngzhào}}|group=note}} co-directed this film. Some investments into the film came from the company Golden Scene.{{cite web|last=Chu|first=Karen|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-scene-backs-animated-great-detective-sherlock-holmes-1195331/|title=Filmart: Golden Scene Backs Animated Adaptation of Children's Book Series 'The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes' (Exclusive)|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2019-03-18|accessdate=2023-04-27}} The film was released theatrically in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://shoutfactory.com/products/sherlock-holmes-and-the-great-escape|title=Sherlock Holmes And The Great Escape|publisher=Shout! Factory|accessdate=2023-05-04}}

Shout! Factory released an English dub in Canada and the United States on DVD on 23 March 2021.

Characters

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! colspan="1" | Character name

! colspan="2" | Voice actor

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! width="20%" | Cantonese

! width="20%" | English

Sherlock Holmes{{#tag:ref|Sherlock Holmes: {{zh|first=t,j|t=夏洛克·福爾摩斯|s=夏洛克·福尔摩斯|j=haa6 lok6 hak1 fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1|p=Xiàluòkè Fú'ěrmósī|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Ken Wong|lt=Ken Wong Kai-Cheong|zh|黃啟昌}}

align="center" | Robbie Daymond{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/sherlock-holmes-and-the-great-escape/umc.cmc.9al4l5mgqnoecvbipxzlvono|title=Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape |publisher=Apple TV|accessdate=2023-05-04}}
Dr. John Watson{{#tag:ref|John Watson: {{zh|first=t,j|t=約翰·華生|s=约翰·华生|j=joek3 hon6 waa4 sang1|p=Yuēhàn Huáshēng|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Monte Cho|lt=Monte Cho Kai-Him|zh|曹啟謙}}{{cite web|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2019-08/02/content_37498014.htm|title=Animated tale of canine capers|newspaper=China Daily|date=2019-08-02|accessdate=2023-05-04}} - [https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/186/127/76/1564719076922.html Alternate URL], [https://www.chinadailyhk.com/epaper/pubs//chinadaily/2019/08/02/11.pdf PDF]

align="center" | David Errigo Jr.
Mack{{#tag:ref|Mack: {{zh|first=t,j|t=馬奇|s=马奇|j=maa5 kei4|p=Mǎqí|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|Stephen Au

align="center" | Greg Chun
Scarface{{#tag:ref|Scarface: {{zh|first=j|c=刀疤熊|j=dou1 baa1 hung4|p=Dāobā Xióng|l=Scarred (from a knife) bear|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Jerry Ku|lt=Jerry Ku Ming-Wah|zh|古明華}}

align="center" | Jason Marnocha
Alice{{#tag:ref|Alice: {{zh|first=t,j|t=愛麗絲|s=爱丽丝|j=oi3 lai6 si1|p=Àilìsī|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Joyce Chan Hoi-Ting|zh|陳凱婷}}

Lizzie Freeman
Gordon "Gorilla" Riller{{#tag:ref|Gordon "Gorilla" Riller: {{zh|first=j|c=李大猩|j=lei5 daai6 sing1|p=Lǐ Dàxīng|labels=no|l=Big Ape}}|group=note}}

|Louis Yuen Siu Cheung

Kevin M. Connolly
Carlson Fox{{#tag:ref|Carlson Fox: {{zh|first=j|c=狐格森|j=wu4 gaak3 sam1|p=Hú Gésēn|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Pasu Leung|lt=Pasu Leung Wai-Tak|zh|梁偉德}}

Little Rabbit/Bunny{{#tag:ref|Little Rabbit/Bunny: {{zh|first=j|c=小兔子|j=siu2 tou3 zi2|p=Xiǎo Tùzi|l=Little Rabbit|labels=no}}|group=note}}

|{{ill|Leander Lau|zh|劉皓嵐}}

Abby Trott{{cite web|last=Dee|first=Jake|url=https://screenrant.com/drifting-home-cast-other-tv-movie-roles/|title=Drifting Home: 10 Movies & TV Shows Where You've Seen The Cast|publisher=Screen Rant|date=2022-10-04|accessdate=2023-05-28}}
Skinny Monkey

|Toe Yuen

Reception

Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film three of five stars.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Edmund|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3020673/great-detective-sherlock-holmes-greatest-jail-breaker-film|title='100pc Hong Kong-made' animated take on Sherlock Holmes adventures has genuine quality – review |newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=2019-07-30|accessdate=2023-04-27}}

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "colorfully tackles" several social issues.

See also

Notes

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