Sherlick Holmes (1975) User Reviews (2)

The master detective proves to be quite the stud!

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 31 May 2017]

Lascivious detective Sherlick Holmes (robustly played by Harry Reems) and his equally randy partner Dr. Watson (a hilariously prissy portrayal by Zebedy Colt) discover a time machine that transports them to New York City in the swinging 1970's. The duo encounter a jive-talking pimp (a delightfully sleazy portrayal by Bobby Astyr, who cuts lose with plenty of wild paint-peeling profanity) whose ire Holmes rises after Holmes proceeds to seduce said pimp's stable of hookers.

Director Victor Milt, working from a blithely silly script by Bear Wilson, keeps the enjoyably inane story moving along at a zippy pace, makes nice use of dingy Big Apple locations, maintains an amiable lighthearted tone throughout, and further spices things up with an amusing sense of cheerfully raunchy humor. Reems and Colt display a likable and natural comic chemistry in the leads; it's a riot to see these guys run around New York in gaudy pimp threads in the wake of having their clothes stolen. Cute brunette Bree Anthony provides a good deal of sizzle as one of the prostitutes Holmes has his ribald way with. The sex scenes are quite arousing and energetic. An absolute hoot.

Reems is a Blast as Holmes

[Michael_Elliott · 6 July 2017]

Sherlick Holmes (1975)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Sherlick Holmes (Harry Reems) and Watson (Zebedy Colt) find themselves being transported from their 1800's London to the 1970's New York City where they run into countless loose women. Before long they sleep with one too many and a crazy pimp (Bobby Astyr) comes after them.

SHERLICK HOLMES is without a doubt one of the best acted, most dramatic and intense films that I've ever seen. It's really amazing to think that this porno spoof manages to be one of the greatest Holmes adaptations to ever grace the screen. Actually, all of that is a lie because this thing here is downright silly from start to finish and it's that campy appeal that makes it rather entertaining and worth watching.

The real highlight here is Reems as Holmes. He actually does a very good job in the role and his comic timing is perfect for the part. He's obviously familiar with the character and manages to bring an actual performance and this here allows the character to come to life. Yes, most of the action is hardcore sex but Reems is really funny here. I also thought Colt was good and also funny in the role of Watson. The two men share several women as well as a nice chemistry.

At 74-minutes the film does eventually run out of stream as it's pretty much a one-note joke throughout. With that said, there's some fun to be had here and fans of Reems will certainly want to check it out.