Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape

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. Toe Yuen [zh] and Matthew Chow^{[note 1]} co-directed this film.^[1] Some investments into the film came from the company Golden Scene.^[2] The film was released theatrically in 2019.^[3]

Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	大偵探福爾摩斯：逃獄大追捕
Simplified Chinese	大侦探福尔摩斯：逃狱大追捕
Literal meaning	Great Detective Holmes: Escape and Big Pursuing
Hanyu Pinyin	Dà Zhēntàn Fú'ěrmósī: Táoyù Dà Zhuībǔ
Jyutping	Daai⁶ Zing¹taam³ Fuk¹ji⁵mo¹si¹: Tou⁴juk⁶ Daai⁶ Zeoi¹bou⁶
Directed by	Toe Yuen [zh] Matthew Chow
Based on	The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes by Lai Ho [zh]
Release dates	28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) (Hong Kong Children's Film International Film Festiva) 1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese[1]

Shout! Factory released an English dub in Canada and the United States on DVD on 23 March 2021.^[3]

Characters

Character name	Voice actor
	Cantonese	English
Sherlock Holmes[note 2]	Ken Wong Kai-Cheong [zh][1]	Robbie Daymond[4]
Dr. John Watson[note 3]	Monte Cho Kai-Him [zh][5]	David Errigo Jr.[4]
Mack[note 4]	Stephen Au[1]	Greg Chun[4]
Scarface[note 5]	Jerry Ku Ming-Wah [zh][5]	Jason Marnocha
Alice[note 6]	Joyce Chan Hoi-Ting [zh][3]	Lizzie Freeman[4]
Gordon "Gorilla" Riller[note 7]	Louis Yuen Siu Cheung[3]	Kevin M. Connolly[4]
Carlson Fox[note 8]	Pasu Leung Wai-Tak [zh][3]
Little Rabbit/Bunny[note 9]	Leander Lau [zh] [3]	Abby Trott[6]
Skinny Monkey	Toe Yuen[3]

Reception

Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film three of five stars.^[7]

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "colorfully tackles" several social issues.^[1]

See also

• Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes

Notes

Names in other languages

1. Matthew Chow: traditional Chinese: 鄒榮肇; simplified Chinese: 邹荣肇; Jyutping: zau1 wing4 siu6; pinyin: Zōu Róngzhào
2. Sherlock Holmes: 夏洛克·福爾摩斯; 夏洛克·福尔摩斯; haa6 lok6 hak1 fuk1 ji5 mo1 si1; Xiàluòkè Fú'ěrmósī
3. John Watson: 約翰·華生; 约翰·华生; joek3 hon6 waa4 sang1; Yuēhàn Huáshēng
4. Mack: 馬奇; 马奇; maa5 kei4; Mǎqí
5. Scarface: 刀疤熊; dou1 baa1 hung4; Dāobā Xióng; 'Scarred (from a knife) bear'
6. Alice: 愛麗絲; 爱丽丝; oi3 lai6 si1; Àilìsī
7. Gordon "Gorilla" Riller: 李大猩; lei5 daai6 sing1; Lǐ Dàxīng; 'Big Ape'
8. Carlson Fox: 狐格森; wu4 gaak3 sam1; Hú Gésēn
9. Little Rabbit/Bunny: 小兔子; siu2 tou3 zi2; Xiǎo Tùzi; 'Little Rabbit'