They Might Be Giants (film)



They Might Be Giants is a (1971) is a romantic comedy film written by James Goldman, adapted from his 1961 play. In the story, a man named Justin Playfair believes himself to be Sherlock Holmes. Psychiatrist Mildred Watson has been asked to sign papers declaring him insane. Playfair treats her as if she were his assistant, Dr. Watson.

The film was directed by Anthony Harvey. The film's title is the namesake of the band They Might Be Giants.

When they reach out for each other... they touch every heart... with warmth, charm and laughter!

Justin Playfair/Sherlock Holmes



 * There are no masses in Virginia City, only individuals whose will for good or bad can bring them to the ends they ought to have. I like that very much.
 * Just keep saying to yourself "I'm adequate."
 * To Dr. Mildred Watson.
 * Dear friends, would those of you who know what this is all about please raise your hands?


 * I think if God is dead he laughed himself to death. Because, you see, we live in Eden. Genesis has got it all wrong — we never left the Garden.  Look about you. This is paradise. It's hard to find, I'll grant you, but it is here. Under our feet, beneath the surface, all around us is everything we want. The earth is shining under the soot. We are all fools. Ha ha! Moriarty has made fools of all of us. But together, — you and I, tonight, — we'll bring him down.
 * Video clip at YouTube

Dialogue

 * Watson: God! You're just like Don Quixote, you think everything's always something else!
 * Playfair/Holmes [Laughs]: Well he had a point. Of course, he carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be... well… all the best minds used to think the world was flat. — But, what if it isn't? — It might be round — and bread mold might be medicine. If we never looked at things and thought of what they might be, why, we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes.