Sherlick Holmes (Victor Milt [as Tim McCoy], 1975)

Criminally unfunny comedy about Sherlick Holmes (Harry Reems) and Watson (Zebedy Colt) finding their way to contemporary New York City via time machine. The goal here seems to have been to blur the distinction between narrative and number by having the duo crack jokes throughout the sex scenes. It makes for a kind of manic energy augmented by the busy electronic score. But it quickly gets wearying and, and apart from a juicy scene with Annie Sprinkle, it's about as erotic as an evening in the Catskills. There is, however, a fun scene when you can hear the director feeding the actors lines. And several location shots attract large crowds. What a trip it would've been walking back from lunch only to encounter Reems, Colt, and Bobby Astyr hamming it up in pimp costumes.

Grade: C-plus