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Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total
Martin Jacobs
- Young Man
- (as Martyn Jacobs)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Louis Stevenson(novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
- David Wickes
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to the date visible on the newspaper, the principal action of this movie, following Hyde's assault on the little girl, takes place in August 1884.
- GoofsWhen Dr. Jekyll sits in a chair and takes pictures of himself turning into Hyde, he takes his ring off his pinky before drinking the potion. However, when he is turning into Hyde, the ring is back on his finger.
- Quotes
Dr. Henry Jekyll: Science will control our shapes, our intelligence. Even create new breeds of men. Violent men to fight our wars. Docile men to do our work. Hell on Earth. And I... I want no part of it.
- ConnectionsVersion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908)
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Good....but extremely different from the Stevenson novel.
Many years ago, I read Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde". While I was familiar with the story, I also noticed that it was quite a bit different from other versions I'd seen on film. However, some of the films were much closer to the Stevenson novel than others....and about the least similar is this made for TV film from 1990. Now saying it's very different does NOT mean it's a bad movie...it's just quite a bit different.
In this reworking of the original, by the time the film begins, Dr. Jekyll has already perfected his formula which turns him into Mr. Hyde. He also has apparently already committed a variety of atrocities. New to the story is a backstory about a dead wife, an angry father-in-law as well as a hot sister-in-law (Cheryl Ladd) who wants Jekyll in the worst way! What's next? See the film.
There are two wonderful things about the film. First, the transformation scenes are truly amazing...especially for a made for TV film. Second, Michael Caine is a wonderful actor and was lovely in the lead.
What is there to not like? Well, not much other than the familiarity of the story (there have been so many versions) and the unfamiliarity of the story (folks might recognize that the film deviates a LOT from the book). Overall, however, the good easily outweighs the bad...and it's worth seeing. It's currently on YouTube in case you want to find it.
In this reworking of the original, by the time the film begins, Dr. Jekyll has already perfected his formula which turns him into Mr. Hyde. He also has apparently already committed a variety of atrocities. New to the story is a backstory about a dead wife, an angry father-in-law as well as a hot sister-in-law (Cheryl Ladd) who wants Jekyll in the worst way! What's next? See the film.
There are two wonderful things about the film. First, the transformation scenes are truly amazing...especially for a made for TV film. Second, Michael Caine is a wonderful actor and was lovely in the lead.
What is there to not like? Well, not much other than the familiarity of the story (there have been so many versions) and the unfamiliarity of the story (folks might recognize that the film deviates a LOT from the book). Overall, however, the good easily outweighs the bad...and it's worth seeing. It's currently on YouTube in case you want to find it.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 5, 2022
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