An overdone Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde rendition based very freely on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. As Doctor Jekyll : Anthony Perkins living in London is happily married to Glynis Barber . While Henry Jekyll is working in his laboratory , testing cocaine for use as an anesthetic happens an unfortunate accident. When a lab monkey knocks liquid into the coke and the the fumes cause the doc turns into hedious Jack Hyde, a prototype for Jack the Ripper . Along the way, he searches for his prey in the London streets, as prostitutes at night and eventually at a brothel. Beware the beast within !. Double the terror, double the fun ! . Psycho is over the edge !. Pyschopatic, pure evil, perverted!.
Grim and scary film with chills , thrills , sleaziness , ugly scenes and lots of nudism . Dealing with doc Jekyll whose experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, as he transforms into the ominous Jack Hyde. Perkins gives overacting , in a really psychotic interpretation , as he knows the schizoid territory thanks to his other usual performances as Psycho I to IV . He is accompanied by a little known support cast, such as : Glynis Barber, Claudia Udy and David Lodge. The production design is acceptable and passable interpretations , but the film is neither for squeamish people , nor for the easily queazy . There is also an available in 90 minute , unrated version. The motion picture was regularly directed by Gerard Kikoine .
There are several adaptations based on Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel : 1920 starred by John Barrymore. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931 by Robert Mamoulian with Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins. 1941 MGM rendition by Victor Fleming with Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Ingrid Bergman . Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1960 by Terence Fisher with Paul Massie , Christopher Lee, Dawn Addams. Mr Jekyll and his sister Hyde 1971 by Roy Ward Baker with Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1973 by David Winters with Kirk Douglas, Donald Pleasence, Susan George. And continental renditions as Dr Jekyll and Wolfman by Leon Klimovski with Paul Naschy or Jacinto Molina, Jack Taylor and Dr Jekyll et Les Femmes 1981 by Valerian Borowczyk with Udo Kier, Patrick McNee, Marina Pierro, among others.
Grim and scary film with chills , thrills , sleaziness , ugly scenes and lots of nudism . Dealing with doc Jekyll whose experiments with cocaine have gotten out of control, as he transforms into the ominous Jack Hyde. Perkins gives overacting , in a really psychotic interpretation , as he knows the schizoid territory thanks to his other usual performances as Psycho I to IV . He is accompanied by a little known support cast, such as : Glynis Barber, Claudia Udy and David Lodge. The production design is acceptable and passable interpretations , but the film is neither for squeamish people , nor for the easily queazy . There is also an available in 90 minute , unrated version. The motion picture was regularly directed by Gerard Kikoine .
There are several adaptations based on Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel : 1920 starred by John Barrymore. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1931 by Robert Mamoulian with Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins. 1941 MGM rendition by Victor Fleming with Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Ingrid Bergman . Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1960 by Terence Fisher with Paul Massie , Christopher Lee, Dawn Addams. Mr Jekyll and his sister Hyde 1971 by Roy Ward Baker with Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1973 by David Winters with Kirk Douglas, Donald Pleasence, Susan George. And continental renditions as Dr Jekyll and Wolfman by Leon Klimovski with Paul Naschy or Jacinto Molina, Jack Taylor and Dr Jekyll et Les Femmes 1981 by Valerian Borowczyk with Udo Kier, Patrick McNee, Marina Pierro, among others.