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06/01/1990 Horror, Thriller, TV Movie, Science Fiction 1h 36m
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Unnatural, uncontrollable, unleashed.

Overview

Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.

  1. David Wickes

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Caine

    Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

  2. Cheryl Ladd

    Sara Crawford

  3. Joss Ackland

    Dr. Charles Lanyon

  4. Ronald Pickup

    Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire

  5. Diane Keen

    Annabel

  6. Kim Thomson

    Lucy Harris

  7. Kevin McNally

    Sergeant Hornby

  8. David Schofield

    Snape

  9. Lionel Jeffries

    Jekyll's Father

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-11-22
**_David Wickes’ unique version of the oft-told story, with Michael Caine_**

Shot in late summer 1989, the good thing about this version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 tale is that it gets creative by adding a backstory about Jekyll’s dead wife, a fuming father-in-law (Joss Ackland) and a lovely sister-in-law with a heart for the doctor despite being married to an absent husband (Cheryl Ladd).

Ladd had just turned 38 when shooting started and is more beautiful than ever. Also notable on the feminine front is redhead Kim Thomson as a young prostitute. Meanwhile Miriam Karlin is en...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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