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Jekyll & Hyde | 
 enlarge | Director: David Wickes
Actors: Michael Caine, Cheryl Ladd, Joss Ackland, Ronald Pickup, Diane Keen
Studio: Suevia Films
Category: DVD
Buy New: $23.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 142442
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), Spanish (Unknown), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 96
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
UPC: 843179710079
EAN: 0843179710079
ASIN: B000AAQUPE
Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Spain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Spanish ( Subtitles ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access,SYNOPSIS: 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. But Jekyll's forbidden affair with his sister-in-law becomes a scandal, and with the growing rage within him, his other self no longer needs the drug for release. As Jekyll loses control of his transformations and his antidote becomes less effective, the police begin to suspect his part in his alter-ego's increasing violence.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Emmy Awards, Golden Globes,
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 Plot additions and a more graphic Mr. Hyde October 7, 2004
Michael Caine plays Dr. Jekyll, and he doesn't disappoint. He is a more mature doctor, which is closer in line to Stevenson's original.
Since John Barrymore's silent film, Hollywood has added the female element to the story. (The original story has no female "romance" at all. The only females are servants, passer-bys, a little child, and all the main characters are un-married men.)
Cheryl Ladd plays the sister of Dr. Jekyll's deceased wife. Her father is Dr. Lanyon, and because he blames Henry Jekyll for his daughter's death-although she died of pnuemonia, for which there was no cure at the time, there is an added element of dissention between them.
With an actress as attractive as Cheryl Ladd, there is of course a romance that develops between her and Michael Caine. But it does not detract from the story. In fact it adds a layer of humanity to Dr. Jekyll. Jekyll becomes a happier individual not only in the scenes with her, but also in the relationship with his medical students whom he lectures.
But of course Mr Hyde eventually takes over the personality of Jekyll.
The special effects of the transformation are more graphic than other versions. This Hyde is a more deformed creature than his processors. His violence and depravity is also more evident.
There is a surprise ending too, which is in line with the story.
If I took off a point it was only for the graphic depictions of Mr. Hyde. I suppose the argument could be debated that the director David Wicks wanted to show the complete opposite of the gentle Dr. Jekyll, but the sea of broken necks and backs left in Mr. Hyde's wake can be a bit much at times.
Overall, an excellent adaptation and one that should be of interest to fans of the Jekyll/Hyde canon.
 Excellent! July 21, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The script for this story adds a few more human elements than the other versions. The tensions between Dr. Jekyll, his father-in-law and his romance with his sister-in-law along with the Hyde conflict adds to a complex drama. Michael Caine and Cheryl Ladd were both excellent in these roles. When I saw this movie, I had to go out and buy it then I had to read the Stevenson book!
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